engine bay insulation

[corelokt]

Anyone know of a source for fitted insulation for a chevy / cucv engine bay?

 

[Westech]

Try LMC truck parts or any of the resto companys like Year one

 

[corelokt]

The hood and the firewall are no problem. I'm not finding inner fender insulation. Seriously considering spray foam and painting it with fire resistant paint or something. Maybe even spray bed liner on top of the foam.

 

[Westech]

inner fender? I never seen that before.

 

[corelokt]

Me either. Wonder if the arctic kit included it.

 

[mangus580]

Me either. Wonder if the arctic kit included it.

Nope

and quite honestly... why do you want it? to collect salt water and rot out your fenders even faster?

 

[corelokt]

As a strictly winter time way to hold some heat in there. Two days now and mine won't start. Put wool blankets over the engine, closed the hood and put a propane heater under it. Also have a block heater up against the radiator trying to warm that. Got desperate, tried either after disconnecting the blue wire, no go still. Now I have two hundred watt bulbs in the compartment, out of propane.
Little tractor wont start either, it's also diesel, but always cold blooded.

 

[doghead]

Maybe try soaking the wool blankets with Kerosene, and place the light bulbs under the blanket. That should get it warm, by morning.

 

[corelokt]

Oh yeah, that's a big help. That's how I got in this mess, when my Astro van burned because of spilled kero and an electrical spark, or so they say.

 

[mangus580]

As a strictly winter time way to hold some heat in there. Two days now and mine won't start. Put wool blankets over the engine, closed the hood and put a propane heater under it. Also have a block heater up against the radiator trying to warm that. Got desperate, tried either after disconnecting the blue wire, no go still. Now I have two hundred watt bulbs in the compartment, out of propane.
Little tractor wont start either, it's also diesel, but always cold blooded.

Why not fix the problems as to why it wont start.

First... go through the glow plug system. Make sure its all up to snuff. Wellman 070 plugs, working controller, etc.

Then, if you still have trouble, put a block heater in. Have it set to run for at least an hour prior to start.

All your trouble will go away.

 

[doghead]

Might be better off selling it and buying a 90's import with FI and electronic ignition, and 35 mpg. They start great in the cold weather.

 

[corelokt]

Thing is, it's been right up to snuff, like perfect, up to this. Started right up, ran great. Hard to believe it's a glow plug issue. Everything still acts and sounds the same.

 

[doghead]

Did you inspect and confirm correct function of the entire GP system? Are you 100% certain, with all the custom lights and gauges, sterio and such that you needed to install, that you don't have a constant battery drain, or have created a problem somewhere?

 

[corelokt]

Batts have been lively, even with sitting for days. I didn't mess with anything other than tapping into 12volt. So, no changes to any of charging or starting systems.

 

[doghead]

What about the GP system? it needs to work 100%, even if it's warm out, to start properly.