🔥 Thermo-Tec 14150 Starter Heat Shield: Enhanced Performance Silver Shield, 7" x 22 Review

Still had the same problem with the camper. It didn't solve my starter problem of getting wet on a hot Chevy 454. Masking the exhaust manifold helped!

Use long needle nose pliers (grip the end) and a long screwdriver (press on the head of the zip tie while pulling on the pliers) to tighten the metal zip ties. This stopped my hot start problem from headers

Unlike the case shown in the photos, I received a roll of heat reflective tape about 1 inch wide. I was able to wrap the starter with tape to achieve the same desired effect, but was still disappointed with the false advertising of the product.

A simple blanket that wraps around the starter. It reflects heat and prevents the starter from overheating. This helps extend starter life and solve hot start problems. It also comes with metal cable ties used for installation.

Hi the starter for my Geo Metro 97 sometimes didn't work, I got tired of paying the mechanic just to clean the solenoid so I thought i would do it like a new starter and i was given a DB Electrical SMT0054 Starter Chevy Metro 1.0L 1.3L 98 99 00 01 30005925 so i figured i need a heat shield to protect my new investment then i found the thermal Tec heat shield. Arrived well packaged with everything you need for installation. I've uploaded some pics of the heat shield with my new starter.

Yes, this insulating "blanket" doesn't let the heat in so easily. But what nobody's talking about is that it still lets heat through, and once it's set it stays soaked much, much longer than if you had a naked starter refrigerated in the open air. I went from a 15 minute glitch before a takeoff was possible to over two hours. Now this kept the starter from overheating on short city trips, but as soon as the hot weather set in I pulled onto the city freeway and bam. I was dead in the water I…