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To: "'Michael MacLean'" <rrengineer.mike@att.net>, <healeys@autox.team.net>, "'Bob Spidell'" <bspidell@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Clothespins on fuel lines – fact or fiction? | Hemmings Daily
From: "Bruce Steele" <healeybruce@roadrunner.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 10:09:11 -0700
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I used a 3/8 insulating sleeve from Fyre Foil.  Available in various =
sizes from a number of sources=E2=80=94just Google it.

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Bruce Steele

Brea, CA

1960 BN7

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From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of =
Michael MacLean
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 8:15 AM
To: healeys@autox.team.net; Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Clothespins on fuel lines =E2=80=93 fact or =
fiction? | Hemmings Daily

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Koolmat sells an insulated sleeve that protects from heat as high as =
1200 degrees by the foot.

Mike MacLean

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On Monday, September 23, 2019, 7:37:30 AM PDT, Bob Spidell =

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If this actually worked at all, I don't think it would do so on our=20
Healeys' flex lines near the carbs, where I think the fuel vaporization=20
takes place (and would likely be detrimental as it would pinch the lines =

some, contributing to cavitation).  However, if a proper insulating=20
sleeve could be found ...

Bob

On 9/23/2019 6:56 AM, Richard Collins wrote:
> For those of us Healey folks suffering vapor lock in the summer:
> =
https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2019/09/20/clothespins-on-fuel-lines-fact-o=
r-fiction/
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Regards,
> Richard of KY
> BN7 #440


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vlink=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'>I used a 3/8 insulating =
sleeve from Fyre Foil.=C2=A0 Available in various sizes from a number of =
sources=E2=80=94just Google it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS",sans-serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Bruce Steele<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Brea, CA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>1960 BN7<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Trebuchet =
MS",sans-serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><div =
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0in 0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span><=
/b><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> =
Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of =
</b>Michael MacLean<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 23, 2019 8:15 =
AM<br><b>To:</b> healeys@autox.team.net; Bob Spidell =
&lt;bspidell@comcast.net&gt;<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] =
Clothespins on fuel lines =E2=80=93 fact or fiction? | Hemmings =
Daily<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Koolmat sells an insulated sleeve that protects from =
heat as high as 1200 degrees by the foot.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Mike MacLean<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div></div><div =
id=3D"yahoo_quoted_9851168250"><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282=
A'>On Monday, September 23, 2019, 7:37:30 AM PDT, Bob Spidell &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:bspidell@comcast.net";>bspidell@comcast.net</a>&gt; wrote: =
<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282=
A'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282=
A'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282=
A'>If this actually worked at all, I don't think it would do so on our =
<br>Healeys' flex lines near the carbs, where I think the fuel =
vaporization <br>takes place (and would likely be detrimental as it =
would pinch the lines <br>some, contributing to cavitation).&nbsp; =
However, if a proper insulating <br>sleeve could be found =
...<br><br>Bob<br><br>On 9/23/2019 6:56 AM, Richard Collins =
wrote:<br>&gt; For those of us Healey folks suffering vapor lock in the =
summer:<br>&gt; <a =
href=3D"https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2019/09/20/clothespins-on-fuel-line=
s-fact-or-fiction/" =
target=3D"_blank">https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2019/09/20/clothespins-on=
-fuel-lines-fact-or-fiction/</a><br>&gt;<br>&gt; Any =
thoughts?<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Regards,<br>&gt; Richard of KY<br>&gt; BN7 =
#440<o:p></o:p></span></p><div id=3Dyqtfd11185><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282=
A'><br>&gt; =
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