I found a couple of hours this morning , although the garage was -1.5degrees C to begin with
. With the help of two fan heaters it quickly rose to 5 degreesC......
The easiest side to sort out on the Series One Roadster is the nearside/passenger side. The next photo shows the coolant pipe which passes under the exhaust manifold. There is only one or two mm clearance to the first pipe, rather more on the other two. Clearly in summer, some heat radiated from the manifold will be absorbed into the coolant, even though the pipe is silver.
Because the coolant pipe is kinked, it's not easy to fit a single length of insulation, so I split it into manageable lengths. It's self adhesive so is easy enough to wrap around the pipe. The second photo is with air collector box removed which makes access easier.
Now the vertical part of the bulkhead.
The washer bottle lifts out, but needs a bit of persuasion with a screwdriver, as there are two plastic bulges which hold it in place. Interestingly the bracket was loose, even though it's riveted. I managed to fit four strips of insulation around the edge to tighten it up, as I couldn't be bothered drilling the rivets out and re-doing it.........too cold.
I used three pieces of insulation to cover this area, as one big single piece would be very difficult to fit neatly.
And here it is with the bottle refitted.
So for today, that's all.......
PS - a reminder that this product is 'Reflect-a-Cool' from Agriemach.
