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1. The old hotfoot routine (score: 1): Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>; Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 09:49:13 -0400; Looking for any excuse to spend time with our hair flapping in the wind, my daughter and I are planning a trip from Charlotte (NC) to Chicago in a couple of weeks in our '74 B. The car's in reasonabl; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01593.html (8,377 bytes)
2. Re: The old hotfoot routine (score: 1): Author: Allen Williams <ajwillia@ua1vm.ua.edu>; Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 11:29:16 -0700; I bought and installed the aluminum coated felt insulation sold by J. C. Whitney for about $25/roll. It made a substantial difference in the amount of heat coming into the car. Also, check all the gr; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01599.html (9,704 bytes)
3. Re: The old hotfoot routine (score: 1): Author: Carol <car@texas.net>; Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 11:40:18 -0500; Here comes the physics question of the day... Since these cars tend to run hot anyway... And since a lot of heat seems to come into the footwells... IF we stop the heat from dissipating in this fashi; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01600.html (8,182 bytes)
4. Re: The old hotfoot routine (score: 1): Author: "Jason F. Dutt" <simjason@ix.netcom.com>; Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 13:19:14 -0400; that: absorb heat, not repel it. I would assume that the dissipation would still occur, it just wouldn't make it to your feet, as the material would insulate and absorb the heat energy before your s; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01602.html (8,827 bytes)
5. Re: The old hotfoot routine (score: 1): Author: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>; Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 10:57:31 -0700 (PDT); Jason, Think of insulation as "slowing down the transmission of heat". The thicker and better the insulation, the slower the heat can go through it. If you heavily insulate the firewall, the heat tra; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01607.html (9,889 bytes)
6. Re: The old hotfoot routine (score: 1): Author: Wayne Kube <wkube@iadfw.net>; Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 21:44:46 -0500; Matt - My '79B has an original heat shield installed under the car. Kind of hard to describe, but it's formed to fit under the tunnel. It starts at the top of the tunnel, and extends downward, follow; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01646.html (10,123 bytes)
7. Re: The old hotfoot routine (score: 1): Author: MLishego@aol.com; Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 01:11:47 -0400 (EDT); When I replaced my BMC a few days ago, I found that you can remove the blanking plate from the dash, which will provide access to the space right behind your pedal box. If you need to, run you hose t; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01653.html (8,612 bytes)
8. RE: The old hotfoot routine (score: 1): Author: "doug russell" <dr-doug@msn.com>; Date: Tue, 29 Jul 97 13:02:17 UT; I would dissipate the heat by employing the following two strategies. 1. Rip out the dash in my 69 and install a nice glove compartment. In the glove I'd install heat retaining elements (e.g., rocks; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01665.html (10,460 bytes)
9. RE: The old hotfoot routine (score: 1): Author: Len Bugel <bugel@bianca.sms.k12.vt.us>; Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 10:26:30 -0400 (EDT); On the subject of heat in the footwell, and heat in general, my MGA doesn't really like it when the ambient temperature goes much above 85 F. I should add that the car has an 1800 3-main engine, and; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01673.html (9,394 bytes)
10. Re: The old hotfoot routine (score: 1): Author: dmeadow@juno.com; Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 09:51:38 -0500; MGA overheating is a subject that gets a lot of discussion, apparently there are a lot of cars out there that have a problem with this. On the way back from NAMGAR GT-22 in Dallas, where temperatures; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01676.html (10,946 bytes)
11. Re: The old hotfoot routine (score: 1): Author: Carol <car@texas.net>; Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 12:03:13 -0500; John Murdock who is from Florida and travelled Alaska with us twisted his grille vents to allow more air in for his trip back to Florida from GT22. The MGA was running just a tad warm for his tastes; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01688.html (10,876 bytes)
12. RE: The old hotfoot routine (score: 1): Author: <larry.g.unger@lmco.com>; Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 13:37:31 -0400; Try Todd Clarke ... aka Clarke Spares and Restorations. Safety Fast! ... larry.g.unger@lmco.com '61 MGA 1600 MkII; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01695.html (8,808 bytes)
13. Re: The old hotfoot routine (score: 1): Author: dmeadow@juno.com; Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 13:44:37 -0500; I got one from Clarke and it was a piece of thick felt, not black "rubber-stuff." I believe Todd says that that is what was used originally, if it makes any difference. David Littlefield Houston, TX; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01703.html (9,097 bytes)
14. RE: The old hotfoot routine (score: 1): Author: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>; Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 13:15:38 -0700 (PDT); Why not unbolt the grille alltogether and try it on the highway to see what the maximum improvement by making this modification would be. Ulix __/__,__ ...............................................; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01708.html (8,449 bytes)
15. Re: The old hotfoot routine (score: 1): Author: gofastmg@juno.com (Rick Morrison); Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 19:39:10 EDT; Not to worry, Doc. A plentiful supply of water can alway be obtained by removing the folding top and storing it in the garage. Then every time you go out for a drive, rain is guarenteed. The longer t; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01726.html (9,262 bytes)
16. The old hotfoot routine (score: 1): Author: john.kahoon@pcohio.com (John Kahoon); Date: Wed, 30 Jul 1997 05:29:00 -0500; Hi all, I found a good solution inadvertently while fixing a problem on my 71 midget, the brake and clutch pedals were tring to work together (bound up on shaft ). Well, after disassembling the whole; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01783.html (9,615 bytes)
17. Re: The old hotfoot routine (score: 1): Author: Matt Liggett <mliggett@bluemarble.net>; Date: 30 Jul 1997 11:05:06 -0500; Outside air? Seems like you'd get engine compartment air, which in my car is far from cool. Is it truly cool air once the car warms up? -- Matt Liggett <mliggett@pobox.com> | Bloomington, IN, USA | '; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01788.html (8,323 bytes)
18. Re: The old hotfoot routine (score: 1): Author: gofastmg@juno.com (Rick Morrison); Date: Wed, 30 Jul 1997 14:03:17 EDT; On 30 Jul 1997 11:05:06 -0500 Matt Liggett <mliggett@bluemarble.net> Not to mention all the nice exhaust gasses from the manifold/pipe joint, which is about 6-8 inches away, and rarely if ever is a p; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01799.html (8,338 bytes)
19. Re: The old hotfoot routine (score: 1): Author: Bob De Weese <bearlock@erols.com>; Date: Wed, 30 Jul 1997 16:58:45 -0400; And of course, the availabiliy of good sized bridges to park under, will be inversly proportional to the amount of rain falling. Bobby 77 MGB Roadster -- Bob De Weese Certified Professional Locksmith; /html/mgs/1997-07/msg01810.html (8,201 bytes)

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