My van is a sauna

[Bryce C]

The doghouse over the driveshaft and power pack in our new/used rig with the CDS 4.8 allows a lot of heat into the van. So much so that it feels like it is 0ver 110 degrees when driving in the middle of May. I can only imagine what that will be like in July if left unaddressed... I suppose I can just use some makeshift materials to fill gaps in the front of the doghouse and stuff the large opening in the rear of the doghouse. I am wondering if others have had this issue and found particular materials or whatever to be useful in remedying it, or is my setup missing something and it should be more perfectly sealed?

 

[BIG WOOD]

Can you take some pics of it?

 

[hogjowl]

I’m assuming it’s a GMC/Chevy van?
I can’t figure where these holes are that you’re referring to. Is the boot missing around the shaft!

 

[Bryce C]

Sorry guys, I assumed there wasn't a cover since it was just a big hole when I first looked. Turns out the cover was off and somewhere else in the van from when the seller was tinkering with things under the doghouse the day I bought it. I put it back on and it looks like there will only be very small gaps where engine heat can come in once I screw it in place and tuck the gasket in.

 

[hogjowl]

I wouldn’t even know where to begin.

 

[Nate The Great]

I used a piece of frost king foil insulation on a piece of cardboard both sides.. Then the remnants of a thermo blanket.. I cut and installed the PTO shaft myself into my current van.. It would cook my toes/leg without it..

It was the cutoff portion of a magnetic close thermo blanket for a house, but used to keep the A/C up front and heat in the rear..

 

[BIG WOOD]

I used a piece of frost king foil insulation on a piece of cardboard both sides.. Then the remnants of a thermo blanket.. I cut and installed the PTO shaft myself into my current van.. It would cook my toes/leg without it..

It was the cutoff portion of a magnetic close thermo blanket for a house, but used to keep the A/C up front and heat in the rear..

once again, pictures are a better explanation in this thread. hint hint

 

[Doug Cox]

Should be a console for that also

 

[Sierra Clean Care]

I live in an area of Canada that gets SCORCHING in the summer. I’ve learned to dump heat in multiple ways. A combination of open windows, fans and air circulation…

Yea. When you run a TM, it’s going to be HOT in the van is the summer.

Learn how to dump heat.

Heat is the enemy of machine operating, and not desirable for you or the crew…

Heat is the antithesis of of Truckmount work.

Although great for cleaning, it’s not great for equipment, or yourself.

It is what it is.

This is the industry YOU chose.