removal of blanket underhood?

[Jim up north]

I have removed the big blanket snapped to the underneath of the hood? Is it used mostly to muffle the sound of the engine? I will probably put it back for the winter to help keep the engine warm . But for the summer time I find it really keeps too much heat under the hood. Does anyone feel this may cause a problem.
Jim
PS what a hassle changing underneath fuel filter

 

[motorhead440]

OOOO YEAH !!

I have removed the big blanket snapped to the underneath of the hood? Is it used mostly to muffle the sound of the engine? I will probably put it back for the winter to help keep the engine warm . But for the summer time I find it really keeps too much heat under the hood. Does anyone feel this may cause a problem.
Jim
PS what a hassle changing underneath fuel filter

That frame rail mounted filter is nothing short of ......STUPID ! The engineer should be flogged or made to change them all for us for free! . I got my diesel bath yesterday . The external trans filter was surprisingly easy to change , no muss no fuss, 2 minutes. As for the underhood blanket well its debatable as to whether it causes a long term problem or not .....likely not. But my personal preference is to lower underhood temps as reasonably as possible. But hey ...I live in Miami .