Re: hood seal at rear of engine compartment

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.com.pl>]

At 22:18 2.06.98 -0500, Brett Dikeman wrote:

>I got to thinking about rising engine compartment temps and so on, and my
>mind wandered to the strip of rubber that goes the width of the car in the
>back of the engine compartment that seals the hood to the body of the car.
>
>Is this thing really needed?  I would imagine that the space opened up by
>removing it would do wonders in the summertime
[...]
>With no real side effects I can think of, with the exception of water
>possibly entering engine compartment...  Thoughts, anyone?

It could cause the blower to draw air from the engine compartment instead
of fresh air from outside. You would get all kinds of nasty smells (unless
your engine is _really_ clean) and make the A/C work really hard in the
summer.

 
Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.com.pl
87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)