<VV> [lakewood_monza] Headliner Help?

[Ron]

I just went out and checked a '61 Lakewood in which the headliner is in tatters and that insulation pad is in it and in very good condition.  It's a relatively high density pad which leads me to believe that it has the dual purpose of absorbing sound from the engine and as thermal insulation to help heat that large interior.  I had stopped working on that wagon several years ago even though it's very restorable because I fear that I'll never be able to title it.
RonH

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: tkalp at cox.net 
  To: lakewood_monza at yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 6:53 AM
  Subject: Re: [lakewood_monza] Headliner Help?


    

  Ken,

  If all the shrouds are on and sealed the temperature in the engine compartment should be pretty close to ambient, while the engine is running. The engine compartment temps do rise once the engine is shut off and head soak starts.

  My best guess was to adsorb noise . . . wagon drivers tend to get more engine noise in the passinger compartment than other Corvair passinger cars.

  T. Kalp
  Wichita, KS

  ---- Kenneth Shapiro <sobikes at verizon.net> wrote: 
  > The 50 year old headliner was hanging in threads. The fiberglass insulation (same exact size and position as in Tom Hughes' car) was between the headliner and the roof.
  > 
  > 
  > And why would anybody (GM or subsequent owner) insulate above the engine area there? Keep engine heat INSIDE for winter warmth and summer misery? Either way it seems nonsensical.
  > Ken
  > 



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