[Bill Pritchard]

Was a 69 Chevelle 396/325 with T400 originally equipped with a starter solenoid heat shield that bolts to the starter and/or solenoid? It would be interesting to hear from owners of known original cars on this subject.

My guess is that it was not so equipped, and perhaps was the only big block Chevelle (at least 69 or later) that did not have it. The 69 396/325 with T400 was the only 69 (or 70 for that matter) Chevelle big block to have a heat stove wrapped around the exhaust manifold, and that serves as somewhat of a heat shield for the solenoid.