befor i put the new starter in i was wondering if it would be a good idea to put it in as is or maybe with some engine paint over it. the new ones been sitting for a while and has some rust on the front cover. i was thinking some engine paint might provide a little bit of protection from heat too, but yes i know a proper heat shield/wrap is the way to go if i was worried about it. just wondering if anyone had any opinions on the matter. i usually just bolt them up right out of the box thanks
yea thats what i was thinking. should i go black or ford blue like the rest of the engine looks-wise that is?
I paint the starters that I rebuild a bit differently than most (nothing new) I do the same thing to my trannies. I paint the aluminum parts the ugliest gloss yellow I can find and the rest of the starter gets a coat of semi-gloss black. The aluminum looks like plastic and the contrast is what I like. Most rebuilders leave the aluminum in its sand-blasted white and the other parts are given a coat of black machine paint.
Oh, and don't be askin for help with paint and color choices if you aint plannin on showin us some pics HA!
I know my buddy has a chrome starter for his charger... was just a case that goes over the ugly bastard to make it look MUCH more show-like, wonder if someone makes one for the ford motors?
Don't powder coat your starter. You need to have the front face of the aluminum housing aluminum so it will ground. OK, there are other ways to ground it but that is the easiest.
You can tape that off when you powder coat it. That said, I don't think I would poweder coat a starter. 400 degrees for 30 minutes dosen't seem like it would be very good for it.
I dry starters and their components at 350F for over an hour to get any moisture out of them. 400F should not hurt the starter. All the material in it can withstand 425F. Still, it seems a bit over the top to powdercoat a starter.
