Cowl Hood Vent

[aNotchAbove]

I just recently bought a 4" cowl hood and had it painted and put on my '91 notch. I got an absolutely killer deal on this hood, which is some no name hood made from what looks to be the mold of a harwood hood. The only problem is that the opening at the windshield is wide open. To the point where I can see my fan when sitting in the car. I don't have a problem with this but I'm worried about water getting in there. The car doesn't get driven in the rain, but if I ever get caught out somewhere and it starts to pour I'm worried that things are going to go wrong. Any thoughts?

 

[dragnazz5.0]

i wouldnt worry too much about water getting in there but if there is no screen over the hole i might worry about birds or squirrels getting in there.

 

[aNotchAbove]

Yeah, I was planning on fabbing up some kind of screen to go in there when I install my exterior mounted tach. The majority of the water I could see running back and away from the opening, but some water will find its way into the engine and with my luck I think something will go wrong.

 

[srothfuss]

I don't think that water will really do damage to the motor if you are driving in the rain. These cars were all built from ford to with stand a good deal of moisture and dirt entering the engine compartment. Put a screen on there with some black caulk or stuff a foam insert in there when you are not driving the car.

Now, if you drove your car into a lake... Then we would be worried about water inside the engine.

 

[86bluecobra]

i would not worry about it either. hell these cars survive canada.

 

[dustang31]

chicken wire, (kinda ricer but it would work and be cheap) and if your worried about water cover your distributor cap cause water in that thing makes the car not want to run

 

[aNotchAbove]

Thanks for all the input guys! I have a cover on the distributor already. A buddy of mine calls it my car's 'shower cap'. The only thing I guess I was really worried about were any electrical connections around the firewall area where the water will go first.