header hitting starter

j's69stang · 12-19-2000, 10:17 PM

has anyone ever had any problem with there starter getting too hot b/c the header is to close to the starter?

Jaydee · 12-19-2000, 10:33 PM

You can get a condition known as heat soak when the starter gets too hot from radiant heat comming from close fitting headers. If you have the room, you can fabricate a simple heat shield between the header pipe and the starter or if room is tight, I have seen people use tape style header wrap on the pipes running in this area, to reduce the amount of radiant heat from the headers.

12-19-2000, 10:17 PM	#1
j's69stang Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 102	header hitting starter has anyone ever had any problem with there starter getting too hot b/c the header is to close to the starter?

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12-19-2000, 10:33 PM	#2
Jaydee Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Conn. Posts: 220	You can get a condition known as heat soak when the starter gets too hot from radiant heat comming from close fitting headers. If you have the room, you can fabricate a simple heat shield between the header pipe and the starter or if room is tight, I have seen people use tape style header wrap on the pipes running in this area, to reduce the amount of radiant heat from the headers.