At some point in time, a belt must have broken and took a chunk out of my hood pad. It's got fuzzies hanging down where it delaminated. I'm wondering if anyone has come up with some kind of spray to lock all the fibers in place, or an alternative material to make an insulator out of.
I'd say spray it with a juicy, wet coat of high heat paint and sandwich it with an old chunk of foam between the closed hood and the engine compartment for a few hours, for a quick fix, while you find a source. All it is 3/4" glass fibre insulation, usually colored a dark grey or black. Same stuff they use to insulate fridges and freezers. Don't know if that would be cheaper than "Real Hood Insulation" that you cut and trim to your dimensions. I recall on the big, wide late fifties Imperials and New Yorkers that they ran 1/16" rods criss-crossing the insulation between the long edges of the hood. Otherwise they'd be minced meat too. Hope that helps.
I think the guy probably died. His last update was 12/13 and very few people survive stage 4 cancer. I wouldn't spray it with paint, but was thinking about sprayable epoxy resin severly thinned out. I'm leary of running it thru my paint gun though. Epoxy resin can be thinned down with lacquer thinner to a sprayable consistency. The only bad spot on mine is over the fan blade. Perhaps I might sacrifice a cheap HR spray gun.
I found these on Whitney's site. They come in 3 different sizes according to how big your hood is. http://www.jcwhitney.com/metro-moul...ion/p3058845.jcwx?filterid=d1825y1980g415u0j1
Don't believe everything you read. Sometimes people create their own problems and blame them on others. Don't know if that happened or not. Most likely they are drop shipped directly from Metro. If you don't like Whitney, pay more by ordering them direct from Metro. Besides that, as many Amazon.com cookies that pop up on the Whitney site, I imagine they are on Amazon's shipping program.
No genius, it ain't ductwork. It's molded EPDM rubber and since Metro is a manufacturer of molded rubber products, that's what they use. The UV rating is given because EPDM is also used to make roofing membranes and concrete coatings. In addition, my hood insulator is just a big chunk of pressed fiberglas held up with round plugs. It is not molded to any particular shape. The main properties of EPDM are its outstanding heat, ozone and weather resistance. The resistance to polar substances and steam are also good. It has excellent electrical insulating properties. It has good resistance to ketones, ordinary diluted acids and alkalines. The most common use however is probably in vehicles. It is used in door seals, window seals, trunk seals, and sometimes hood seals. Frequently these seals are the source of noise due to movement of the door against the car body and the resulting friction between the EPDM rubber and the mating surface (car painted sheet metal or glass). This can be alleviated using specialty coatings that are applied at the time of manufacture of the weather seal. Such coatings can also greatly increase the chemical resistance of EPDM rubber. Some vehicle manufacturers also recommend a light application of silicone dielectric grease to weather stripping to reduce noise. Other uses in vehicles include cooling system circuit hoses where water pumps, thermostats, EGR valves, EGR coolers, heaters, oil coolers, radiators and degas bottles are connected with EPDM hoses; as well as charge air tubing on turbo charged engines to connect the cold side of the charge air cooler (intercooler) to the intake manifold. Now, go back to your anger management class and have another drink. I'm tired of your ****.
Well god, self proclaimed that is...... I only responded to your miss information thread in a some what insulting manor as you have done to 9.9 out of 10 threads you respond to since you have become a member is..... Whats the matter Nancy, can't take what you dish out? Maybe you your self should not have another drink and ask for a 5th chance at the anger management classes that you have been kicked out of. I realize your wife is visiting the grandchild and you have no one at home to belittle or punch at the moment but do your home work fool. Some may be getting tired of my ****, but there is ALOT that have gotten tired of yours!
Okay guys, we're all here to enjoy the forum, spread a bit of advice, ask advice, share our love of wagons, and other bull hocky. We're not supposed to get upset and anger each other. Both of you need to wrap yourselves in your old hood insulators and cool off. Each of you are helpful in your own ways but not when you get mad. Maybe you can hug, kiss, and make up. Where's Fannie when we need her? StorminNorman you're good at making things. Make something for these boys to play with.
The problem is I lent Safari the giggling pin, so I can't install the laughing shaft. Fannie might know how!
I used this stuff here that works well. It's a foil heat sheild that is made of this spongey material that is self adhesive backed that you peel and stick.
