Military Vehicles, February 1997,: Horsehair radiator seal material

Horsehair radiator seal material

dunlops@racotek.com
Thu, 27 Feb 97 08:15:24

Tony Standefer wrote:

>A prime example of this is the radiator deflector hair on the MB/GPW
>many people use a felt carpet pad material (myself included) and this
>was judged as "incorrect".

Does anyone know where the correct original horsehair is available? I ordered
some supposedly original horsehair material. Upon arrival it turned out to be a
roll of felt, which (while serviceable and the correct color) is clearly not
original.

The original horsehair in my jeep was removed and discarded by a well-meaning
but misinformed mechanic during an engine overhaul.

-Steve Dunlop
Minneapolis, MN, USA