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Fw: Air Tank In Rear Bumper

To: "Bricklin" <bricklin@autox.team.net>
Subject: Fw: Air Tank In Rear Bumper
From: "Greg Monfort" <wingracer@email.msn.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 12:05:30 -0500
The tank was installed later as part of an air door conversion, or someone
went to the trouble to convert a bumper. With a welded on tank, the
instructions that came with mine placed the outlet on the driver's side. On
some later cars though, the front bumper has an integral reservoir, for the
headlight system.

Interior insulation should have foil / mylar on one side only, and should be
placed next to the heat source. IOW, foil side against the floorboards /
firewall for max efficiency. The foil absorbs the heat, then transfers it to
the insulation to be attenuated.

If both sides are foil coated, then the one on the carpet side will transfer
the heat to it, as the insulation in the middle acts as a storage medium.

GM


----- Original Message -----

> Greetings!
> I know for a fact that Bricklin VIN 1801 has the rear tank integrated into
> the rear bumper.  The production date for the car is 6/4/75.  My car, VIN
> 1758, has a production date of 6/2/75, just two days prior.
> Can anyone tell me exactly where to look in the rear bumper area for the
> "port" I should connect the air line to, assuming my car has the
> bumper-integrated tank?
>
> Also, Would the insulation for the floorboard/firewall do a better job
> blocking out heat and noise if both sides had the shiny space age material
> on both sides, as opposed to one side?  If they do pretty much the same
job,
> should the silver side go closer to the floor pan (face down) or closer
the
> the underside of the carpet(face up)?
>
> Thanks!
> Riley Marquis III
> VIN 1758
> Happy Holidays!
>
>




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