Josh Battles <cletusjones@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 14, 2011 11:14 AM, "Phillip Batson" <pbatson68@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> Anyone got a spare insulator for under the hood? Mice have destroyed
> mine, so I just ripped it out. (omg, the stench!) That is what I get for
> letting it sit outside too long.
>>
> Run without one. I didn't have one on my metal hood and never had any
> issues. Didn't have one on the glass hood either. Iirc the pad is only
> there as sound insulation.
I'm not sure if this is the case for the Dakota's hood pad, but I
think - in some vehicles anyway - in the event of an engine fire, the
hood pad is designed to melt and supress it?
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