Starter Heat Shield??
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Starter Heat Shield??
How important is it to have the heat shield over the starter?
The only reason I ask is because I was under the truck last night, and I found the shield was out of place. In fact it was so out of place, it was melted to the exhaust pipe just below the header.
Now, I don't know what rookie engineer decided that a heat shield should be made out of plastic, but he should be properly delt with. (Something along the lines of being melted to a large hot pipe.
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Anyway, this thing has been out of place for so long, I'm not sure it was making a difference. But just to be sure, has anyone had any problems ruinning without this shield??
Thanks!
The only reason I ask is because I was under the truck last night, and I found the shield was out of place. In fact it was so out of place, it was melted to the exhaust pipe just below the header.
Now, I don't know what rookie engineer decided that a heat shield should be made out of plastic, but he should be properly delt with. (Something along the lines of being melted to a large hot pipe.
)Anyway, this thing has been out of place for so long, I'm not sure it was making a difference. But just to be sure, has anyone had any problems ruinning without this shield??
Thanks!
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Starter Heat Shield??
I would not recomend keeping the heat shield off for too long, especially if you have headers. It's there for a reason (although i've never heard of a plastic heat shield...i agree with your proposal for dealing with that bozo) but the damages from extreame heat wouldn't be noticed immediately. Better safe than sorry, right?
Eric
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Starter Heat Shield??
LOL on the engineer solution. I am reminded of a time while working as a Diesel mechanic at a marina and having to remove some batteries from a rear storage compartment in the cockpit of a sailboat. I became stuck upside down, unable to push myself out. I was fortunate that I was working on it in the yard at the time and a co-worker came running over after hearing me yelling for help and pulled me out. He said he thought I knew that it took two people to remove the batteries from that particulary designed boat. I gave up on working on the darn things after a year because it always seemed like the engine was always an afterthought. OH Yeah, well, ummmm, jam it in there, hell we don't have to work on it. LOL
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