'03 Hood Pad?

[CGALATE]

Was looking at an '03 3500 and there isnt a hood pad. Didnt they come with one?



Thanks

 

[JJPage]

Mine did not have one.

 

[rjones]

my 04 does

 

[Prairie Dog]

No they didn't have one but all the mounting holes are there. I bought one for an 04 and installed it in mine. I was trying to make it as quiet as possible.

 

[CGALATE]

Won't it help the paint last as well?

 

[rbattelle]

Won't it help the paint last as well?

That's a good question, and I think the answer is "maybe", but probably not in any significant way. Mine is 7 years old now, and shows no signs of paint damage due to heat.



I think there's enough airflow under the hood to keep the metal cool. And at idle you're not generating much heat anyway.



I assume they added the pad in 2004 to quiet things down, but maybe I'm wrong.



Ryan

 

[rscurtis]

I added one to my '03 and there is a slight noise reduction in the cab.

 

[Prairie Dog]

Is there a problem with the Cummins cooking the hood paint? I only ask because I saw a white dually second gen the other day with a line of burnt paint on the hood rite over the exhaust manifold.

 

[rbattelle]

Is there a problem with the Cummins cooking the hood paint? I only ask because I saw a white dually second gen the other day with a line of burnt paint on the hood rite over the exhaust manifold.

I've never personally noticed it. Maybe that guy had a fire? Or some kind of really hot running turbo?



Ryan