Spark Plug Heat Shields

[Tom Bryant]

I decided to use heat shields on my engine in my truck with '81 exhaust manifolds on it since the tubing is so close to the plug boots. Then I had to replace a plug wire because of a burnt boot on the '81. That's when I noticed that there was no shield on the left front. The repro kits show a l/f shield with a hole in it to access the temp sender up to '79. Here's a pic of the '79 part.

Does anyone have a heat shield on their '81 that they can say was there from the factory? If the '79 part for the cast manifold fits on the truck with the '81 tubing manifolds OK I may add one to the '81. They sell the '79 l/f shield seperately at some of the parts houses.

Tom

Photo from Volunteer Vette Products

 

[bill81vette]

Tom,I have them on the r/f and L/r...according to the NCRS Tech guide for our vettes they only came on the right side of the engine...
I always thought they were on both sides as well, guess why I cant find them either...

 

[GerryLP]

Tom,

I also failed to find information in the assembly book or any other resource I had available for the L-F shield.

I can't remember that far back, but I do recall being relatively easy to check the #1 plug (without getting my fingers cut by the tin).

 

[Tom Bryant]

Rt front and left rear are all that I'm finding too. The exhaust manifold heat shields might have created a problem so they just didn't use them. From what I can see they look like a different design than the older ones also. I think that the sharp edges were left on them to promote taking your Corvette to the dealer for service. :L

Tom

 

[GerryLP]

Rt front and left rear are all that I'm finding too. The exhaust manifold heat shields might have created a problem so they just didn't use them. From what I can see they look like a different design than the older ones also. I think that the sharp edges were left on them to promote taking your Corvette to the dealer for service. :L

Tom

I hear you...:L

So did you find all of the heat shield for your Vette?

 

[Feltman]

Heat shields

I hear you...:L

So did you find all of the heat shield for your Vette?

Just installed both LF/RF and LR/RR heat shields on my 81. You can find these shields as part of a package 77-79 on most corvette parts catalog

 

[Peer81]

I got two headshield from Gerry!
And I already got the rear left one, so I'm only missing one :cool

Groeten Peter