Re: blistered lids

["Daegrigg (Don)" <daegrigg@domain.elided>]

OK.
 What is the purpose of the underhood insulation?   Is it noise reduction,
paint protection, esthetic kitsch, or some unknown (or unknowable) Alfa
rationale?  Giulietta's and Giulia's I have owned had the underhood quilt,
though often they suffered from road grime and dents from contact with
engine plumbing.

IMO,  looks great, probably doesn't affect engine cooling, and it's one more
thing on the Alfa "do" list.

Don

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tessie McMillan" <tessmc@domain.elided>
To: <alfa-digest@domain.elided>
Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 2:14 PM
Subject: blistered lids


> Someone mentioned the paint on the inside of their Spider's engine lid
> was suffering from heat. He asked if the lid was supposed to be
> insulated. The only reply I saw was a comment that it was probably due to
> a poor paint job.
>
> Well, now *I'm* curious. My '87 has original paint throughout. There was
> slight blistering over the air intake/oil filler when I bought the car in
> '95. I didn't think twice about it at the time; I thought it was a
> byproduct of design (and it hasn't gotten much worse -- the paint, not
> the design). *Is* this unusual for other Spider owners?
>
> Tess
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