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MG MGA - Heat shield x 2

I was wondering whether it would be worthwhile fitting a second heat shield - i.e. one other side of the spacer. Anyone tried it? Would this help reduce vapourisation, or just be a waste of time?

I cant complain as I dont contribute very often, but I do enjoy regularly reading this forum. It seems activity here has reduced of late. Cant believe its because we have tweaked our cars to such an extent that they have become reliable?
We had a nice warm spell, but nobody here complaining of over heating or vapourisation! It seems the webmaster has cut down the page size, presumably because of less activity?

Graham
Graham V

Unless you're driving at the equator, I'd stop at one.
MAndrus


Good day Graham,
Re-the long term issue of MG A engines running at too high temp. and all of the suggested remides over the times to fix the problem---
" If you are not a purist"---and if you are prepared to alter the front air intake to your car's radiator----May I suggest then, that you look up " MG A Guru's" cooling article--code CO 209---this will fix your issues, for all time.
The ambient temps. here are sub. tropical---hot and humid.
This alteration will fix your problem. And you can get rid of that vibrating ugley in-effective heat shield.
The challenge---Be brave and fix it!

I.W. Cowen.

G'Day Ian
I had a look at Barney's site, and your set up is very impressive. But too ambitious for me! I was able to reduce the temperature of my standard Mk2 by fitting a mesh style grill that lets much more air through than my standard grill ever did, so I am certainly with you on that. When I get round to it, I am also going to have the old style core fitted in my radiator as, you probably know, it is strongly recommended by many on this forum.
But my concern comes when crawling in heavy traffic, when less cool air comes in, or probably more importantly, less hot air can escapes out. That combined with modern fuels occasionally leads to vapourisation.
I dont know what it's like in Queensland, but I've driven a fair bit in Melbourne, and what the locals call a traffic jam is a breeze compared to good (?) old fashioned english traffic!

Graham
Graham V

This thread was discussed on 30/05/2017

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