RE: Misc. Questions after a Long Drive

[Barrie Robinson <barrie@look.ca>]

I have just been looking at their site !!!!!  I used the URL from one of 
the listers emails !!

At 06:43 PM 10/3/05, Jim Stuart wrote:
> Sorry, I thought Rainbow Products used to have a web site. Try 704 278 0054,
> ask for Mike Brown. I have bought several fans from them over the past 10
> years & have always been well satisfied.
>
> Jim Stuart
>
> Reply to <jimbb88@comcast.net>
>
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Glenn [mailto:g_wakefield@yahoo.com]
>   Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 12:49 PM
>   To: Jim Stuart; mgb-v8@autox.team.net
>   Subject: RE: Misc. Questions after a Long Drive
>
>
>   Thanks everyone for the help.  I'll pull the plugs tonight and post some
> macro pictures up on the web for review.  Reading plugs accurately will be a
> new skillset for me.
>
>   I'm currently running the stock 3.9 made even worse by using a V6 Camaro
> T5 transmission.  I'll probably pull the engine / transmission over the
> winter to do a couple of minor things.  I'm planning on putting a V8 T5 in
> it when I do.  I'll likely do the gear reduction starter at the same time as
> well.  A custom narrowed rear isn't in the cards right now.
>
>   Timing is a another issue all together.  I swapped out my front cover
> during the engine rebuild for the aftermarket 215 cover with the neoprene
> seal.  Unfortunately the aftermarket cover doesn't have timing marks like
> the original.  I've been meaning to fab up a small bracket with the
> appropriate timing marks based on the original cover I still have.  Maybe my
> timing is more advanced than I think it is.
>
>   I'll measure clearance for the 16" puller fan.  It's going to be tight.
> My engine isn't back as far as I'd like it to be.  Another lessons learned
> mistake.  I'd certianly build the car differently a second time around.
>
>   Jim, after a quick search of the net, I couldn't find any references to
> fans made by Rainbow Products.
>
>   It's good to see many of the same people on the list from back when the
> list was young, and V8 conversions were still uncommon to see.
>
>   Glenn
>
>
>
>   Jim Stuart <jimbb88@comcast.net> wrote:
>     You have enough radiator, but not enough fan. I suggest a 16" puller of
>     around 3000 cfm. Try Rainbow Products. If you space the radiator
> forward,
>     you should have enough room.
>
>     The heat shield is a good idea. Cut one from a cookie sheet or buy one
> from
>     Glenn Towery.
>
>     Heat soak of the starter has always been a problem. Get a gear reduction
>     starter from D & D Fabrications. It is smaller, so has more clearance
> from
>     the headers, & is much more powerful than the Buick or Vega starters. D
> & D
>     can also send you the correct needles for your carb. That may or may not
>     help the surging. I have never had this problem, but I know the stock
>     needles/jets are not correct for your 3.9.
>
>     You didn't say what rear end you are using. If it is the stock MGB, you
> are
>     turning a lot more revs than necessary, which makes the engine run hot.
> Also
>     read your spark plugs after a run. You may need a cooler plug and also
> check
>     your timing. Too much advance will make for a hot engine.
>
>
>
>     Jim Stuart
>
>     Reply to
>
>
>
>
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Regards

Barrie Robinson
barrie@look.ca 
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