Hi all,

Just got myself a beautiful old 88. This is my first Jeep and so far I'm thrilled and finally see what all the fuss is about, its a real solid truck.  Of course, because of her age, I am will be going through her pretty thoroughly.

One of the first questions I have is in regards to the hood and engine bay.  I have noticed that there is no gasket or seal around the hood, and a substantial amount of weather is able to work its way in.  In fact when I opened up the hood after this last New England snow storm, the whole engine compartment had about 1/2" of snow in it.  This has led to quite a bit of surface corrosion and road grime on the engine.  Does anyone know of an aftermarket solution for this - I cant seem to find anything.

Also, what are your favorite Jeep part supply stores?

Thanks and happy holidays!

Hey, thanks for the response..

Yeah I figured I might have to rig something up.  I've got some industrial 3/4" thk. neoprene tape lying around I may try.  I'll let ya know how it goes.

Grime is expected, although it ought to be controlled.  Do they have something OEM on later models?

TR