1990 Questions for all other cars car wont start when hot

1990 ALL OTHER MAKES ALL OTHER MODELS
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COLMAN1001
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I have a 1990 holden jackaroo 2.6 petrol it runs fine untill you turn it off on a hot day and it wont produce a spark for about 40min when the engine cools down it doesnt overheat and doesnt stall when hot either and no local mechanic has ever heard of this problem can you please help me with my problem.
Apr 20, 2008 at 12:13 AM
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PEAR69
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I do not know what a holden jackaroo is but I'll give it a shot.
When you shut off an engine it actually gets hotter because there is no coolant flowing, or , if the engine is air cooled, there is no air flow. If your engine has a distributer cap try changing it. It may be cracked. If your engine has coil packs test each coil pack for the proper resistance at the highest temperature recomended.
A small distributer cap crack can expand enough to cause a spark failure. A bad ignition coil will do the same. Check the ignition module also.
The heat is causing something to expand too much.
Apr 20, 2008 at 2:16 AM
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