[DeTomaso] Radiator Tube Insulation

[John McKee]

The heater tubes inside the car definitely can bring the heat but insulating the bottom of the car above the radiator tubes seems like a valid thought. Anybody ever done this and have a seat of the pants comparison?

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On Jul 24, 2015 9:35 AM, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> On the L cars the heater tubes go through the center console (I believe on earlier cars they may have been in the rocker). The usual way to prevent heat from these  is to install heater shut off valves in the engine bay just prior to where they enter the cabin. 
>
> Julian 
>
> > To: detomaso at poca.com 
> > From: thedrol at pobox.com 
> > Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 11:27:31 -0500 
> > Subject: [DeTomaso] Radiator Tube Insulation 
> > 
> > So I'm getting a few items together before I get my car back on the 
> > road.  Way back when I used to drive my car, I noticed significant heat 
> > coming into the cabin from the radiator tubes that pass under the shifter. 
> > 
> > What is the best solution to keep this heat out? 
> > Should I put some aluminizied heat barrier between the tubes and the 
> > bottom of the car? 
> > Or does it go under the center console inside the car? 
> > 
> > Paul 
> > #9270 
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>    On the L cars the heater tubes go through the center console (I believe 
>    on earlier cars they may have been in the rocker). The usual way to 
>    prevent heat from these  is to install heater shut off valves in the 
>    engine bay just prior to where they enter the cabin. 
>
>    Julian 
>
>    > To: detomaso at poca.com 
>    > From: thedrol at pobox.com 
>    > Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 11:27:31 -0500 
>    > Subject: [DeTomaso] Radiator Tube Insulation 
>    > 
>    > So I'm getting a few items together before I get my car back on the 
>    > road. Way back when I used to drive my car, I noticed significant 
>    heat 
>    > coming into the cabin from the radiator tubes that pass under the 
>    shifter. 
>    > 
>    > What is the best solution to keep this heat out? 
>    > Should I put some aluminizied heat barrier between the tubes and the 
>    > bottom of the car? 
>    > Or does it go under the center console inside the car? 
>    > 
>    > Paul 
>    > #9270 
>    > 
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