Re: KPack's 1954 Panama

Posted by kevinpackard On 2020/10/5 22:20:44

Thanks Paul! Slowly but surely.

Primer, paint, and seam sealer are on order. As soon as they get here I'm going to prime the entire interior (anything that was sandblasted) with 2-3 coats of epoxy, then paint the trunk. Don't know if I need to top coat over the primer where it will be completely covered up? Both roof and floor will be completely covered in Noico sound deadener + bubble foil insulation. What do you all think?

One other thing....school me on heat risers. I have a vague idea of what they do. I ask because I noticed the spring thing was disconnected when I had the access panel off to work on the valves. I didn't think much of it because I was so focused on the valve problem. I looked back at it today and spring is just sitting there, the riser valve doesn't appear to be wired open or shut, and I can move the lever in both directions freely.

What problems can a closed heat riser cause?

-Kevin