[Healeys] BN 7 MkII heat shield

[Alan Seigrist]

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 at 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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