High heat starter?
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High heat starter?
Hello all, I have a 98 with long tube headers and my starter solenoid is giving me trouble, I thought if I have to remove the header, while its off I would like to find a starter made for the higher heat from header, some kind of high heat starter. Does anyone know of such a beast? Been looking online with no luck.
Thanks for any answers.
Thanks for any answers.
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I've never heard of such a thing, but that doesn't mean there isn't one. Something you could consider, however, it the "heat shield wrap" that you use to cover the starter. I believe it's made by a company called DEI.......try Summit Racing or Jegs.
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Heat shielding is the solution. I've been holding off on headers because of the potential heat issues. However, I have a plan to deal with those issues. I'm going to be installing some hood louvers. I'll also have my headers ceramic coated. In addition, I plan to install heat shielding over my plug wires, starter, and starter wires. If your headers are not ceramic coated, you may want to get them coated while they're out. Alternatively, you could have them wrapped.
Last edited by MWWarlord; Nov 6, 2020 at 10:14 AM. Reason: Spelling
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Hello all, I have a 98 with long tube headers and my starter solenoid is giving me trouble, I thought if I have to remove the header, while its off I would like to find a starter made for the higher heat from header, some kind of high heat starter. Does anyone know of such a beast? Been looking online with no luck.
Thanks for any answers.
Thanks for any answers.
Last edited by grinder11; Nov 6, 2020 at 10:33 AM. Reason: Spell and more info to add
