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1. [Tigers] Keeping cockpit cool (score: 1)
Author: Allan Ballard <allanballard@att.net>
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 14:28:49 -0400
The cockpit of my Tiger is quite warm. It was very hot as "found" but a new shifter boot and a patch to a small hole in the floor helped tremendously. Also I've filled two firewall holes with grommet
/html/tigers/2010-08/msg00053.html (7,872 bytes)

2. Re: [Tigers] Keeping cockpit cool (score: 1)
Author: "Robin Young" <Robin02@mindspring.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 14:50:41 -0400
Sometimes the butterfly valve on the heater control gets bent or for some reason does not seal well. After a while the heater core will get hot even with the water valve closed and it will "draft" h
/html/tigers/2010-08/msg00054.html (9,335 bytes)

3. Re: [Tigers] Keeping cockpit cool (score: 1)
Author: mcdangerous@verizon.net
Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:37:48 -0500 (CDT)
...another benefit to sealing the firewall with new grommets is that fewer engine odors seep into the cockpit. Doug Jennings also suggested to me that I seal up the vents just in front of the windshi
/html/tigers/2010-08/msg00057.html (9,994 bytes)

4. Re: [Tigers] Keeping cockpit cool (score: 1)
Author: CoolVT@aol.com
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 16:00:42 EDT
To really solve your problem you will have to take out the carpets and install an aluminum faced insulation on the firewall, floor and as much of the transmission tunnel as possible. In doing that I
/html/tigers/2010-08/msg00060.html (11,093 bytes)

5. Re: [Tigers] Keeping cockpit cool (score: 1)
Author: Tom Parker <tkparker1941@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 16:35:11 -0400
Through the tunnel, through the floor. Through the shifter hole. throuch every orifice. Rick sells plugs; so does British wiring. They're not expensive. Classic Motorsports used Thermo-Tec's "Cool-i
/html/tigers/2010-08/msg00062.html (9,248 bytes)

6. Re: [Tigers] Keeping cockpit cool (score: 1)
Author: FHSLOTH13@aol.com
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 09:13:39 EDT
I made the cooling modifications recommended in TE/AE's Rootes Review several years ago and had some insulating material added to the firewall and floors when I redid the interior. I also plugged sev
/html/tigers/2010-08/msg00097.html (7,815 bytes)

7. Re: [Tigers] Keeping cockpit cool (score: 1)
Author: " Ron Fraser" <rfraser@bluefrog.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 11:12:47 -0400
There is a big furnace in front of the driver and radiant pipes under the floorboards; all contribute to the cabin temperature. The more HP you have the more heat you can generate. The biggest proble
/html/tigers/2010-08/msg00099.html (9,565 bytes)

8. Re: [Tigers] Keeping cockpit cool (score: 1)
Author: Steve Laifman <slaifman@socal.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:50:17 -0700
I will second and third the use of DynoMat. I have covered the door interiors on the skin backside. Significant reduction in noise, and a nice "thunk" when the door is closed. Similar covering under
/html/tigers/2010-08/msg00108.html (9,420 bytes)

9. Re: [Tigers] Keeping cockpit cool (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Michels" <mmichels@socal.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 20:41:50 -0700
Dynamat definitely works. Also if you need to seal all the holes and crevices on the firewall, 3M Rope Caulk, sold be Eastwood, works very well. Comes in strips, and is a bituminous black product tha
/html/tigers/2010-08/msg00167.html (9,382 bytes)


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