When I cleaned up the engine compartment and had the engine tins powder coated, I found that the heat riser cover insulation material was out of stock from my normal sources. As you can see from an earlier post I used some generic insulation fabric that is used on exhaust systems. Although this material will keep hot air from under the engine creeping into the engine compartment, because it was a woven material, it was more difficult to work with.
The “more like stock” insulation material finally arrived from California Import Parts. Although this material is easily damaged, it is cut to fit as the OEM part would be. Once the insulation was installed, the heat riser cover looks more like it would have when the car was new.
From the picture above, the top two insulation pieces fit into the heat riser cover place. The bottom half circle is installed in the rear tin plate.
With the insulation material installed and the heat riser covers in place, I think I am done with the work in the engine compartment…at least for now.
