This is a copy of an Email I received from another list....
Even though it does not refer to Spridgets --- I thought perhaps it might
be of some interest ..........
It reads:
>>Friends
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>>Assistance and constructive comment please - from the US of
>>A and Oz.
>>
>>I'm in touch with a guy who has just completed a marathon
>>total rebuild of a Mk II Healey 3000 which is taking part in
>>the Around the World in 80 Days event leaving London May 1
>>next year and returning July 16 - 18,000 miles with only 16
>>rest days in between !!! Car was re-imported to England from
>>Florida earlier this year. A large part of the trip is going
>>to take him and his wife into southern Asia and the edge of
>>the Sahara (Africa) at the peak of summer temperatures -
>>well over 110 deg F - and he's concerned about vapour lock
>>in the SU's and other related fuel and engine overheating
>>problems. By example, a Triumph 2000 saloon which completed
>>the Paris-Marrakech run last year and was in the Sahara,
>>suffered spontaneous combustion from both float chambers on
>>a number of occasions. I'd add the Strombergs had been
>>changed to SU's and some crude but essential mod had to be
>>carried out to the bonnet to stop this happening. Has anyone
>>come across these sort of problems themselves and if so, how
>>were they overcome? Any feedback from those of you in touch
>>with big Healey owners would be especially relevant.
>>
>>John Macartney
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