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Can someone please provide a photo of the correct left hand front spark plug heat shield for a September 1969 small block? The car was missing this part along with the ignition shield that goes over it, so I dug into my leftover parts from previous cars but I’m having a hard time getting everything on and when I look up parts, I seem to see two different styles for heat shields, one with a flat top or one that has an inverted v shape to it in order fit over the temp sending unit. When I go to look up a picture of the ignition shield, I see that its not available anymore? I just want to make sure I have the correct parts, which I’m beginning to doubt. thanks!
Can someone please provide a photo of the correct left hand front spark plug heat shield for a September 1969 small block? The car was missing this part along with the ignition shield that goes over it, so I dug into my leftover parts from previous cars but I’m having a hard time getting everything on and when I look up parts, I seem to see two different styles for heat shields, one with a flat top or one that has an inverted v shape to it in order fit over the temp sending unit. When I go to look up a picture of the ignition shield, I see that its not available anymore? I just want to make sure I have the correct parts, which I’m beginning to doubt. thanks!
Thanks for the pictures, but here’s the ignition shield that I am trying to use, which I believe is correct for a 9/69 350 engine. However, it doesn’t seem to fit over the heat shield that I thought was also correct, that has the hump in it to go over the temp sending unit, rather than the typical J type heat shield used on the other parts of the engine. I guess my question would be...is it ok to use a J type heat shield for this particular application, or do I need a different outer ignition shield? I’ve looked on line and even the various vendors have different “use” dates applied to these parts.
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I realize this thread is a few years old, but after searching thru numerous threads, just wondering if anyone had an answer since I'm running into a similar issue. I don't see how the above chrome piece would fit when the plug heat shield is also installed over the temp sender for a small block '69.
From the diagram in the AIM, it isn't clear if the heat shield is actually installed. Thanks.
I had the same question a while back. I was told that the upper plug shields were for radio signal only. Being that I didn't have them to begin with and not really caring about an OEM look, I just left it without them, and have never had a problem. 327 HIPO.
I was told many years ago (by someone who’s opinion I highly respect AND had apparently done some research on this topic), that (for 1968-1970 cars) when the front ignition/radio shield was used on the front left spark plugs, that the spark plug heat shield was not used at that location. When the front ignition/radio shields were eliminated in mid-1970, the spark plug heat shields were used again at all four locations. I would imagine this would also be true for non-radio equipped 1968-1970 cars.
1969 Sparkplug Heat / ignition Shield Question
