RenoHuskerDu Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Mud daubers, to be exact. At least they don't sting, afaik. Are those vents easy to pop out? 1986 XLT Lariat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 The vents are fairly easy to get out. There's a tab on them that snaps into the duct, so with a small screwdriver and a light you should be able to raise the tab slightly and slide that side out. Then do the other side. But those tabs are old and can be brittle. DAHIK. So be careful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 The vents are fairly easy to get out. There's a tab on them that snaps into the duct, so with a small screwdriver and a light you should be able to raise the tab slightly and slide that side out. Then do the other side. But those tabs are old and can be brittle. DAHIK. So be careful. AC or NON-AC system? You may want to pull the blower motor / fan and clean out the crap that is in there and anything that may be on / near the resister (fire starter). I found a lot of junk in there and it can be blocking the cores and keeping the air from flowing. I cant see the dobbers building up that much mudd to block air flow in the ducts & vents. Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenoHuskerDu Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 AC or NON-AC system? You may want to pull the blower motor / fan and clean out the crap that is in there and anything that may be on / near the resister (fire starter). I found a lot of junk in there and it can be blocking the cores and keeping the air from flowing. I cant see the dobbers building up that much mudd to block air flow in the ducts & vents. Dave ---- We've already had the resistor fire. Now he has a clean cowl cavity and a Bricky cowl cover. I used to just tape off the Bully grill before we finally found a good Bricky donor at the junkyard. We can actually see mud dauber nests just a couple inches in from the outlet. Yep it's AC, and with a recent recharge this old Bully is one of our coolest trucks to drive, as long as engine revs are off idle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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