>> In the course of my restoring T-Series motorcars, I always suggest to
>> customers that they have me install a heat shield for their T-Series
>> motors. I have had several customers complain they have vapour lock
>> problems. It is not always a minor irritation, however. It can be
>> potentially dangerous. One customer had stopped to re-fuel, and, having
>> done so, pulled out onto a busy road just to have the engine stop at a
>> most inconvenient time. Fortunately, he was not hit by the oncoming
>> traffic.
>>
>> With the usual 2 carb set up of the XPAG type engines, there is
>> everylikelihood that petrol will be quickly boiled off from the carbs.
>> due to their position adjacent to the exhaust manifold, (the problem
>> being exascerbated by a hot day), and this will usually happen over
>> about a five to fifteen minute period, while the engine is idling or
>> stopped. The addition of a heat shield, made of aluminium and lined
>> with, dare I say it, ASBESTOS, has in all cases that I know of,
>> completely cured the problem.
>
>Geoff,
>
>Have you ever thought of offering heat shields for sale produced by the
>elves at The English Connection? I, for one, would be interested. BTW,
>there are other types of mineral fiber board available that do not
>contain asbestos but will perform in a similar manner to that dreaded
>material.
>
>Charlie
>'52 TD, '60 MGA, '66 MGB
I would be intrested in the heat shield also. The only time I really notice
the problem with the TF1500 is running the car hard on hot day. If I back
off the throtle a little the problem usually clear up. Sometimes it just
doesn't want to start after its been running for a while on a hot day.
Lane
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