[DAVID GAGNARD]

I have the old type factory starter on my 65 Fastback,with a lot of idling,it would "soak up" the engine heat,headers damn near wrap around it......I put a heat sheild blanket over it and this cured my problem.....

I'd say if you have the heat shield and still have problems, it would be the starter........
try this one,go to your local parts store and ask for a a starter for a 94/95 Ford T-Bird with a 302,also make sure you tell them it has a standard trasnmission in it if your car is a standard, (the starter for an automatic and a standard DO NOT interchange)....
This is a Ford factory high torque mini starter,they usually run about 80 bucks.......I have one on my race car and a I know a number of racers using this very same starter on 600+hp high compression engines with no problems.....

David