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Re: [Healeys] BN 7 MkII heat shield

To: "Peter Svilans" <peter.svilans@rogers.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] BN 7 MkII heat shield
From: "Alan Seigrist" <healey.nut@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:39:06 +0800
If you jet hot the headers, it will help immeasurably with boiling over on
the carbs.

Alan

'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8


On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 12:49 AM, Peter Svilans <peter.svilans@rogers.com>wrote:

> John
>
> Here is a nice side view of the new 29E engine showing the early
> (single-layer
> of asbestos) heat shield from p.193 of Browning & Needham's 'Healeys and
> Austin-Healeys'
>
> And Gary, I would imagine that only a few hundred numbers into the new
> triple-carb 29E motor, they were still ironing out running and overheating
> problems, rather than improving the 'performance' as such, with their
> bigger
> balance pipe and better heat shield.  By the way, the carb return springs
> were
> changed at that same point as well.  Even with two asbestos layers the fuel
> in
> the rear bowl could STILL boil on occasion....
>
> Best
> Peter
>
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