Okay, For some reason my heat shielding on my hood (84 300 D Turbo) deceided to fall off this weekend - at least some big chunks of it. It was very cold this weekend (- 25 wind chill) so I had some starting issues, but that turned out okay. I am just worried about all this old foam falling into the engine compartment, and should I (HOW TO I) replace? Appreciate any assistance

I read last week that someone used 1" (?) AC duct insulating sheets to make their own. It seemed very easy and cheap compared to the cost of the "real" part. Here is a link to the entire thread:

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=145928&highlight=duct

I have written the info down and it will be a project for me this spring.

Good Luck

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Fantom71 aka Dale
Madison, AL

91 190E 2.6 5 speed 220k miles and this car still scoots!

Mine was toast and I was experiencing large amounts of grief everytime I walked back into house after piddling with the Benz...the red-head did not like those crumbs on her carpet!

I put the hood in the full upright posistion, used a old (I thought it was old...in more trouble now) bed sheet to lay over the engine and used a garden hoe to scrape off everything that was left of the old pad! Followed with a smaller scraper and a bit of wire brushing. Fold up the sheet carefully so you don't get that junk in your engine bay...I shook it in the yard (this was another bad mistake...use a trash can)....always stand and work upwind if possible.

It only took about 15 minutes to do the deed. However, I fear I will hear about bed sheet for the rest of my life!

I used the A/C duct board for a new hood liner...very easy, no glue. I cut mine large, trimmed to fit inside the side channels of hood and "bowed" it into place...it does not follow the contour of the hood, it runs straight across and creates a dead air space betwwen the board and the hood, which I think helps with sound deading.

If you want to get picky...draw a vertical line centered on the inside of the hood and a horizontal line centered....do the same thing on the fiberglass side of the duct board....take your hood dimensions from your hood marks and transfere to the duct board. This PITA method will give you a very well fitted hood pad...I went the more casual CBE (crude, but effective) method....eyeball, slice, dice, check fit, slice and dice untill you get what you want. It ain't rocket science, it's duct board.

It works, and it is much quieter....that a good thing!

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Mark
1983 300TD Wagon
Even a broken watch is right twice a day

Mine was mostly gone when I got my car, a small section remained and deposited pieces every time one opened the hood....so I scraped it off, and got a new one. Two full giant cans of 3M Industrial Spray glue and 30 mins later, and I was done. Huge difference.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

Thanks for all the help, this board is great!! I wish I had of known about it with my first Benz (85 380SL - long gone but missed)