Footwell hot air blast

Footwell hot air blast

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Don1

Original Poster:

16,069 posts

215 months

Tuesday 24th August 2021
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Did I dream it, or did someone figure out a way to stop the hot air coming into the footwell via the vents down there? Thanks!

JRA460

35 posts

134 months

Friday 27th August 2021
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Check the panel between the near side headlamp apperture(with the rubber circular head lamp access blank in it) and the engine / radiator is air tight.
Mine had the top half missing, made a new top panel and resealed all round
Also resealed the “flapper” with new foam and put in an additional duct through the front splitter vane up into the headlamp void (a black PVC rainwater shoe from Wickes for ££2.50) to get more cold air in.
A great improvement

Don1

Original Poster:

16,069 posts

215 months

Saturday 28th August 2021
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Thank you. Will check all that.

Granturadriver

629 posts

268 months

Sunday 29th August 2021
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Have you checked the heater flap setting?

The upper and the lower air vents are both connected to the warm/hot air. Correct heater flap setting should avoid hot air blown into that part of the system when you switched to cold air.



JRA460 said:
Also resealed the “flapper” with new foam
A great improvement
What foam did you use?

MK_tamora

513 posts

290 months

Sunday 29th August 2021
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Just close the louvre - or am I missing something here?

Don1

Original Poster:

16,069 posts

215 months

Sunday 29th August 2021
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Doesn't stop it I'm afraid. Will investigate the other ones.