[Healeys] Tapitty tapping of Fuel Pump

[warthodson at aol.com]

I am going to assume by "draw heat away from the fuel line" you mean they block the heat from the exhaust system from being absorbed by the fuel line. That would mean that they act as an insulator between the heat source & the cooler fuel & fuel line. A cloths pin is about 1/2" wide. To have any measurable effect at all you would have to line the fuel line with cloths pins for several feet. The purpose of a heat sink is to rapidly transfer heat from the heat source (exhaust) to another fluid (fuel line). Luckily, wood is not a good material for a heat sink. 
Gary


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From: i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com>
To: warthodson at aol.com
Cc: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut at gmail.com>; Gary Anderson <Editorgary at aol.com>; healeys at autox.team.net <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Mon, Jun 22, 2020 12:32 pm
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Tapitty tapping of Fuel Pump

clothes pins act as a heat sink and draw heat away from the fuel lines. easily moved about to locate best location.worked on my 65 Oldsmobile that I got in 1973. and my Healey in the late 70s and 80s in Los Angeles. 
On Mon, Jun 22, 2020, 10:20 AM <warthodson at aol.com> wrote:

Explain how they work, please. Gary Hodson




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