Re: An ABS heat shield?

[Mark Denovich <mark@domain.elided>]

Michael P wrote:
> Has anybody ever made a heat shield to protect the ABS pump/system in the
> Milano?  If some else has already made an effective solution/design, I like
> to avoid reinventing the wheel...
Giovanni has made some...  he has mention of them on his website (but I 
don't think it's been updated in almost 3 years.)
http://www.alfa75-milano.20m.com/whats_new.html

When I installed my CSC headers, they started cooking my ABS system. 
For a short term fix I wrapped the ABS pump and bomb with foil backed 
adhesive foam duct insulation (Frost King).   I used the same stuff to 
replace the sagging hood insulation.   According to an FAA buddy, it's 
the same stuff that's sold as lightweight sound insulation.  It looks 
just like the dynamat hood insulation product.

Anyway, it worked surprisingly well and only took about 10 minutes. 
When I add a sheet metal brake to my collection of tools, I'll probably 
bend up an aluminum shield to augment it, but for now it's fine.

I'm also either going to wrap, or have my headers jet-hot coated.   Man, 
do they pump out the heat.

	--Mark
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