2008 Alpha Starter Issues

[gdann]

Does anyone know if there was a starter heat shield installed from the factory on the H3 Alpha? I had my starter replaced a couple of years ago and it intermittently fails to disengage on hot starts.

GM parts online catalog shows a heat shield, which I believe would be visible if it was installed. Thanks

 

[Jeepwalker]

Probably your solenoid was made of fine Asian components and that's just how long it lasted. Go buy a new "Standard" name brand solenoid and it'll probably last 3x longer. Then again, maybe the brushes in the starter were lousy too. Hard to say without a decent autopsy.

I haven't looked if my H3 has a shield, but just type in 'GM Starter Shield' into Ebay or Google and there's a lot to choose from. Here's an example that looks close to your pic. Don't forget old GM starters were a lot larger ...but the solenoids were about the same size. Or you can literally fab one with a piece of bent-up tin:

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