Tim,
TRF has some carb heat shields that I have not installed...but I think
other members have and they can comment on what they perceive to be
their effectiveness. Here is a link:
http://www.zeni.net/trf/specials6.19/6.php
Doug
KingsCreekTrees@aol.com wrote:
> Hi all;
>
> I went for a drive yesterday with ambient temperature of about 26 degrees
> C. Not sure what that is in those quaint American degrees, but I'd guess at
> about 78 or 80 of them. Steady country driving at about 50-55mph, then
> parked it. The gauge was dead on the 'normal' position when I switched off.
>I
> could see the temp gauge climbing, as normal, while parked and I then
> started the car after maybe 15 minutes. I could only drive about a hundred
> metres, with the engine running very roughly and with no power or speed,
>until it
> died completely and would not restart. I left it on the side of the road
> for a few hours, knowing that it was 'just resting'. I came back 6 hours
> later. It started first time and drove perfectly. I'm sure it's fuel
> evaporation from the increased engine temperature while parked; it's
>happenned
> before but this time I've decided to try and do something about it.
>
> Everything SU-related seems to be as it should; no fuel leaks and it
> doesn't happen in cooler ambient temperatures. Has anyone experienced this
>and
> has anyone tried to fabricate any form of heat shield?
>
> Tim
>
> Tim Dyer, Proprietor
> Kings Creek Trees and Ornamentals
> 427 Kings Creek Road, RR3
> Ashton, Ontario, K0A 1B0, Canada
> Phone/fax: 613 253 4126 Website: _www.kingscreektrees.com_
> (http://www.kingscreektrees.com/)
>
> Proud member of Landscape Ontario (the Ontario association of Horticulture
> Industry professionals), the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association and
> Christmas Tree Farmers of Ontario
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