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Reducing Hot Passenger Side Floor In Class C E450

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I was wondering if anyone has reduced the heat generated by the engine in the E450 Ford Class C motorhomes.

My wife sits in the passenger seat and indicates the carpet gets very warm on long trips.

Has anyone found away to reduce the heat generated by the engine?

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You can insulate the underside with the appropriate material. Also sheet metal shields on the exhaust manifold and be fabricated. I have done several Class C's for customers in the past.

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Jim,

I also have an E-450 based class C that had a very hot floor and engine doghouse. It was a problem for our little dog who liked to curl up on the floor in front of the passenger space. I removed the doghouse (fairly easy to do - 4 clips, and then out) and inspected the limited woven insulation installed at the factory.

I bought some DynaMat heat/sound insulation from Best Buy near me. This stuff is often used when installing upscale sound systems in cars. It is two layers of aluminum foil with a layer of black mastic between them. Only about 1/8 to 1/4" thick. One side has a self adhesive film which is exposed by removing a thin pull-off sheet. It cuts easily with scissors and sticks very firmly to the plastic doghouse inside surface. I reapplied the original factory insulation over the DynaMat.

The work really reduces the heat transfer through the doghouse. Now I will turn my attention to the floor heat - have not done so yet. DynaMat, or other similar materials are not cheap - they run about $5 to $10 a square foot but they do work.

ArtS

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