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Old 12-09-2008, 09:30 PM   #3 (permalink)
bennelson
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I did read the hood blanket thread. I thought that was on the right track.

I have a garage, but my wife's car is on the one side and the electric Geo Metro is on the other.

The truck has to sit out in the cold.

I like the idea of at least gasketing the hood. I hadn't thought of that.

I've used radiant barrier unsulation before, and that seems like a good material to start with for this application.
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