[Fot] Starter problem / Clutch issue

[jkhagen at charter.net]

FOT's--Do you want to save the starter or make horse power.  According 
to Myron Cottrell -[Cotrell Racing Engines] some of the best in the 
nation-do not wrap or coat headers--you want heat to excape engine and 
headers any way possible. John Hagen


On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 8:52 PM, Tylerpthompson at yahoo.com wrote:

> The heat wrap does work, but my neighbor told me to take it off.  He 
> has an
> early '70s Cuda that he races in the Pikes Peak Hill Climb every year. 
> He
> actually cooked a set of headers with the heat wrap on. I didn't 
> believe until
> one evening I had the TR4 running and could see a bright red glow at 
> the
> collector.
>
> I had my header ceramic coated.  Cost about $150 by a shop in Wheat 
> Ridge, CO.
> Looks great and vastly reduced the heat up front and eliminates rust. 
> Coating
> is inside and out.  No commercial interest.
>
> Ty
>
>
>
> Tyler
>
> Sent from my iPad
> (Please excuse any errors or typos)
>
> On Apr 11, 2012, at 1:03 PM, Edward Dunn 
> <edunn at qualityfueltrailers.com>
> wrote:
>
>> First, is there a search function in the archives, etc? I hate asking 
>> a
>> question that may have already been answered.
>>
>> On my GT6, the hi-torque starter is intermittent, and it seems to be 
>> heat
>> related but not always...  I had it rebuilt by a reputable auto 
>> electric
> shop,
>> but no improvement. Checked ground, solenoid, etc. I was told by a 
>> FOT
> racer
>> that the hi-torque starters are seldom properly rebuilt, and should 
>> be
> simply
>> replaced instead of rebuilt.
>>
>> Mr. Kastner told me they used to have a bucket of water standing by 
>> in the
> pit
>> to pour on the starter so it would work.  The car has a TSI header, 
>> which
>> really wraps around the starter bringing plenty of heat to it. Ted 
>> suggested
> I
>> wrap the header, which I will do. Anyone use the starter insulating 
>> wraps
> as
>> seen on Jeg's etc? Any other ideas on keeping the starter 
>> functioning?
>>
>> In addition, the clutch has trouble engaging when hot.  The clutch 
>> line is
>> pretty close to the header as well, and I suspect it's getting too 
>> hot?
>> Insulate the clutch line?  I just rebuilt the clutch master & slave, 
>> and am
>> using Castrol LMA fluid. What with the roll cage, it's real 
>> interesting
>> getting down in there to bleed.
>>
>> Apologies if these questions are too simplistic, but oh well...
>>
>> Ed
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