moisture in the CCV system... thoughts, concerns, expletives...

[slater]

well, my underhood insulation is not going back in - i found a hole in it, which i now remember was there when i bought the car, and the insulation is dry and crumbling and falling out of the hole.

just going to buy some new insulation. it's ~$100.

peter

[anandoc]

My hood insulation also had a hole and the 'stuff' from inside it was falling out when I bought the car. This is why I had taken it off. I was thinking of taping it up with some high-temp resistant tape since I refuse to pay $100ish for this.

http://www.amazon.com/3M-High-Temper.../dp/B00004Z4DS

[slater]

yeah, i can appreciate that. mine also seemed to have 'shrunk' - it did not fit the underside of the hood, width-wise, any longer and would not stay up on the sides. annoying.

seems like our cars are plagued with the same issues!

update on the cardboard: test runs indicate that it reaches 75C about 30 seconds faster than before - but struggled to get to 95C with the cardboard in place, whereas before the cardboard it had no trouble getting up to 92-95C. took it out.

peter