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 would guess that the
temperature around my feet dropped by 20-30 degrees. I used the cheap stuff
from JC Whitney (20 yrs ago) and it worked just fine. I believe some of the
more expensive products come with one sticky side. I had to spray on an
adhesive.
Mark L
In a message dated 8/3/2010 3:38:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
mcdangerous@verizon.net writes:
...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 windshield because heat and
odors make their way in from there too. M
Aug 3, 2010 01:50:55 PM, Robin02@mindspring.com wrote:
Allen,
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" heat into the cabin.
I removed my heater box, cleaned and painted it. Then waxed the butterfly
valve well and applied silicone to the housing where it closes. When the
butterfly was closed to the silicon, a tight seal gasket was formed. When
the silicone was set it trimmed up easily and really holds back the draft
through the heater box upon reinstallation.
I hope this helps. Congratulations on finding a car. RObin
-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Allan Ballard
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 2:29 PM
To: tigers@autox.team.net List Tiger
Subject: [Tigers] Keeping cockpit cool
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 grommets, another big help.
But still it's warmer than my Alpine, a lot warmer...
Some of the heat must penetrate old grommets that have wires running
through
them so that the grommets are not solid.
That will have to stay "as is" for a while--although spray-foam insulation
might help the areas where those grommets are split to
accomodate the item passing through.
Any ideas where is the heat coming from... and how to stop it?
Maybe it's coming through the floor!
The heat might be a big plus in the cold months, but in a Georgia
August....
Allan Ballard
Atlanta, GA
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