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>From mike@spitfire.stortek.com Tue Jul 01 07:08:33 1997
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From: mike@spitfire.stortek.com (Mike Ginter SA)
To: vicwhit@octonline.com
Subject: Re: Hot Feet
The heat in the cockpit of my spit comes from two sources:
The tranny cover. This was resolved after installation of a new cover from
MOSS via Dick Burger (plastic cover, not fiberboard - highly recommended)..
I also sealed it extremely well with new seals and bought some insulation
from (yes it's true) JC Whitney on the under side of the cover and got rid
of that old wrapped-in-plastic insulation from the original cover. Works
great now, no heat leakage whatsoever (also highly recommended).
BTW - In addition, I added a screw to the top middle of the cover. My
firewall did not have a hole for this, I had to drill one..
I currently have the door seals removed. The bonnet configuration allows
massive amounts of engine heat to dump in through the door joints if seals
are not installed or are in very poor condition. It took me awhile to
figure this one out. Difficult to do while driving as you are now aware..
Mike
79 Spit
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> Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 10:21:36 -0400
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> I've been cruising the last two evenings to get some miles on my Spit
> after the "Positive Camber Problem". Everything is working fine. But, I
> really don't need my feet slow cooked. There is a lot of heat coming
> from the engine when under way. It only appears on the drivers side. My
> wife is quite comfortable on the passenger side..
> Here's what I've done to date: Heater is off. I've also clamped the hose
> in the engine compartment that goes to the heater core. I've plug any
> holes in the firewall with "dum-dum" weather putty. With the holes
> plugged, its even hotter. It seems that they are providing some cooling
> effect..
> When stopped, there is no more flow of hot air on my feet. I believe
> that the hot air is coming through the tranny cover but this is
> difficult to prove while driving. I can't drive and reach far enough
> forward at the same time. I looked at the flange where the firewall &
> tranny cover meet and didn't see any light coming through(trouble light
> was placed near pedals)..
> Any ideas before I get too eager and rip things apart?
>
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