67 riv not starting hot

[major_mitt]

After getting to operating temperature and shutting down the engine where upon it climbs to around 230degrees it refuses to start?

It doesn't even try to turn over. I can hear some kind of relay when I turn the key but nothing else. It seems completely dead until it gets down to near cold where it starts like you wouldn't have thought anything was wrong with it.

I think it might be the starter solenoid but could be anything i suppose? It's not the park/neutral switch, I've made sure thats working.

its really frustrating havening to be pushed to the side of the gas-station forecourt to wait for it to cool down

Any help would be appreciated

[Howrad]

i'm definitely a non-expert, but it sounds like your starter might be going. the starter's close to the exhaust manifold and subject to heat-related problems. sometimes knocking on the starter with a long stick will get it to work. i'd bet the clicking sound you hear is the starter solenoid engaging.
i dunno how to bench-test something like that.

[65specialconvert]

if it starts fine after cooling down it's a solenoid hot-soak.also the return spring under the solenoid in the early days was too stiff & was the main cause of this,the newer(72 up)starters used a weaker spring to cure the problem.