Engine bay Insulation failing - Help
08-07-2014, 12:38 AM
#17
Burning Brakes
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Thanks for taking a look....good to hear no spontaneous combustion...
08-07-2014, 10:31 AM
#18
Three Wheelin'
Many complicated suggestions for a simple and common problem.
Buy a bottle of Pliobond Industrial Adhesive and some disposable battery brushes. Cut up six or eight pieces of cardboard to sue as wedges, maybe 6" squares.
Cover the engine with plastic in case you drip the Pliobond. Use the battery brushes to coat the foam and body metal with adhesive. No rush, the Pliobond will stay tacky for a while. Use the Pliobond liberally as it will soak in to the foam. Reach in as far as you can with the battery brushes to get adhesive back in.
When done use the cardboard wedges to hold the foam up against the body metal and let the adhesive set overnight.
I did this ten years ago and the insulation still looks perfect.
Buy a bottle of Pliobond Industrial Adhesive and some disposable battery brushes. Cut up six or eight pieces of cardboard to sue as wedges, maybe 6" squares.
Cover the engine with plastic in case you drip the Pliobond. Use the battery brushes to coat the foam and body metal with adhesive. No rush, the Pliobond will stay tacky for a while. Use the Pliobond liberally as it will soak in to the foam. Reach in as far as you can with the battery brushes to get adhesive back in.
When done use the cardboard wedges to hold the foam up against the body metal and let the adhesive set overnight.
I did this ten years ago and the insulation still looks perfect.
What's so special about using them? Wouldn't a brush with longer bristles be better suited to reaching far back between the failing pad and metal?
Also, do you push the cardboard over the metal studs to give the pad more support while drying?
Thanks, and apologies if this is obvious to everyone else. I haven't finished my coffee this morning yet.
08-07-2014, 10:58 AM
#19
Three Wheelin'
My Pliobond efforts were unsuccessful, probably because the foam is hard and prone to crack - hence the aluminum 1" strip to hold the top edge positively in place.
08-07-2014, 02:18 PM
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Really simple. Go to Lowes or whatever, get 48"X1.5" aluminum strip & (I think) 3/32" speed nuts,cut to desired length, drill the five holes. Elongate the holes fore/aft a little so you don't have to fight aligning them.
08-08-2014, 12:33 PM
#27
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falling foam
I took the thinnest aluminum bar painted it with bbq paint drilled out holes and used the stock plastic bits to hold it in place
