For HS2s you can get insulator blocks from an A-series Spridget
-=Chris
<-Original Message->
From: Alan Lemen
Sent: 5/3/2005 9:23:51 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED];spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Heat shields, manuals, starters & lu
I have spliced down MGB insulator blocks between the manifold and the
carbs. Is is a UK HS4 set up on my US Spit . Also has a UK heat shield
installed with a license plate extension to keep the heat from the
header away. The HS4 blocks of the MGB are a perfect fit (when thinned
down). Not sure
Grease would be a no-no, but a little light oil or WD-40 never gave me any
problems.
Doug
At 12:29 PM 5/2/2005 -0400, you wrote:
>In a message dated 5/2/2005 10:51:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL
>PROTECTED] writes:
>
>>Try this first:
>>
>>Take it out and clean and oil the spiral-threaded
Try this first:
Take it out and clean and oil the spiral-threaded portion of the drive
assembly. If the drive gear cannot spin inwards on the shaft without
sticking or binding, it will not engage the flywheel. Also
put a drop of oil on the bushing where the shaft comes out of the
starter body.
Greetings, fellow listers,
I have several questions tonight, so without further delay...
To those of you who have made a Spitfire carb heat shield from an air bake
cookie sheet, did you put any insulation between the 2 sheets of aluminum?
For you GT6 experts, should a '72 MkIII have
