To understand a long restart after a hot soak, compare it under normal, safe conditions: cold versus warm, idle versus steady speed, and light versus higher load. Note how long the engine was parked and whether it starts normally once fully cool. Change one condition at a time so the result stays useful.
Do not create a risky test just to reproduce it. Check for warning lights and recent work; hot-start problems can involve more than one system.
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