[TR] TR3A fuel evaporation

[Doug Mathews]

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 at 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 
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