N941WR
Legacy Member
The new baffle kits (You know you have the old baffle kit, if the drawings are hand drawn.) include air dams that get riveted in so as to deflect the air up and over the heads of #1 and #2 cylinders.
The only problem is that they are riveted in place and if you need to adjust them, and you will need to adjust them, you have a problem.
My suggestion is to replace the rivets on the ramps leading to the cylinder heads with flush rivets and platenuts. Then you can make a simple air dam that uses those three platenuts and when you need to adjust the air dams, you can remove them, trim them to size (or replace them, when you trim too much off), and screw them back in place. Remember, that the left and right air dams will be different because the platenuts will be in different places, if you put them where the rivets are supposed to go.
The other option is to forgo the air dams altogether and use foil tape, available at your local hardware store.
The only problem is that they are riveted in place and if you need to adjust them, and you will need to adjust them, you have a problem.
My suggestion is to replace the rivets on the ramps leading to the cylinder heads with flush rivets and platenuts. Then you can make a simple air dam that uses those three platenuts and when you need to adjust the air dams, you can remove them, trim them to size (or replace them, when you trim too much off), and screw them back in place. Remember, that the left and right air dams will be different because the platenuts will be in different places, if you put them where the rivets are supposed to go.
The other option is to forgo the air dams altogether and use foil tape, available at your local hardware store.
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