60 Evaporator question

[KerryPinkerton <pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx>]

Any handy rubber or gasket material will work.  Even
an old inner tube and silicone.  Those 'flaps' allow
fresh air into the car but actually just pull fresh
heat from outside the engine. Several folks who have
sealed them up noticed considerably colder air
immediately.

Kerryp
--- IndyImp62@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Hello fellow Imperialists,
> 
> I am in the process of trying to restore the AC of a
> 1960 Imp.  I sent the 
> compressor and drier off to Vintage Auto Air in
> Florida.  This may have been 
> a mistake.  Has anyone had experience with them?
> 
> The rubber drain flaps on the Evaporator are of
> course, nonexistent.  It 
> seems that I have read past posts that these can be
> sealed up as there is 
> already a drain tube.  So my question is; Can these
> be sealed up and with 
> what?  Do I need to find replacement rubber for
> these, and where?
> 
> All help is appreciated.  Thank you,
> Steve
> 60 4 door Southampton
> 62 conv.
> 65 conv.
> 62 300 H
> 
>