I'd look into the black, round, insulation sold to insulate pipe. You might
have difficulty finding the right diameter, but by going a tad larger and
trimming might work.

Nonny

"dpb" wrote in message
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JD 4440 tractor radiator workover...

Original had high density roughly 3" wide by 1" thick foam on underside of
hood across full width of radiator for cushion -- fell apart (it's only
30-yr old) and the green paint replacement part is now only a low density
1x1 square piece o' junk won't last a year...

Anybody know of place to get such material as the original easily/quickly?
Haying and need the tractor back in service -- will stick something in
there for temporary but I'm not wasting $40 on the JD part...didn't find
anything suitable at local NAPA or other normal parts suppliers.

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