Dog house insulation....

[Bob Carriere]

Looking for suggestions or tips on how to re-insulate the engine cover of my Cab 11.

I have finally pulled most of the engine cover only to discover that little mousy have carried away almost all the asbestos insulation.... that was stapled inside the cover.... my they all die of lung cancer!!!!

As any of you gone through this process..... what is available outthere..... asbestos is out of the question...... I have seen some sound/heat insulation material used by hot rodders.... has a very shiny aluminum finish and would look out of place even if very effective. I have even considered visiting to the local junk yard to salvage the under hood fiberglass underhood insulation to cut up to fit.... but what do I use to hold it in place.... glue....must withstand the heat.... and I will never find a stapler that will work through steel.

There is a ceramic cloth used in the private industry that will withstand 1000 degrees Celsius used in the glass industry to handle/form glass windows for the automotive market. That material could be cut and stiched into pads of appropriate size.

I assume, since I never had my truck running, that it would be unwise to drive the truck without some insulation both from the noise aspect but also the heat generated by the exhaust manifold would be unbearable on a Summer day.

Any help would be appreciated.