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ChevLoRay · 09-13-2007, 01:42 PM

I have read many posts about this same topic, but when it happened to mine several years ago, I had a heat shield installed. Didn't know how well it would work, but six years later there are no issues. I have headers and am still running the same starter almost 8 years after buying my truck. I didn't have a problem until I replaced my rich-running Edelbrock 1406, with a new Edelbrock 1901 Q-Jet, which ran much leaner causing the hotter-running engine and the heat soak which made starting difficult.

I'd put the heat shield on it, first. I'd let the results of that dictate my next step.

09-13-2007, 01:42 PM	#8
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Re: Little help with a "hot starter" I have read many posts about this same topic, but when it happened to mine several years ago, I had a heat shield installed. Didn't know how well it would work, but six years later there are no issues. I have headers and am still running the same starter almost 8 years after buying my truck. I didn't have a problem until I replaced my rich-running Edelbrock 1406, with a new Edelbrock 1901 Q-Jet, which ran much leaner causing the hotter-running engine and the heat soak which made starting difficult. I'd put the heat shield on it, first. I'd let the results of that dictate my next step. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.