Heat building up in the engine bay is giving me clutch issues. I have concluded that as a first step I should reduce the amount of heat in there. Apart from venting the bonnet I have had a look at the wraps on the exhaust manifold and it isn't great. I am thinking of taking it off and using something better to keep as much exhaust heat out of the bay and thus eleviate the issue with the clutch cable.

I would also like to wrap the clutch cable sheath in something to do the same for it.

So, what sort of tape should I get and also what should I use to secure it properly? I have seen the stuff that Burton sell but wondered if there were cheaper/better alternatives.

how hot is it getting?

clutch cable is a bit of wire running inside a spiral wound wire making a long tube - how is the heat affecting that?

First thing I'd do is to try to fill the cable with copper slip or other high temp. grease;

I've found putting a little teflon based grease in cables does wonders. A wee (!) spray at each end and run it back an forth for 10 mins. Will ease it up and prevent just about all sticking problems. I personally doubt the heat will effect the clutch itself, or you'd permanently have smoke coming out!

I bought some of the foil and glassfibre insulating sheet (cheap from an industrial supplier, sorry cant remember the name, reciept at parents) and got my mother to sticth them up into sleeves.

I used them to cover the fuel line front to back.






John

It will just depend on where the cable runs.

i think that the pastic could block the cable if there is that bike plastic hose on it else i will shut up

Tks

I don't know if the cable is stretching when hot or sticking (it could be either). I will get hold of some teflon grease then and try and work some into the cable. It is a plastic coated one and it does run between two of the exhaust pipes, hence why I would like to lag both the pipes and cable.