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Ace (172.139.48.245)
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Wrico sells an exhaust insulation wrap and was wondering if anyone has used it. Is it a specialty item or can it be obtained locally? To me it looks like foil coated pink panther stuff.
Thanks...
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BrianMCI96A3 (69.34.169.50)
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Now that's damn funny!
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BrianMCI96A3 (69.34.169.50)
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...Read it aloud, to my honey!
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BrianMCI96A3 (69.34.169.50)
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I hate it when I post in the wrong place, don't you??
THAT's really funny...
Meant to post to your "night before frances" thread...
Ooops
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David Anderson (168.215.176.226)
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Ace, I copy and pasted a post from Jim Sheppard about some exhuast wrap he knows about. You might inquire about that.
David Anderson
David, there are two ways that you can go on the exhaust. If you go just for looks, then my racing and other car experience suggests that Jet Hot is the best as has already been mentioned.
If you want to think about making a functional change, I would suggest you think about exhaust insulation as mentioned by Scott.
As I mentioned in my Bus Conversion article, there are two good reasons for insulating the exhaust. First of all, our beds are usually above the engine and making sure the heat exposure is minimal makes good sense. Secondly, it appears that some (perhaps many) engine fires are the result of flammable liquids hitting the exhaust. There are lots of flammable fluids in the area including the fuel, engine oil from the filter hose, transmission fluid from the cooler/filter hose, power steering fluid, and even antifreeze (water evaporates and then the alcohol is quite flammable -- look at the MSDS sheet).
The 6V92 manifolds are not conducive to wrapping them, because there is almost no clearance between the head and the manifold in the areas between the exhaust ports. My solution was to apply a moldable insulation and then cover it with a high temperature foil.
The insulation would not look as good as coated exhaust, but it would be a darn site more practical. You can see my exhaust manifold in the right hand picture (click on it to get a better view) in the following link:
rvsafetysystems
Jim Shepherd
Evergreen, CO
’85 Eagle 10
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Gary Carter (68.25.82.7)
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I have the exhast blankets on our 8V92. Two puposes, first it keeps the heat in the engine compartment way down and therefore the bedroom and second also cuts the noise inside the coach some. |
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