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Blessed? [was Re: Hot Hot Hot]

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Subject: Blessed? [was Re: Hot Hot Hot]
From: Carol <car@texas.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 08:57:10 -0500
Hmmmm....

With all the conversations about heat in the footwells, I'm wondering if
I'm just blessed...

If so, by golly I DRIVE an MGA!!  I want it to ACT like an MGA!  If the
footwell's not hot enough, I would like for someone to point me in the
direction of what I should do to make it hotter. Who sells the cool air
extractors to accomplish this task?? How much? Best/fastest shipping method??

Seriously, I wonder why Darlin' doesn't have the heat problem. I'm in San
Antonio -- not exactly cold right now. I have been driving during the day
and haven't had a problem with heat. I do leave the heater fan blowing, but
have the heater disconnected, although not exactly on purpose. The footwell
has remained comfortable. The engine temperature only climbs when I'm
driving 75+ (not often) and the footwell temp remains comfortable even
then. About half of the driving I have done in the last 2+ weeks has been
on the highway, half in town, but not in dense traffic.

I've followed the thread on heat and it looks like some folks are really
having a problem. I had pretty much decided that the problem was
experienced by MGB's and not so much MGA's. Now I read different. 

What am I doing right, or wrong?? 

Carol



At 08:18 AM 8/12/97 -0400, you wrote:
>
>><< Could someone suggest a solution to my Hot Legs problem.(and I'm not
>> talkin abouth the SO).  On a cruise last night for about an hour and a
>> half, semi traffic, bunch o lights. Temp Gauge in the middle.
>>  Legs are Hot.  Am I missing insulation somewhere ?? Rubber Grommets ??
>> Or is it a case of  "They all do that"  ??? >>
>> 
>> Michael,
>>
>>Michael,
>there is an insulation that is aluminum foil on each side with about 3/8"
>thick bubble wrap in the middle.  I used spray adhesive and cover my MGA
>cockpit (firewall, floor, transmission)  The car seems a lot cooler now.  It
>gets warm but not near as bad.
>  Cheers-
>
>Don Mathis,Ph.D.
>donmathis@lucent.com
>'61 MGA 
>'37 Derby Bentley (B190KT)
>
>
>

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