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The problem you are describing is the reason a lot of people wire in a Ford
starter relay.
http://www.maliburacing.com/starter_solenoid.html
Just replace the word 'Chevy' with the word 'Pontiac'.
Stu
P.S. Brake cleaner can melt wire insulation, remove paint, can cause a fire,
etc.
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From: "Gerrit Dijkstra | RGP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "First Generation Firebird-L" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 1:53 AM
Subject: Re: [FGF] Starting problem
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I have the same problem and suspect the heat buildup in the starter. I now
try to plan my trips so that there's one stop at the beginning for the
gas, a long stop at the destination and then I'm ok when I have to go
back.
Now I have a theory; I haven't needed this yet so I don't know if this
works, but I also have a can of brake cleaner in the trunk. Whenever I
have this problem again I'll try to spray lots of cleaner on the starter
solenoid to cool it - It does feel a bit silly because I should just fix
the starter problem but it's not 'tooling weather' yet....
Gerrit
http://www.rgp.nl/bird
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