| michael_motorcycle@hotmai |
Wed May 28, 2003 9:34 pm |
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| What should done putting tin back on my engine,I had the old tin sand blasted and then I repainted it all.When I got it blasted though I scraped off all the old rubber silicone on the edges and some of the little rubber seals had holes in them so I took them off.Does it make a big difference with just a couple of those seals gone and what about the foam around some of them. |
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| sendalljunkhere@hotmail.c |
Wed May 28, 2003 10:42 pm |
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Michael,
It's best to make sure your tin makes a proper duct for the flow of cooling air. You can get by making sure it all fits tight, but I prefer to use some of that red high-temperature silicone between pieces of tin when assembling it all. Whatever you choose to do, don't forget that foam seal that goes all the way around the engine. That seal forces the air coming in from the scoups to get sucked into the fan and pushed through your tin ducts. Without the seal, most of your precious air never makes it to the heads. As for the little rubber grommets here and there (I'm thinking of the hole for the alternator wires and so forth), if you've done this other stuff, it shouldn't be too big a deal to leave them as-is. When it comes to cooling, it's hard to do too much, but not doing enough can be bad news...
Cheers,
Richard |
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| michael_motorcycle@hotmai |
Wed May 28, 2003 11:03 pm |
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| Thanks for the reply Richard,I'll pick up some of that silicone,and ya I have a new engine compartment seal to put on.Michael |
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| bajatacoma@hotmail.com |
Thu May 29, 2003 7:39 am |
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| You can pick up rubber grommets in an assortment of sizes from Autozone, Carquest, AdvancedAuto, etc. Make sure you use something around the wires to protect them from vibration- if you're really cheap, you can split old fuel line lengthwise and use that (I've done this more than once- especially where wires go through the firewall on my truck). |
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