At 02:49 PM 7/18/97 -0500, A. B. Bonds wrote:
>In <19970718192539.AAA13206@dontoy>, Don Toy wrote:
>>Guys and Gals,
>> I really need your collective wisdom. My TF has seem limited action in
>>recent years. The main reason is the incredible amount of heat being
>>generated, making it quite uncomfortable.
>
>Hmm. The only way a clutch can make heat is when it is slipping.
>This results when the clutch is worn (or oily). Your symptoms do not
>sound like a worn clutch. It would grab at only the last little bit
>of pedal travel, and you suggest that it is not disengaging properly.
>
>Another inconsistency here is that you say the heat is generated when
>you were adjusting the carbies. In that event, one presumes the
>gearbox is in neutral and the only thing you are doing is driving the
>laygear in the tranny, which would put a minimal load on the
>driveline. Clutch doesn't look like the culprit.
>
>T's get !!@#@! hot. Especially in the summer. Even after a thorough
>cleaning of the radiator, new water pump and tanking the block, mine
>runs at about 85 deg C in moderate weather and in the 90's when the
>ambient is above 85. This also blows into the cockpit (where is this
>heat in the wintertime, I wonder?) Right now (it being 94 out there)
>mine sits in the garage and the vehicle of choice is the B.
>
>Sorry I don't have much to say, but I don't vote for clutch, although
>you may have some problem with yours (like a worn-out throwout
>bearing...).
> A. B. Bonds
>
I agree, my TF runs at 85 C in moderate temps, 95 in hot weather. In the
winter, it always runs cold as does the heater. As we say when driving a T
type, whatever it is doing outside, its doing inside.
Mike
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