In the everlasting challenge to keep heat away from my carburetter, I have added a heat shield to the previous insulating gasket.
I know from test rides that the radiated heat from the engine is as significant as the conducted heat, so I have attempted to deal with that with a stainless steel heat shield, mounted on the front float bowl screw. Petrol boils at 95 C, and we have seen temperatures in that region on the float bowl - and we have heard the fuel boiling. So, with some spare time and in 'metal working mode', here it is:
It's bent up from a piece of 0.9 mm stainless steel I had knocking about in the shop, cut to shape with snips:
This notch is to clear the starter jet on the front of the float bowl:
Here it is in position:
It's only mounted at the top, so we should expect some vibration and potentially a fatigue failure. We'll see how effective it is tomorrow.
Oh, and by the way if you are wondering why it says 'Meyer' on the side, have a look in your kitchen cupboards. It's the bottom of a stainless steel casserole. Waste not want not!
I know from test rides that the radiated heat from the engine is as significant as the conducted heat, so I have attempted to deal with that with a stainless steel heat shield, mounted on the front float bowl screw. Petrol boils at 95 C, and we have seen temperatures in that region on the float bowl - and we have heard the fuel boiling. So, with some spare time and in 'metal working mode', here it is:
This notch is to clear the starter jet on the front of the float bowl:
Here it is in position:
It's only mounted at the top, so we should expect some vibration and potentially a fatigue failure. We'll see how effective it is tomorrow.
Oh, and by the way if you are wondering why it says 'Meyer' on the side, have a look in your kitchen cupboards. It's the bottom of a stainless steel casserole. Waste not want not!
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