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This episode is all about diagnosing and fixing a heat soaked starter and/or solendoid. You can prevent it with different heat shields, or change the starte...
24 lip 2024 · I had a fabric heat shield wrapped around the starter since it is so close to the 2" Hooker headers. A few months ago I started having issues with the starter not turning over after a short run to the store.
15 lip 2020 · If you suffer from heat soak in your starter, there are a few simple things you can do. Heat soak is exactly what I am running into with the temps in my car. I am currently using a mini high torque starter on my 454 Big Block Chevy and stock exhaust manifolds.
Well Tom, I have owned lots of 65 Chevys with small and big block engines (with headers) and never had a "heat soak" problem with the starter. 1. Make sure the timing is not set too advanced. 2. Make sure the cables to the starter are big enough and fully connected to the battery. 3. Make sure you use a quality Delco (new or reman) starter.
28 kwi 2016 · I recently replaced the larger flex plate on my SBC and found that it was too close to the reduction starter and had to shim the starter pinion away. The old flex plate was fine so the replacements seem to be hit and miss with getting a good one.
2 sie 2012 · definitely worse when its hot but I do have a high quality starter heat shield on the solenoid. The negative cable goes from the terminal to a bolt on the block. At idle connected to ported it acts as though it needs more timing, and when hooked up to manifold it runs like a new car.
15 lis 2012 · I ordered the aluminum Moroso heat shield and will partially wrap the header pipe that gets close to the starter. If this fails, I will sell the headers and install some Doug Thorley’s where they can run down behind the engine and not cause a problem.
