I recently bought an 01 f-250 PSD. It doesn't have a hood blanket. Do I really need one for the cold weather,because they are like 120$ new. Can't find a used one. Thanks guys!!

 

Don't think so. Don't know why your '01 wouldn't have one - but to save money - Ford stopped putting them on the Superduties about the same time the 6.0 diesel came out. My Dad has an '04 and it doesn't have one.

 

Don't know for sure but I always heard it was more for protecting the paint on the hood than anything else. Good question.

 

I had a belt come apart on me a little while back and shread the black outer part. I thought about getting another one to replace it but at that price I think the one I have is just fine.

 

The hood blanket is a fire safety device. The hold downs are designed to melt at a predetemined temp and drop the blanket onto the engine in the event of a fire. If you notice, the blanket is conformal to give maximum air starvation on any fire. The elimination of the safety blanket on the 04 was due to improved designe that eliminated the need, not to save cost.

 

Well that's interesting! I always thought it was a sound absorber to help with NVH. (noise, vibration and harshness.)

 

Yea - I'd be interested to know where you got that info. So what - our 7.3's are a bonfire waiting to happen - so Ford gave us a "fire blanket" under the hood????

 

Sheesh, now I'm thinking about putting a Halon or FM200 system in the engine compartment...

 

I know dynamat makes some hood insulating products, they are mainly for the noise portion of it though.

 

It is part of a DOT requirement, the same law that requires seat belts and side marker lights. In some vehicles, alternative compliance can be achieved through shielded fuel lines, drip trays etc. Fundamentally though, if a fuel system leak would result in a fire, you must have a hood damper. If you go buy a luxury car, they make it a big deal of it, like they're so smart that they thought of your safety. In reality it's the law.

The 2003 and 2004 Honda CRV's have a problem in that they catch on fire after an oil change, because the rubber seal from the filter hangs on the mount. New filter on over the old gasket results in oil on the exhaust manifold and vavoom! NHTSA is investigating. I would not be suprised if the design requiremnts are changed to include oil leaks as well as fuel leaks.

I might add that it is important that if the blanket is removed and replaced, that you use OEM hold downs, as these are designed to melt at the apporpiate temperature.

 

I feel so stupid now.

 

Well - It's good to know that if I have a truck fire, I'll be able to salvage the hood.

This is silly - what good is that dumb thing gonna do even if "the fasteners melt" and it drops it down on a burning engine compartment?? It's not like it will put the fire out - it can still get all kinds of air from the underside of the compartment. And it's not like it's gonna keep it from spreading to the rest of the truck.


Slipping the boots on - it's getting pretty deep in here.

 

no crap. I have been a fireman for years and seen many car fires with that stupid blanket on top, just sittin there, rest of the engine bay, toast. half the time there still attached to the hood. seems someone did there research on fires when they designed that one.


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