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Starting troubles; Alternator? 700

posted by  someone claiming to be Drew on  Wed Apr 19 17:38 CST 2006 [RELATED]

Its not the alternator. You state after waiting ~15 minutes it will start. A battery will not charge on its own. If its dead, its dead. This issue is indicative of an electrical problem, probably the starting circuit. The problem being, as an electrical items warms, resistance to curreent increases. So, the problem is something electrical in the starter system is failing. The process being:
cold temp = normal resistance = car starts.
hot temp = increased resistance = car will not start
///10-15 minutes to return to cooler temp
cold temp = normal resistance = car starts.

I would check the starter. They are primary culprits for this problem. You may find some hits either here or on google searching for the term "heat soak."






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