starter heat shield
 

i replaced my starter a few months ago with a new one.
The new starter was a larger diameter so the heat shield did not fit.
Now the newer starter is bad (a reputable shop told me when i took it in that it is bad)
i have a new new starter that is the same size as the original but the heat shield is gone.
I wanted to know if heat wrap would work just as well or even better?

i dont see why that wouldnt work the heat shield is to keep exhaust heat away right???
i dont have any sort of a shield so im not to sure

yeah basically its a bent piece of metal to reflect some heat away from the trans and exhaust.
(not exactly sure if it reflects or adsorbs im not a science guy)
i would say heat wrap would work better but im not sure.
i heard that no heat shield could greatly increase your chance of burning out the starter.

well i dont have the shield... unless i didnt notice it but im pretty sure i dont my car got its exhaust when she was new so maybe they took it off then to fit the 3 inch pipe but i just replaced the original starter about 3 mths ago and it still worked but the solenoid literally snapped off the rest of the starter (god i wish i had pics of that you all would have sht your pants)

luckly i dont think i would wanna mess up my pants but i guess ill give it a try hopefully i wont be out another starter

Try it, it's worth a shot. And hopefully the wrap will keep heat out and not box it in.
The idea behind a metal heat shield, is not only for it to absorb heat, but it does as the name implies, it shields. Much the same as if someone shot a flamethrower at you, you'd probably prefer to be holding a metal shield in front of your body, but not touching. That's why there's a gap with a starter heat shield. If you were to wrap a metal shield tight around the starter, it wouldn't help much at all.

dang it now im doubtful. i'll just go to the junkyard at lunch break tomorrow and hopefully i can get a starter out of a camaro fast enough

Try the wrap, I wasn't trying to scare you out of using it at all. Summit sells a foil faced heat wrap for that very purpose.

Alright ill be sleeping on it ill keep you all posted

I think I threw you off comparing wrapping the starter with a piece of steel as opposed to leaving a space. I wasn't comparing steel to the heat wrap, which is insulated and totally different.