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| | | | Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 153 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 153 | I have a 1946 with a 1956 235. Stock engine except Edmunds dual exhaust and HEI distributor.
I installed Dyna Mat on the firewall and floor. I also installed the insulation pad on the inside of the firewall and a floor mat. But the cab still gets hotter than expected.
Do the pans between the frame and oil pan help pull airflow through the radiator and continue under the cab? Would I be better off without the pans and get additional airflow from the bottom?
1946 Chevy Half Ton ('56 235, '86 T5, '79 Camaro Z28 rear end, working on the '85 Jaguar XJ6 IFS) 1976 Margay Panther X, MC91B | | | | | Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 914 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 914 | I have a 1946 with a 1956 235. Stock engine except Edmunds dual exhaust and HEI distributor.
I installed Dyna Mat on the firewall and floor. I also installed the insulation pad on the inside of the firewall and a floor mat. But the cab still gets hotter than expected.
Do the pans between the frame and oil pan help pull airflow through the radiator and continue under the cab? Would I be better off without the pans and get additional airflow from the bottom? My first car a 1935 Buick had splash pans. My dad, a mechanic from before the war, the Big One, said their job was to keep water from splashing up into the engine compartment. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 153 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 153 | So maybe I could add some louvers in the pans (open in the rear). It might help the hot air get out without scooping water in.
Thanks for the input 32vid.
Any body else have any experience with heat?
1946 Chevy Half Ton ('56 235, '86 T5, '79 Camaro Z28 rear end, working on the '85 Jaguar XJ6 IFS) 1976 Margay Panther X, MC91B | | | | | Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 583 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 583 | I had engine pans on my 39 for over 30 years. Started experiencing vapor lock 3-4 years ago. Removed the pans last summer and have not had the problem since. Does make it a lot easier to work on the exhaust, generator, starter, etc. with them off.
Rick
1939 Chevrolet Stake Truck
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