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Rascal
Dodge Dakota
8/04/2001
09:18:28
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 Subject: DEI Cool Wrap
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Does anyone know where to find this product? I could not find it on the Summit page. It is used for wrapping your a/c lines for extra insulation.
Thanks for any help you can offer.
Rascal
98 5.2 CC SLT
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bjlindsey
Gen III
8/04/2001
14:11:36
|  RE: DEI Cool Wrap
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Try Martelbros.com
'01 QC 4x4 5.9L 3.92 LSD K&N FIPK Clone Truck Tec bed cover
www.FreeGasForYou.com
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4X4Tony
Dodge Dakota
8/06/2001
08:30:35
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From Summit, follow the link to Design Engineering (under manufacturers), from their web site, you can find the part numbers, then go back to Summit and enter them in under the part number search (it will find them). Clunky, but it works.
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Rascal
Dodge Dakota
8/06/2001
09:44:24
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On the DEI page, there is no product called Cool Wrap...
is it called something else?
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4X4Tony
Dodge Dakota
8/06/2001
13:21:48
| RE: DEI Cool Wrap
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Sorry about that...
I used Heat Sheath (DEI-010404) around the A/C lines and Cool-Tube (DEI-010414), around the two "front" plug wires on each side (put both wires in the same tube). I also put the Air Tube Cover Kit (DEI-010417)around my FIPK and used the extra (it's cut to fit and runs long) to wrap my A/C evap can.
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Rascal
Dodge Dakota
8/06/2001
14:37:56
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Did you notice a difference after wrapping all these items?
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4X4Tony
Dodge Dakota
8/06/2001
15:22:09
| RE: DEI Cool Wrap
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Nothing in particular on the FIPK, but a very noticeable difference on the A/C.
a) Turn it on after you've been driving a while and you don’t get that long, long blast of hot air before it cools off
b) The air coming out of the vents is much colder (took the wrap back off and compared, just to make sure I wasn’t hallucinating)
c) The compressor runs less, cycles more
d) When you run in Vent mode, the air isn’t 100* hotter than the air outside.
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dakotakid
Dodge Dakota
8/06/2001
21:12:03
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tony does the heat sheath go on without taking the lines apart????
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dakotakid
Dodge Dakota
8/06/2001
21:14:15
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tony does the heat sheath go on without taking the lines apart???? also how much did you use??
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4X4Tony
Dodge Dakota
8/07/2001
08:08:00
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Yeah - it's split lengthwise and closes with Velcro. I put the Velcro side against the headers, since that puts a double thickness next to the hottest part.
The Cool Tubes are like hard plastic wire loom covered in the Heat Sheath material.
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Donald
Dodge Dakota
8/30/2001
23:27:07
|  RE: DEI Cool Wrap
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*Bump*
This sounds like a great idea. I think i'll try it. My A/c is horrible.
Donald
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Dave
Dodge Dakota
9/09/2001
22:31:37
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Donald, Your A/C is horrible because it uses that new 134a refridgerant.You can thank DuPont for that! Their patent on Freon was running out and they convinced Congress to outlaw Freon so they could force their "replacement" 134a on the innocent public,they also get another 30 years patent protection.134a is crap compared to regular R-12.Not near as effecient!
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McClane
Dodge Dakota
9/10/2001
12:52:56
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I noticed on my mom's 95 Caravan the a/c lines are partially insulated (just the rubber hoses are insulated, not the metal tubing) with a black foam tube while my dad's 98 Voyager the a/c lines are also partially insulated with the plastic convulute plus the black foam tube.
It's funny how Chrysler didn't insulte the a/c lines in the Daks.
Has anyone tried insulating their a/c lines with the black foam tubing ? It maybe cheaper than buying the DEI cool wrap; besides, can't even find anything remotely close to the DEI products up here in Canada, only something from a company called Cool It Thermo Tec.
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Hot RT
Dodge Dakota
9/10/2001
21:57:35
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I got a high performance catalog at the local Carquest store. It carries the complete line of DEI products. I am also pretty sure that Summit carries it is their catalog. You should call them and ask.
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McClane
Dodge Dakota
9/11/2001
10:43:32
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Hot RT :
Thanks for the tip about Summit; I've already checked out their website and priced out the DEI products I need, and it came out to 150 US = 240 CDN.
This is a tough decision, do I spend money on better a/c performance or do I spend the money for better engine mods (like Borg Warner cap & rotor, Taylor/JBA spark plug wires, K&N FIPK, ...).
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Donald
Dodge Dakota
9/13/2001
13:55:50
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At least the 134a doesn't kill the Ozone.. and besides my Dak is an 87, years before 134a was invented. It is the conversion box that is most of the problem as it cuts off air flow.
I got some of the wrap and it helped a little... but i wasn't satisfied so i went to the grocery store and bought a small roll of aluminum foil and wrapped 1/2 over the Dei Wrap. It doesn't look all that great, but MY a/c cools wonderfully. The air is frigid. Now i can run the fan on low and it still keeps the truck cool!
Donald
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Mark16q
Dodge Dakota
9/14/2001
12:32:42
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Don't mean to sound naive about this, but would love a photo of where to wrap the stuff. My a/c and vent is always hot, so it needs help. Just not quite sure which lines you are referring to. Any digi photos available? Feel free to email straight to me if too large to put up on the site.
Many thanx,
Mark
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Mark16q
Dodge Dakota
9/14/2001
12:35:54
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Don't mean to sound naive about this, but would love a photo of where to wrap the stuff. My a/c and vent is always hot, so it needs help. Just not quite sure which lines you are referring to. Any digi photos available? Feel free to email straight to me if too large to put up on the site.
Many thanx,
Mark
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