The block of wood I added goes in the middle of the cowl. It causes the
hood to flex enough to allow the hot air to escape. I haven't removed it to
check, but I would imagine that it will go back to normal. Remember, you're
only causing ti to flex about 1/2". A 1/2" for the width of the hood is
sufficient to improve heat removal.
Gilbert Vega '98 BL CC R/T
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Tom <tigers@bserv.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Friday, January 21, 2000 6:27 AM
Subject: Re: DML: Cold-Air Intake
>At 10:26 AM 1/21/00 -0600, you wrote:
>>I did something similar and it was free! I removed the rubber gasket
where
>>the hood rests on the cowl. I then added a small block of wood (1" high)
to
>>push the hood up from the cowl. I opened the rubber flap by the radiator
to
>>allow fresh air in. You can see the heat rising from the hood when its at
>>idle. Gilbert Vega '98 BL CC R/T
>
>Hey, Gilbert
>
>Exactly where did you put the blocks and does the hood go back into
>its normal postion when they're removed? Thanks in advance.
>
>Bob. Southern Ontario, Canada.
>'97 Dakota CC Sport, FR, 5.2L, 3.55 SG, auto.
>
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