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* Solved * - Firewall Paint Peeling V6

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by Focker, Mar 19, 2017.

  1. Focker

    Focker That's a terrible idea...What time? Staff Member

    I can't figure out what's spraying on the firewall, ruining my repaint.
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  2. Renegade ll

    Renegade ll Member

    That's odd.
     
  3. sterlclan

    sterlclan Member 2024 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

    is that the only spot?looks like its been sand blasted or worn off by something rubbing it,can the loom flop around in the wind?
     
  4. Twin2

    Twin2 not him 2024 Sponsor 2023 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

    what do battery cables go to
     
  5. Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

    Is it dry? Have you tried running the engine for a while for a sign of something leaking, maybe the wind from driving blowing whatever on there?
     
  6. Focker

    Focker That's a terrible idea...What time? Staff Member

    I don't think it's from the loom. It's dry and I just noticed another spot lower. If you look above it you can see spray cast off. I was thinking engine heat, but it's isolated to the one area.

    Fuel line?
     
  7. Focker

    Focker That's a terrible idea...What time? Staff Member

    Battery disconnect at the dash.
     
  8. BobH

    BobH Member

    Was that spot prepared throughly prior to paint?
     
  9. Focker

    Focker That's a terrible idea...What time? Staff Member

    Probably not. :oops:
     
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  10. sterlclan

    sterlclan Member 2024 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

    could be the winner....
     
  11. Focker

    Focker That's a terrible idea...What time? Staff Member

    I think I'll tape a piece of paper to the firewall and see if it gets saturated with anything.
     
  12. Steve's 70-5

    Steve's 70-5 Active Member

    Is there a leak in your nitros piping (NOS) spraying on the firewall, desolving the paint?
     
  13. Renegade ll

    Renegade ll Member

    I know what it is. A cat peed on your firewall.
     
  14. Focker

    Focker That's a terrible idea...What time? Staff Member

    You must have a story?
     
  15. PeteL

    PeteL If it wasn't for physics, and law enforcement... 2024 Sponsor 2023 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

    Is there anything over-heating in the interior side of the firewall?
     
  16. wheelie

    wheelie beeg dummy 2024 Sponsor 2023 Sponsor

    I can see the counterclockwise spatter around the worn off paint. Is that paint on the firewall or something else? Looks like it has a texture to it like a bedlinen material.

    I'm sure you'd smell it if it was gas. Is that a temp sending unit there in the picture? Not that I've ever known coolant to destroy paint but, that's the only thing I see in the picture. Brake fluid would likely do more harm than what's shown.
     
  17. Focker

    Focker That's a terrible idea...What time? Staff Member

    :shock: I didn't think of that, but I just looked and thankfully no, there isn't.
     
  18. Focker

    Focker That's a terrible idea...What time? Staff Member

    It's the forbidden bed liner and yes that's the temp sensor. I don't see any other signs of coolant, but now that you mention it, the sprayed surface is a bit oily.

    The strange thing about it is I've already repainted it once before.
     
  19. wheelie

    wheelie beeg dummy 2024 Sponsor 2023 Sponsor

    So, the liner is fairly fresh? I don't know. I can't really see coolant doing that but maybe.....The spray pattern of the offending liquid has me puzzled.

    Is that a rubber fuel line I see....back against the firewall?
     
  20. Focker

    Focker That's a terrible idea...What time? Staff Member

    Not fresh.

    Yes, the fuel lines are routed as factory. I inspected the clamps and tightened them some more.