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When I was trying to figure out how to install my new oil bath
air cleaner I was told that the oval port connected to a similar oval
port, which is a part of the body of the car, via a rubber boot I noticed
that the port on the body of the car looked as if it had been wielded
shut, but it turned out that a plastic (or thin metal) piece had been
clamped and glued on with some sort of adhesive. Shortly after I had
taken a chisel to this piece and removed it (I am still working on
removing all the adhesive) I noticed that a nearly identical port was
poking out of the body centered between where the engine carrier is
located on the right side. I can tell it is bolted on, but I'm not sure
if someone cut the metal underneath or if it is supposed to be
there...so, is it supposed to be there? If not, as I suspect, any idea
on why someone would install such a thing there? I am lightly concerned
about this since I feel it may compromise (even if in a minor way) the
temperature of the air entering the cooling system.
I was looking at the water drain flaps and noticed that the left
one doesn't seal completely and looks a little short height-wise and I
believe this to be because the rubber seal is very dry and cracked. The
one on the right is also very dry and cracked, but it appears to seal
much better. Bentley's says to make sure that neither of the seals are
cracked so as to make sure that no dust, or minimal dust, is allowed into
the cooling system. Should I worry about this? Does anyone know where I
could find a new or used pair in good condition? If not, and I'm
assuming this isn't a huge concern, is there anything I can do to at
least slightly remedy this?
Generally though, I would like to know what sort of precautions,
changes, etc. I should do to safeguard my car from the 120F+ (47C+) heat
in Vegas? 115F is pretty usual for a part of the summer, but some years
(such as this) we hit 120 and even above. right now I have W40 oil in the
engine and will change to W30 when it the temperature goes down into the
range that the owner's manual indicates for W30. I'm thinking of
installing an add-on oil cooler, and I'm doing all I can to get the
cooling system top notch. But I want to make certain this weather won't
end up killing, or injuring in any way, my car, so are there any other
things I should do to the car itself to safeguard it, and any things I
should do or avoid doing while driving, where I park, etc. etc.
Thanks in advance.
Sincerely,
Christopher J. Valade
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