Work on My F8, No. 11

[Bob Carriere]

The inside of the engine compartment was insulated with a 1/4 inch soft asbestos panels ....... dispose of it carefully...... best bet is to spray it heavy with paint to cake the asbestos.....remove, bag it and dispose carefully..... a proper toxic dump center is not a bad idea.

What you have to be concerned with is the dust that may be released when you rip out whatever is left...... usually rodents have removed the better part for nesting material...... look for some mutant mouse with two heads around 20 pounds...... hihihi

Boob.

[Jim Price]

Bob:
Thanks for the kind words and the heads-up on the asbestos! Will proceed with all due care!

Regards,
Jim

[maple_leaf_eh]

The good thing about the asbestos is that it was mined in Quebec, and the industry thought it was doing the right thing for progress. There are at least two mineral compositions that get lumped together (edited - and are collectively known as asbestos). One is worse than the other.

Here's my free internet advice on the h-a-z-m-a-t removal. The danger is not the big chunks, but the loose airborne dust and fibre. There are all sorts of workplace health and safety rules about workers involved in the task, and then to dispose of it afterwards. After watching Norm Abrams and This Old House, I know the New England states have very tough rules about what can and cannot be done. Look around your state's regulations to find out how to do this job within the law.