RE: tea tray custom job

["Tony Lupton" <t.lupton@domain.elided>]

Charlie pondered:

> But at last: a chance for experimental verification of my
> theory: the purpose of the plastic tea tray is to keep the
> heat off the plenum (which in fact touches the insulation un
> der the hood) from destroying the paint of the hood or the
> bounce and jounce of the engine from knocking dents in from
> the bottom.
>
> Please, replace the plastic with a slab of metal and report
> back here on what happens over the course of time.
>
> Wanted: another experiment and 2 controls.

Been there, done that, with a 90. No damage in 17 years of close contact
between plenum and lining.

Tony
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