[ROVERNET - UK] Foam strip in P6 heater

[Eric Russell]

I concur with Vern.  I tried using the peel and stick
weather stripping but found it too dense.  The flap
wouldn't close completely and left gaps near the
hinge.  The OEM stuff is a low density foam and so the
stuff I found matched visibly and also with the "feel
test" (let's not go there ;-)

Anyway, my restored heater works as designed.

Eric

--- Vern Klukas <vern at inkspotco.com> wrote:

> I tried using weatherstripping foam, but it was to
> dense and caused 
> problems operating the flaps. Now that doesn't mean
> I exhausted the 
> kinds of weatherstripping foam out there, and it was
> several years 
> ago now and technology marches on.
> 
> Yours
> Vern
> 
> 
> >Eric,
> >
> >It seems that using some weather-stripping foam
> should work. It 
> >comes in various dimensions and generally a peel
> and stick type of 
> >thing.
> >
> >Slats
> >----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Russell"
> <p6rovers at yahoo.com>
> >To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
> >Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 1:26 PM
> >Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Foam strip in P6
> heater
> >
> >>Yes.  When I did a restoration, I removed the
> heater
> >>box and refurbished it. (Heater box can be removed
> by
> >>undoing the valve cover.) I bought thin foam from
> a
> >>foam shop, cut it to match. The stuff I have is
> just
> >>over 1/8 inch (0.131 in).I used Contact Cement in
> >>spray form from 3M.  Make sure that the foam
> extends
> >>over the lip of each flap otherwise you'll hear a
> >>metallic clunk each time the flaps are moved.
> >>
> >>Worked for me.
> >>
> >>Eric
> >>
> >>
> >>--- Drew Egginton <drew at pitstop.net.au> wrote:
> >>
> >>>I think the foam was to seal off the chambers and
> >>>also to quieten the
> >>>action of the flaps when opening and closing.
> >>>
> >>>Andrew Egginton
> >>>
> >>>Mark Brown wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>Hey all,
> >>>>
> >>>>Does anyone have any idea what the foam
> strip(s?)
> >>>in the P6 heater is for?  I
> >>>>see one in the intake area, but I suspect there
> may
> >>>be others.  All mine seem
> >>>>to be effective at doing (and doing well) is
> >>>collecting moisture and getting
> >>>>caught in the fan and processing themselves into
> my
> >>>face!
> >>>>
> >>>>Any purpose?
> >>>>
> >>>>Thanks,
> >>>>Mark Brown
> >>>>mbrown at automotiveforums.com
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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> Vern Klukas                             I'm a little
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