Marcos Maniacs

Hi
The first thing I did was wrap my headers in Thermo-Tec (a heat barrier
material). 
Dave (5006)

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	andrew jones [SMTP:mrjorrocks@...]
> Sent:	Wednesday, August 29, 2001 6:54 AM
> To:	MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
> Subject:	Re: [MarcosManiacs] Heater questions again plus master
> cylinders
> 
> I also had problems with the large hole through the
> firewall by the pedals. This was fine in the UK but
> became insufferable in the southern california
> sunshine, with no air conditioning. I stuffed
> fibreglass around the edges of the box (more durable
> than foam) but have not yet found a permanent
> solution. I have often pondered on fashioning some
> kind of boot to wrap around the pedals to block the
> airflow, but it's so difficult to work down in the
> footwell area once everything is assembled.
> Any other suggestions are welcomed
> 
> Andrew Jones #8422
> --- Bob Magnotti <rhdspritemk1@...> wrote:
> > MarcosManiacs,
> > 
> > Does anybody happen to have a picture of how / or
> > what attaches to 
> > the bottom of the firewall that attaches the fresh
> > air intake to the 
> > heater box?  Is it just some sort of bracket that
> > attaches a hose or 
> > is there some sort of plenum?  On my car the Smiths
> > heater box  is 
> > mounted over a 6 inch hole that is cut in the
> > firewall but I cannot 
> > see where anything was attached to the hole in the
> > firewall.  
> > 
> > Another item that i am concerned about is the master
> > cylinder box.  
> > When I purchased my car I discovered that large
> > amounts of heat would 
> > blow through the large hole in the firewall where
> > the pedals come 
> > through.  I solved this problem temporarily by
> > stuffing foam rubber 
> > around all the edges of the box.  Once I did this
> > the car became 
> > almost comfortable to drive.  What solutions have
> > other members of 
> > the group come up with to seal this area of the
> > firewall?
> > 
> > Bob Magnotti
> > 1600 Gt #5179
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
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