ORIGINAL: goirish
Can't understand why it gets so hot.
If nothing else works, that is a symptom of varnishing. Actually, it's a symptom of varnishing no matter what works or doesn't.
And when it gets hot enough the varnish starts to break down and it increases the internal resistances and the engine stops. When it's completely cool, it's pretty much out of the way and the engine runs ok for awhile.