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Old 11-20-2008, 10:31 PM   #44 (permalink)
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Hood seal/Insulation -Winter is here

My day involves rather short trips through out the day anywhere from 1-5 hours apart. Now that it's cold (lows in the 20's so far) my jeep looses it's heat rather quickly so even when it warms up completely over about 3-4 hours it's like a cold start. When doesn't have time to warm up completely if I wait too long it ends up a cold start as well.

So, my Jeep doesn't have any insulation under the hood so I was thinking about adding some. Any recommendations on what I should get? Anything out there that is cheap?

Also I remember over last winter the snow melts rather quickly around the edges of the hood. I know for a fact it doesn't have trim around the hood edges. Would adding some help hold the heat in for a little longer?

I've already blocked off most of the grill. Which helps warm it up a lot faster. But I think keeping the heat in would help to get it back to normal operating temp faster.
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