<VV> Re: weired problem #?/Starter Slow

[Bill Elliott]

Absolutely a SBC issue. If you have headers, you WILL have an issue. BTDT with every hot SBC I've owned. Even a ceramic tile heatshield will only help; 
only a firewall-mounted soleniod actually cured it. 

But agree I've never had the issue with a Corvair starter. But I sure have seen my sahre of tired Corvair soleniods that might sometimes act like this...

Bill Elliott


>Interesting .....many SBC's  with never a problem...only seen GM  installed 
>heat shields on SBC's in things like 70's Monzas with 350's...

>Big blocks..yes...  and after installing headers....especially block huggers..

>Ford Starters??  never seen that.......Ford Firewall mounted solinoids, 
>cabled to the GM starter motor tab..still used the stock solinoid to "pull in"  the 
>drive...that I've seen...

>Myself....I cannot see how a Vair starter can get hot enough, unless idling 
>in traffic on a super hot day...like waiting in line for 4 hrs. at the Tiajuana 
>border crossing in August!