I was having a chronic problem with my 1955 MGTF 1500. After driving it for a while, especially in hot weather, when I came to a traffic light, stop sign or sitting in traffic for a very short time it would start to stall and I'd have to constantly give it gas with my toe on the brake and my heal on the gas pedal. Eventually, it would stall and then, Oh My..It wouldn't start. Also, when I stopped my car and tried to start it before the engine cooled down completely it was  extremely difficult and very frustrating. When I would finally get it started it would miss, buck and carry on and unless I drove it for a couple of hundred yards it never evened out. That was often dangerous because I'd have to get out in traffic to clear the fuel bowls with traffic bearing down on me at speeds of up to 55 or 60 mph. The problem is that the fuel bowls are very close to the engine and there is no shield to protect the engine heat from boiling the gas in the bowls. Since this is a show car I didn't want to make any modification to the engine bay (so that eliminated the Heatmaster exhaust shields that would be permanently mounted) or I would be ineligible for Antique Automobile Club of America awards.

I called and talked to Pat and asked what, if any suggestions she could make. After thoroughly discussing the problem, we decided to wrap Koolmat around the fuel bowls to keep them insulated. I cut the material to the height and diameter of the fuel bowls and held it in place with radiator hose clamps. I took it out for a real slow ride on a hot day and drove it through our neighborhood at parade speed. I was very pleasantly surprised. Absolutely no hesitating, no more misfiring, no more stalling out... It ran smoothly and continues to do so all the time. I can even take it to the store, buy some supplies and it starts immediately with no hesitation, misfiring or any of the other problems I had in the past. It took less than an hour to cut the pieces, maneuver them into place and tighten the screws on the radiator hoses.

Now, when I show it in competition events, I remove the clamps and Koolmat and I'm ready to show it in less than 20 minutes.

I brag about this to my friends as a great solution to heat problems in out antique Healeys and MGs ect. I'd be happy to talk about my experience with others and send pictures of how I attached the Koolmat to the fuel bowls for anyone interested.

Thanks for your time and helping me solve a very annoying and potentially dangerous problem..

Thanks so much for Koolmat Pat..

Joe Spear