4 branch manifold and Starter motor

[smoking joe]

I think I may well have missed a trick, installed the
replacement manifold for the std. cast one, then tried to
fit the starter motor heat shield, no go !

Should this have been fitted first ? but suspect it would have been
knocked off if I had tried, what is the procedure here ? Leave off and
wrap that section of the manifold with heat reflective foil etc ?

Thanks.

SJ

[John Wood]

I bet there are a few running without the heat shield.

TR7 Sprint & TR8

[gaz]

I've not had a problem running a four branch without a starter heat shield

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1981 DHC 2.0 Litre
1980 DHC pedal car
1982 DHC TR-ailer in the making

[Hasbeen]

I don't have a heat shield on the 7 or the 8.

No problem in 12 & 9 years so far.

Hasbeen

[FI Spyder]

When I put on gear reduction starter I made my own heat shield out of a piece of aluminum I had lying around as old heat shield wouldn't fit small motor. I used the mirror image of a Chevy starter heat shield as it's mounted on RH side. Don't know if a gear reduction starter would work better on your set up re: room as the solenoid is as big as the starter motor. I think a ceramic coated manifold looks better than a wrapped one. It seems from Hasbeen that it's optional but I would rather ere on the side of caution for the long term.

- - -TR7 Spider - - - 1978 Spitfire- - - - 1976 Spitfire - - 1988 Tercel 4X4 - Kali on Integra - 1991 Integra - Yellow TCT

[saabfast]

I do not have a starter heat shield with a tubular exhaust. I wrapped the cables to the starter with aluminium foil to give
them some protection from the heat.

Alan
Saab 9-5 2.3t Vector Auto Estate
'81 TR7 DHC

[smoking joe]

I was thinking about wrapping the wires with foil in the short term, and
then wrap sone aluminium heat mating around part of the starter etc and secure with metal cable ties. But it seems then that most of your don't worry about it, I think as a precaution I shall take the advice of of Saabfast here. Thanks for your help.

SJ

[Workshop Help]

My heat shield is intact and not all that difficult to remove or install on my engine with the Pacemaker exhaust header.

Mildred Hargis