At 2:46 AM +1000 2/10/99, Jim Hill wrote:
>Alex wrote:
>
>> Does anyone have any ideas/experience with heat shielding a triple Weber
>> set-up on a TR250? The center carb becomes too hot to touch after
>> running a bit..I'm sure that this is not an optimum situation. Does
>> anyone sell a shield?
>
>I've no information to offer - but I'm most definitely interested in buying
>or building one, for exactly the reason you mention, plus I'd like to be
>able to direct gasoline away from the header if a leak develops. Hope you'll
>post any information you receive to the list.
>
>> I've heard if an insulation wrap for the
>> headers..anyone know where to get some?
>
>Any of the major racing suppliers carry it (Pegasus, for example). But if
>you've ever seen how a header deteriorates under insulation wrap, I suspect
>that you won't want to use it.
>
>Jim Hill
>Madison WI
Why not try a ceramic coating on the header rather than wrap? The coating
can be applied inside and out. This should improve the life of the header
rather than reduce it, as well as improving the insulation levels.
Trevor Jordan
74 TR6 CF29281U
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