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Old 12-30-2004, 07:57 AM
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If your car starts fine when cold but not when hot, then it most likely is boiling the fuel in the Carburetor or vapor locking. My 514 did the same thing. Good fix is put a heat insulator under the carburetor which keeps the fuel cooler. You can buy them through Jegs or Summit. They also make aluminum heat disapaters (Mr. Gasket) that are real thin with gaskets so you can put 2, 3, 4 .......together for the hood clearance you need to consider. I have done this on all the Cobras I have had and never had a "Hot Start" concern since and I live in Dallas where it get's Hot!

P.S. If you click on my gallery you can actually see the Mr. Gasket spaces on the 514 Engine Pic (close up shot) in the Royal Blue SPF. I had them on the 427 small block stroker (638 HP) in the Black/Gold SPF also.............

Now that I said all this and read some replies I guess I did not read your post very well and missed not cranking. Sorry I missed that as this "Hot Start Solution" is when it cranks fine but does not start. I'd also try the negative battery cable solution and starter!
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