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It is difficult to believe that something 5/16th thick can reflect so much heat. I guess its the same as the exhaust wrap which is only tape and you can touch it whilst the engine is running.

Again Thanks.

Ian

Sidecar, fitted a standard edelbrock phenolic spacer and it appears to work a treat.

Thanks.

Ian

Blimey its not easy. I fitted out a boat in 95 and everything I read at the time suggested that you crimp and then add a dash of solder to ensure a good electrical connection. I never had any issues in 15 years which is why I have continued the practice. I can see that as long as you don't bend the ...

Brilliant and thanks. Two four way holders will be perfect and should save me drilling any more holes in the inner wing. A new loom would be a little over the top as I have already rebuilt the loom and re-taped it. Not sure about the need for a better crimping tool as I crimp and solder all my conne...

When I have finished tidying up my electrics on my MGB I will have 7 relays, starter, lights, horn, fans etc. variously position on the inner wing. Can anyone point me in the direction of a holder that all these can connect into, which maybe has one power input....or is there an obvious car loom tha...

Mike, thanks for the reply. I already have wrapped the exhausts and have louvres in the bonnet which as far as I can make out makes a huge difference. Down side is my feet get hot when stopped in heavy traffic (need more insulation) and when the fans come on the hot air blows into the car. I have tw...

Hi, I have put a 3.9 rover into my MGB and because of space and something I had read about not needing one in cooler climates, I haven't as yet installed an oil cooler. However, as I am about to re-site my oil filter so I can get at it, I wondered if it was necessary to have one. My normal trips are...

I believe it is a composite gasket and I was sold it as so, it is a softish light grey material and not black. It is certainly not a metal one. I don't think that it came from the rockers as it started at the bottom/middle of the gasket and then spread out and its not comming from anywhere near the ...

The story continues. I have just done a round trip of 500 miles watching the temperature gauge like a hawk and above 30mph the car runs cool, much below that and she heats up and fans whirrr and she remains around 82. We were stuck in crawling traffic on the M25 for 2 hours and whilst the temp staye...

Hi, I have just replaced my composite manifold gasket, again, as I had a leak at the rear seal....or so I thought. I cleaned all surfaces twice before using The Right Stuff to seal the rubbers to both sides and bolted it all back together. To begin with it was perfect and then I noticed that the gas...

I am to Goodwood this weekend, all being well, so will not be able to play until next week. I guess if the theory on rich fuel is correct, which seems sense to me, I end up with a different air filter or maybe a small fan to blow air in the carb before I start. I have not looked into MSD as yet and ...

Sidecar you have just answered my next thoughts as whilst I had noticed black smoke, to be honest I never looked as I was so happy baby was running. Rich sounds right though as last week after being around town and stopping 3-4 times for stuff, the last time I came to start her she was very rough an...

Wow many thanks for the replies and Sidecar I will read and hopefully inwardly digest your information. I have a standard rover spec. 82 thermostat and the fans come on around 90 and Normal on the gauge is 85. I checked these temperature settings using a cooking thermometer which seemed to be accura...

I too was wondering if it was rich as opposed to lean as after I have had the carb off or when my earth failed to the pump and the car was hot the car always starts as soon as the pump runs ie refills the bowls. It may turn over a couple of times as it redraws fuel as opposed to 10-15 times when hot...

Yep I have the drop base filter, low rider manifold and a 2" K&N filter and very little clearance. I am led to believe that after about 1000 miles the engine should settle down a bit which will let me get an Xtreme K&N filter on top....which may help a little bit. The rear of the filter...