Very hot gear knob! Is this normal?

[shortshift]

Picked my car up from TVR Power today after it had its 1,000 service after an engine rebuild and drove it back too Essex with full power on tap, extacy! I was grinning like a Cheshire cat the whole way. By the time I got back to Chelmsford the gear knob was almost too hot to touch. It often gets warm but I don't remember it getting THAT hot before. Does anyone know if this is normal?

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Doesn't sound normal to me.

[Brink]

Gearbox oil missing?

[custardkid]

gets warm, as in nice to hold, not too hot to handle!

custard

[Mustang Baz]

Several posts on this, almost always with Finbarr Saunders-esque double entendres about "hot knobs" !

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=165574&f=5&h=0&hw=KNOB

[Bob the Planner]

There was a mod to assist with cooling. Maybe it was de-modded during the rebuild ?

[snowy]

I think this was the mod........


www.glovesonhand.co.uk/wa/1/43/1947-Men-s-Silk-Lined-Hand-Sewn-Glove.html

[the-gofer]

This happens to my car. Mainly in summer, and yes, it does get too hot to touch for more than a couple of seconds.
On the plus side, it teaches you to keep your gear change quick and precise and not to lazily rest your hand on the knob!

[shortshift]

snowy said:

I think this was the mod........


www.glovesonhand.co.uk/wa/1/43/1947-Men-s-Silk-Lined-Hand-Sewn-Glove.html

Thanks all. Checked it out this link and looks like I need to replace the gear knob which I'll leave til the next service. Mean time, on with the mittens!!

[anonymous-user]

Sounds like the heatsink has been removed?