 Rear window seal failure, Getting too hot from the Subie motor? |
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| theer |
 Jul 25 2022, 12:05 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 681 Joined: 31-July 15 From: Dover, MA Member No.: 19,014 Region Association: North East States 
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Question for the intelligentsia:
My rear window seal failed on my Subie-swapped car, and I've noticed the firewall gets really warm. There's no backpad (yet), but there is a layer of sound deadening on the inside. No engine compartment pad, either. I can feel the heat radiating off the firewall. I haven't taken the temp, but I'd guess it's 120-130 degrees. Perfect for those 90+ degree summer days. The fresh air fan is not installed (yet) either, and my ice-powered swamp cooler contraption just can't compete. Driving home yesterday, I noticed the window glass was actually warm to the touch and thought perhaps the heat is causing the butyl seal to soften and the weight of the glass pulls itself off. I recently put the stock air flaps underneath in the hope that they would draw more cooling air through. No discernable difference. Anyone else getting that kind of heat from their engine compartment? Would the engine compartment pad help? How do others get the heat to flow out? Thanks, Tom |
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| tom.esh |
Jul 26 2022, 01:49 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 63 Joined: 6-March 14 From: Canton Ohio Member No.: 17,083 Region Association: North East States
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When I took my rear window out, the butyl tape was totally unattached. I'm thinking just age was the culprit, it was still an air-cooled motor.
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theer Rear window seal failure Jul 25 2022, 12:05 PM
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My rear window seal has failed at the bottom.
... Jul 26 2022, 07:53 PM Mikey914
[quote name='Cairo94507' post='3018222' date='Jul... Jul 27 2022, 08:25 AM dr914@autoatlanta.com Thank you Tom, one more reason not to lump a 914... Jul 26 2022, 08:26 AM GregAmy I would suggest that the lack of upper/lower separ... Jul 26 2022, 12:07 PM Superhawk996 I'm going to suggest that the temperature is p... Jul 26 2022, 12:23 PM Mikey914 The other option is to put black duct tape at the ... Jul 26 2022, 02:42 PM |
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