[Healeys] more heat-related -- BN1 heat shield

Alan Seigrist healey.nut at gmail.com
Thu Aug 26 16:07:41 MDT 2010


To be honest I have found that putting the extreme sterling Jet Hot
coat on the exhaust headers is the only way to go.  It is far more
effective than any heat shield because it actually reduces under
bonnet temp substantially.

On 8/27/10, Carr&Edwards <scvc70 at epix.net> wrote:
> A different heat-related question:
>
> Has anyone made and installed one of the oversized BN1/BN2 heat shields
> designed by Norman Nock (pattern in his Tech Tips book)?  We've made one out
> of heavy aluminum and discovered that one arm of the bellcrank lever that
> operates the carb linkage hits the heat shield before the lever slides all
> the
> way down the stud on the manifold.
>
> We hesitate to bend the lever.  Suggestions, anyone?  (I've emailed David N.
> directly, but didn't yet get a response.)
>
> As always, thanks!
> Sarah Carr
> BN1 in PA
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