<div dir="ltr">Bob,<div><br></div><div>While you're insulating the interior, shine a drop light in the engine compartment and look behind the dashboard.  Caulk wherever the light shines through the firewall.  Lots of engine heat can pass directly through those firewall grommets.</div><div><br></div><div>Rick Neville</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 10:33 AM Robert Begani <<a href="mailto:rfbegani@gmail.com">rfbegani@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US"><div class="gmail-m_8989657438187097812WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Listeners:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">After one year the rebuilt engine is running smoothly. With the help of my two great friends, After getting the timing correct and the ignition leads sorted out, the engine started and then stopped which was obviously out of fuel. The rear carb float bowel was dry because the ball valve was stuck.  After cleaning out the valve and the channel in the inlet, and reassembling the carb, the engine started quickly and ran smoothly.  However, the front carb is leaking from the lower housing, so I have to take it apart and install new gaskets as they must have dried up in the one year they were in storage.  A few more other items to install in the engine compartment, new gaskets in a few places etc. I hope to drive it soon.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Now I am ready to install the interior with new heat insulation.  What is the recommended caulking compound to use when installing the tunnel?  Is it recommended to install heat insulation on the transmission side of the tunnel.  If so, what to use, for example heavy duty 3M spray or?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Bob Begani<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">BJ8 67<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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