Re: Engine comparment insulation Reply #25 – December 27, 2013, 11:19:20 am Looks great ---- Giving me a little more incentive to get going on it! ---- Thanks again ---- Fritz Quote Selected
Re: Engine comparment insulation Reply #26 – December 27, 2013, 11:35:56 am Hi Bob & Faith, That sure looks good. Great work.Raymond Quote Selected
Re: Engine comparment insulation Reply #27 – December 27, 2013, 05:29:43 pm Very nice looking. Quite professional appearance.Larry Quote Selected
Re: Engine comparment insulation Reply #28 – December 27, 2013, 06:55:24 pm Thanks for the complements!!!!!!!!! Quote Selected
Re: Engine comparment insulation Reply #29 – December 27, 2013, 08:35:26 pm First class!! Quote Selected
Re: Engine comparment insulation Reply #30 – December 30, 2013, 09:04:08 pm Bob yours looks great. I just finished mine today. Here are a few pictures. I used the soundcoat product from power tech in Leesburg. I got a price break on it. Two sheets did the job. I removed all the glue from the side walls with 3m adhesive remover. It came right off. The insulation stuck to them very well. Not as many fender washers needed. Under the bed I sprayed some permatex headliner glue to make sure it would stay in place. I put two layers under the bed and one on the walls. All the screws and washers are stainless. Aluminum tape on all the seams after cleaning the surface. I installed nylon spacers on the floating side of the electrical panels. Also put a new lens on the compartment light. I put a few screws in the lens cover to keep it from falling off. Next is the generator compartment. Mark Quote Selected
Re: Engine comparment insulation Reply #31 – December 30, 2013, 11:04:56 pm Well done Mark! Now the inevitable questions... Do you have a part number on the Soundcoat product and what thickness is it? Did you get the spacers from McMAster-Carr and how long are they?Thanks!DonQuote from: MAZ – December 30, 2013, 09:04:08 pmBob yours looks great. I just finished mine today. Here are a few pictures. I used the soundcoat product from power tech in Leesburg. I got a price break on it. Two sheets did the job. I removed all the glue from the side walls with 3m adhesive remover. It came right off. The insulation stuck to them very well. Not as many fender washers needed. Under the bed I sprayed some permatex headliner glue to make sure it would stay in place. I put two layers under the bed and one on the walls. All the screws and washers are stainless. Aluminum tape on all the seams after cleaning the surface. I installed nylon spacers on the floating side of the electrical panels. Also put a new lens on the compartment light. I put a few screws in the lens cover to keep it from falling off. Next is the generator compartment. Mark Quote Selected
Re: Engine comparment insulation Reply #32 – December 31, 2013, 06:26:00 am Mark,That's a real nice installation. Quote Selected
Re: Engine comparment insulation Reply #33 – December 31, 2013, 08:26:35 am Nice Msrk.. Quote Selected
Re: Engine comparment insulation Reply #34 – December 31, 2013, 08:50:13 am Looks ''Factory" Very nice job.. Quote Selected
Re: Engine comparment insulation Reply #35 – December 31, 2013, 11:44:00 am Don, I just looked up the panels I think Mark usedAluminum Soundmat Sheets 1/2" by Power Tech | Power Technology Southeast IncI am having to do the same job a bit later on in the 240 so will be also "looking at products" myself.If you find any reasonable alternatives during your looking please let me know.John h Quote Selected
Re: Engine comparment insulation Reply #36 – December 31, 2013, 12:00:59 pm Thanks for the comments. Don all the hardware was bought at Lowes. Wall screws are one inch #8 and under the bed are inch and a half #8. Spacers are inch and a half with two and half inch screws. Sound Coat is half inch thick. I bought it from Rick Harper at Power Tech. I think the total cost was around $400.00 including all the hardware. Here is the link Aluminum Soundmat Sheets 1/2" by Power Tech | Power Technology Southeast Inc . I think it was the fastest shipped item I ever received. Ordered it one morning and it arrived the next day. They are only two and a half hours away. I stopped in there to buy some at their plant when I dropped off Dani's coach in Leesburg but their computers where down. I looked at the product then and I liked what it was. Also Paul Yazbeck said that is what he uses on coach insulation. He was a Foretravel factory tech who still has his own RV repair business in Leesburg FL. I am very pleased with how it turned out. I forgot I wanted to mention that the walls are covered with metal so I used a hammer and nail to punch a small hole through before putting the screws in. You can see in this picture the metal wall nice and clean after I removed the adhesive. Rick at Power Tech told me to make sure the surface is clean so it would stick well. When I told him I was putting screws and fender washers on he was not concerned with the adhesion. It stuck very well and tucked up under the lip very nicely. Hope this helps and I didnt ramble too much.Mark Quote Selected
Re: Engine comparment insulation Reply #37 – December 31, 2013, 05:31:56 pm Mark, very nice looking job. How long do you estimate it took for complete job?Larry Quote Selected
Re: Engine comparment insulation Reply #38 – December 31, 2013, 07:26:59 pm That is a good question Larry....... Maybe around 8-10 hours. I worked on it off and on over a few weeks so it is hard to remember exactly.Mark Quote Selected
Re: Engine comparment insulation Reply #39 – December 31, 2013, 07:33:50 pm Thanks John,I will let you know if I come up with some other suitable material.DonQuote from: John Haygarth – December 31, 2013, 11:44:00 am Don, I just looked up the panels I think Mark usedAluminum Soundmat Sheets 1/2" by Power Tech | Power Technology Southeast IncI am having to do the same job a bit later on in the 240 so will be also "looking at products" myself.If you find any reasonable alternatives during your looking please let me know.John h Quote Selected
Re: Engine comparment insulation Reply #40 – December 31, 2013, 11:02:24 pm Don, While you're in Nac, check out the material that MoT uses for engine compartment insulation. That's what I used - just glued it over the existing material (after thorough cleaning and vacuuming) and then added fender washers and screws. Taped the corners with aluminum tape. Quote Selected
Re: Engine comparment insulation Reply #41 – December 31, 2013, 11:41:35 pm Dave, not being anywhere near MOT do you remember what that was you used??John H Quote Selected
Re: Engine comparment insulation Reply #42 – January 01, 2014, 05:14:53 pm Thanks for the suggestion Dave, I will check with MOT when they get back from vacation... Probably tomorrow.DonQuote from: Dave Katsuki – December 31, 2013, 11:02:24 pmDon, While you're in Nac, check out the material that MoT uses for engine compartment insulation. That's what I used - just glued it over the existing material (after thorough cleaning and vacuuming) and then added fender washers and screws. Taped the corners with aluminum tape. Quote Selected
Re: Engine comparment insulation Reply #43 – January 03, 2014, 12:48:49 am Don't know who the manufacturer is, but it's a quilted material, about 1/2" thick, with a glass fiber reinforced aluminum facing. Very flexible. Here's what I did on the engine compartment:Reinsulating the engine compartment (split from What did you do to your coach)Same thing done on the generator compartment. (but I didn't have to pull the Cummins to do the engine compartment ) Quote Selected
Re: Engine comparment insulation Reply #44 – January 03, 2014, 11:26:27 am Here are a few pictures of what I used if anyone is interested.The Soundcoat Company, world leader in sound insulation and noise controlMark Quote Selected
Re: Engine comparment insulation Reply #45 – January 03, 2014, 09:22:40 pm Where did you get the insulation Mark? Quote Selected
Re: Engine comparment insulation Reply #46 – January 03, 2014, 11:13:37 pm Ron , I bought the insulation from Powertech in Leesburg. Rick Harper gave me a nice discount.Mark Quote Selected
Re: Engine comparment insulation Reply #47 – January 04, 2014, 10:30:30 pm MarkThanks for the information, now that you jogged my memory, I think that I remember you saying that before. It is heck to get older as it gets harder to remember things. Ron Quote Selected
Re: Engine comparment insulation Reply #48 – January 05, 2014, 12:26:38 am Quote from: MAZ – January 03, 2014, 11:26:27 amHere are a few pictures of what I used if anyone is interested.The Soundcoat Company, world leader in sound insulation and noise controlMarkThat looks like the original insulation type that Foretravel put in our gen and engine compartments. Dual foam with a heavy vinyl layer in between. Probably the best noise insulation type you can get (available from various mfrs.) Ours was still intact (except for the surface film), so I covered it over with the felted material from MoT. Quote Selected
Re: Engine comparment insulation Reply #49 – January 05, 2014, 10:41:16 am Very similar to the original Dave. Mine was falling apart(pic). The original has a lead barrier. Very heavy. They used a much thicker material also.Mark Quote Selected
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