Hood insulation missing?

[Mulepick]

I have no hood insulation on the inside of my hood. Is this a mistake or does Ford believe that the V-8 does not generate enough heat to affect the outer hood paint?

Please advise if I am alone in this.

Thanks,

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Bob
Mulepick@aol.com
2000 F-250SD SC SWB 4x4 5.4L 4.10LS camper pack

[xpracr]

It's not a mistake. Hood insulation was deleted from all gassers in 99.



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Assembler FoMoCo/KTP

[V10 man]

Musta been late 99. I have it(11-98 build date)

[wldwilliam]

How hard would it be to order and install it oneself? Anybody tried it?

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Bill McCall
Locked in to be built 09/18: '01 F250 XLT 4x4 CC Shortie V10 Auto 4.30LS SRW

[AlH]

I think the insulation is there more for sound suppression than heat concerns.

Al

[Mulepick]

[quote]Originally posted by wldwilliam:
[b]How hard would it be to order and install it oneself? Anybody tried it?

The diesel weenies are all atitter about the potential roll-out of a new/better aftermarket insulator. Cost around $270.

See the thread in accessories.



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Bob
Mulepick@aol.com
2000 F-250SD SC SWB 4x4 5.4L 4.10LS camper pack

[xpracr]

The installation of an underhood factory blanket would take an untrained monkey about 10 minutes. It may take me 15 because I'm sure the monkey could crawl up on top of the engine quicker than I could. And yes, the insulation is a sound deadener and not a heat insulator.



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Assembler FoMoCo/KTP