ArdWrknTrk Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Here, I got one for you! I meant to add a link to this post, to vouch for efficacy of removing the rubber spouts. http://forum.garysgaragemahal.com/The-Truck-of-Doom-An-Occasional-Build-Thread-tp28889p66612.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westerj Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 I meant to add a link to this post, to vouch for efficacy of removing the rubber spouts. http://forum.garysgaragemahal.com/The-Truck-of-Doom-An-Occasional-Build-Thread-tp28889p66612.html Learned a lot on that post. Read most. If i ditch duckbill, would A simple flapper3x5" rubber sheet be enough to leep stuff from Splashing into this area. Now that that the collection pocket is "clean", should i do an etch with Your suggested rust treatment, and then paint With a gloppy primer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Learned a lot on that post. Read most. If i ditch duckbill, would A simple flapper3x5" rubber sheet be enough to leep stuff from Splashing into this area. Now that that the collection pocket is "clean", should i do an etch with Your suggested rust treatment, and then paint With a gloppy primer? "My" suggested rust treatment??? I thought I had linked Matthew's post? If it is clean and solid in there I don't see any reason to. I'm not looking that close on my phone, but your vents look pretty clean???? How much rust do you see? I don't have any covers at all on mine, just the plastic inner fenders protecting from splash. I haven't found any water from here in my truck in the past year, since I removed them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 "My" suggested rust treatment??? I thought I had linked Matthew's post? If it is clean and solid in there I don't see any reason to. I'm not looking that close on my phone, but your vents look pretty clean???? How much rust do you see? I don't have any covers at all on mine, just the plastic inner fenders protecting from splash. I haven't found any water from here in my truck in the past year, since I removed them. I don't have any professional auto body experience. I can sort out what has and hasn't worked for me in the past. Dave (fuzzface2) is the one who's family owned a body shop, and he went to tech school. So he is FAR more qualified to answer your question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westerj Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 I don't have any professional auto body experience. I can sort out what has and hasn't worked for me in the past. Dave (fuzzface2) is the one who's family owned a body shop, and he went to tech school. So he is FAR more qualified to answer your question. Figure I wont be looking in here for a long time (optimist!) ... so why not stuff a spirit laden rag in ... and then apply some sort of goop RMP or Por15.. Didn't see any drainage holes in the bottom of these pockets.... BTW - ordered a bag of Victor Mouse traps.. others seem more of a feeding station. Pulled Fan out and vacuumed up that stuff ... and Yes... the straw paper bits were above the resister.. so .. just waitin on a fire! thats back in now.. Any other access points, or do I need to split the evap housing to get further into it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Figure I wont be looking in here for a long time (optimist!) ... so why not stuff a spirit laden rag in ... and then apply some sort of goop RMP or Por15.. Didn't see any drainage holes in the bottom of these pockets.... BTW - ordered a bag of Victor Mouse traps.. others seem more of a feeding station. Pulled Fan out and vacuumed up that stuff ... and Yes... the straw paper bits were above the resister.. so .. just waitin on a fire! thats back in now.. Any other access points, or do I need to split the evap housing to get further into it? Access, into the cowl? Not that I know of. WYSIWYG You can (pretty easily) remove the glove box and then open up the heater core case. If you disconnect the hoses by the passenger side hood hinge the heater core can come down and out. That lets you see from the blend door to the high/low selector door. I'm pretty sure there are cutaway diagrams of how all that ductwork up inside the dash goes. If not in the documentation, then one of the other threads about fixing the hinges or vacuum motors for defrost, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Access, into the cowl? Not that I know of. WYSIWYG You can (pretty easily) remove the glove box and then open up the heater core case. If you disconnect the hoses by the passenger side hood hinge the heater core can come down and out. That lets you see from the blend door to the high/low selector door. I'm pretty sure there are cutaway diagrams of how all that ductwork up inside the dash goes. If not in the documentation, then one of the other threads about fixing the hinges or vacuum motors for defrost, etc... There are cutaways on the page at Documentation/HVAC/HVAC Systems and then the 1981 FSM tab and then the A/C-Heater System tab. But there's another way to access the plenum besides pulling the resistors. Pull the blower motor. Or, maybe you've done that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 There are cutaways on the page at Documentation/HVAC/HVAC Systems and then the 1981 FSM tab and then the A/C-Heater System tab. But there's another way to access the plenum besides pulling the resistors. Pull the blower motor. Or, maybe you've done that? He says right there that he pulled out the fan and vacuumed. I'm assuming fan=blower??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 He says right there that he pulled out the fan and vacuumed. I'm assuming fan=blower??? Sorry, that was before even a sip of my java. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Sorry, that was before even a sip of my java. As you've no doubt seen from my membership acknowledgement's I've been up for a while! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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