Just looking for some ideas on replacing my 84's non-existent hood and cowl seals. Should I look to the aftermarket replacements or, make my own with something like a garage door bottom seal and rivet them with flat washers to the hood and cowl so they mate when the hood is closed. My thoughts are, cut the sealing strips to length, apply 3M Super Weatherstrip Adhesive, set into place and allow to cure. Drill, then silicone or butyl the holes and then use stainless flat washers with rivets. I could use stainless screws vs. rivets should they need to be removed/serviced in the future. Any thoughts ?

 

Thought LMC sold the cowl seal?

Where does this other one go got a picture?
Dave - - - -

 

I know the aftermarket has a cowl seal but,
I was thinking of attaching one to the aft underside of the hood to "mate" with the cowl seal......overkill?
I was also considering running sealing strips along the front fenders from the cowl to the grill and, the leading edge of the hood. I live in a wide open rural area where blowing snow during the winter months finds it way into places where you wouldn't think it would, but it does. If it's not in the garage, or pulled up close to the garage door, the winds along with the relentless drifting snow is brutal. Up here near Cleveland, we have about four months of summer type weather. The remaining months are rain and snow. During the inclimate months when it's outside, I use a heated dipstick and a battery tender. It sounds like Anchorage, AK. but near Lake Erie during the winter, it can be, well you get the picture.

 

The only hood seal listed in the 1980/89 Ford light truck parts catalog is for 1986/89 Aerostars.

This is all that's listed for your application:

E5TZ-1502824-A .. Seal-Cowl Top Panel to Hood / Obsolete - Reproduced?

1980/86 F100/350 & Bronco / 2 available NOS

 

$98 on ebay?!?

There's a cheaper option on bronco graveyard. Only $35. 1980-1986 Ford Bronco and F-Series Truck Hood Cowl Rubber-Broncograveyard.com

 

I don't look for obsolete parts on ebay, others can do that.

Besides, most ebay sellers haven't a single clue what parts fit...even if they have the part number!

I search for obsolete parts on the two obsolete parts search web sites that require the Ford part number and...

The D2D .. Dealer to Dealer .. Ford Dealer Parts Locator System that also requires the part number.

E5TZ-1502824-A =

FORD PARTS ONLY in Arecibo PR has 1 = 787-815-4407.

NOS PARTS SOURCE in Olathe KS has 1 = 913-220-5746.

If you want to know how much, call 'em and ask.

I don't get paid to do this jazz, this is enough free info: I look up and list the Ford part number, the applications and the sources I find (if any).

Since you're a .. you probably aren't aware that 50% of my 63,000+ posts typed since 11/4/2006 list obsolete part numbers.

 

I would bet the snow is not coming from the top (fender edges/front of hood) but from the bottom up.


The cowl seal does 2 things. 1-keep water from dripping down onto the motor. 2-keep engine heat from coming out and pulled into the cowl vent and into the cabin.


For a test the next time it snows & blows throw a small tarp over the hood & fenders to keep the snow out to see if it works.
Dave ----

 

I'll take that bet Fuzz ! Double or Nothing. I guarantee that Your tarp will be cast to the wind. I know what the cowl seal does, hence my inquiry and the overkill given the environment in which I reside. I've lived in North East Ohio near Lake Erie all of My life. I'm not laying on the ground, and "The Turnip Truck is driving Away".

 

LOL I would think you would try and tie the tarp on some how so it done blow away.

I just moved down south from new England so I know what snow is like, what it can do and where it can get.
I think 99% of the snow is coming in from under the truck being blown up to the top of the motor.

When it rains or you wash the truck how wet does the top of the motor get? Not much right so again I can't see snow getting in that way.

So if that truck you did NOT fall off of gets snow up in the motor
Dave - - - -

 

Buy a garage door bottom rubber seal for a wooden door.

Looks very close to the hood cowl seal and works just as effective.

 

Something like this?
GARAGE DOOR WEATHER SEAL WOOD DOORS

They do look very similar and the price is less than the actual cowl seal. I might have to go this way too as I have 2 trucks to replace this seal on and it'll be 75% less cost!

 

That is the stuff.

 

X2 that's what I have.
No problems with water or snow getting through.

(Not) surprisingly, Gary has more than a few posts devoted to this.

 

Yup. Here: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post12814641

 

All really good information, thanks everyone !