There is a foam ring behind the hand brake ratchet , see factory parts book or
page 4 in our RARE PARTS catalog , you can down load it off our web
"Hot feet in a Healey" is my tech article in Healey Highlights April 1986
or page 105 in my Tech Talk book.. How to stop hot air into your Healey
Norman Nock
--- On Tue, 7/29/08, Peter Schauss <schauss@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> From: Peter Schauss <schauss@worldnet.att.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Heat Insulation
> To: Healeys@autox.team.net
> Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 7:14 PM
> While we are on the subject of insulation, what suggestions
> do all of you
> have for the blast of hot air which comes from around the
> handbrake, and the
> shift lever boot and the fact that you could fry an egg on
> my ash tray?
>
> The guy I bought my car did a sufficiently good job of
> insulating the fire
> wall, cockpit floor, and the gearbox tunnel that my feet do
> not get
> unbearably hot. There is, however, a serious blast of hot
> air coming from
> around the base of the hand brake. Although there are no
> cracks in the
> shift lever boot, and it seems to seal well around the
> shift lever and the
> opening in the tunnel I do feel a good bit of heat coming
> from that spot.
> Then there is the ash tray....
>
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
>
> Peter Schauss
> 1963 BJ7
> 1980 MGB
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