With my work light in the engine compartment, inside the car I checked the firewall for "leaks". I was surprised to see lots of light along the seam where the firewall bolts together. Is there a factory seal missing? With everything together, I imagine it will be difficult to insert a seal. Perhaps a careful application of silicone caulk?
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I use double sided friction tape and use a machinists rule to make sure both mating surfaces are reasonably flat. RodLast edited by Rowdy; 10-30-2017, 01:25 PM."Much of the social history of the Western world, over the past three decades, has been a history of replacing what worked with what sounded good." Thomas Sowell
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Originally posted by slammin View PostWith my work light in the engine compartment, inside the car I checked the firewall for "leaks". I was surprised to see lots of light along the seam where the firewall bolts together. Is there a factory seal missing? With everything together, I imagine it will be difficult to insert a seal. Perhaps a careful application of silicone caulk?Ill., Region MARC & MAFCA
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Ya know, I was thinking about the same thing the other day and wondered to myself, why not use Gorilla tape across the inside seam. Should work well as that stuff hooks up better than the duct tape. Just needs a bit of cleaning first to be sure it has a clean surface.You wana look waaay far up da road and plan yer route because the brakes are far more of a suggestion than a command!
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Gorilla tape is pretty strong stuff and it make take your paint off when removing it. How about a little thin strip of dumb-dumb inside? This can be pressed into the crack and wiped clean afterwards you wont even see it.
Just a couple more thoughts to throw on the pile3~ Tudor's & 1~ Coupe
Henry Ford said,
"It's all nuts and bolts"
"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible."
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Where can you buy dum dum today ?Ill., Region MARC & MAFCA
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Originally posted by Mark Maron View PostWhere can you buy dum dum today ?
I think auto parts stores sell a 3M product that comes in long thin strips.
In the 70's I installed several aftermarket A/C units in cars, and a handful of dum-dum always was included in the kit.
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