Re: Advice to the list

[Mike.Hopkins@mis.magna-europa.com]

My 1980 spit has a heatshield between the inlet manifold and carb that
takes car of fuel evaporation, I belive you can now get larger ones to
offer protection.





Mark Milotay <mark.milotay@onthemark.bc.ca> on 19/04/99 04:53:29

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Fellow listers,

In my attempt to deal with fuel vapourisation caused by the exhaust
manifold, I tried wrapping it in ACE Hardware Self-Adhesive Insulating Pipe
Wrap. NOT A GOOD IDEA. This was an act of a desperate man, and the clouds
of noxious smoke were a sign of how desperate I was. Just because it claims
to be flame retardant does not mean that it can withstand the heat thrown
off by the down pipe. I had to let it sit and smoulder for 10 minutes after
parking the car, as it was too hot to pull off. I don't know if anyone else
on the list has had the same problem that I was trying to correct, but this
is definitely not the solution.

Keep the rubber side down,

Mark Milotay, Principal
On the Mark Software & Consulting