Steam issues

[Spankynip]

Riding through the woods on the ole Talon is great fun. One thing I do not like about the Talon is all the damn steam. You know what I mean. You're driving for a few hours and then rip through some water. Next thing you know the windshield is steamed over and you can't see a thing. I thought about putting rubber mats down on the floor boards. Maybe that will cover some of the holes where the steam is rolling in. Another steam vent is the shifter housing. Oh well. Does anyone have any advice on how to cut down on all the steam? Besides ride in the desert or stay out of the water. Do the floor mats work to cut down steam?

 

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[Teebow]

I keep and old towel and dampened it cut a slot in the middle and put it over the shifter. Keeps excess heat out also.

 

[PaulF]

Plug all the holes behind both seats.

The shifter boot mod works wonders to keep hot air out, maybe it'll help with the steam too...

Jeep shifter boot mod for the Talon

Not my idea but after seeing a few others do this I decided to give it a whirl. Used a Jeep CJ5/7 transfer case shifter boot to mitigate the heat coming in thru the shifter. Also insulated the cup holders while I had the console out. Riding this weekend in 105 degree heat indexes so will put the...

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[Spankynip]

I do see that they make rubber mats for inside the Talon. I just wonder if they work in stopping some or the steam. The shifter boot may be an option also.

 

[SLOWPOKE693]

I do see that they make rubber mats for inside the Talon. I just wonder if they work in stopping some or the steam. The shifter boot may be an option also.

I'm sure the mats have cutouts that match the factory drain holes in the floor so I doubt they will help.

Moving the radiator to the bed and removing the coolant piping that runs along the center of the chassis will eliminate 99.999999% of your problem but creates another one at the same time...

 

[CID]

The steam I was getting was from behind the seats, anytime I hit water at more than a crawl. I used aluminum duct tape because that's what I had and it's waterproof. The seat bottom doesn't cover as much as I thought it would and it looks like poop but I never notice it.