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Topic: cowl cleaning
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sic67coug
Gearhead Posts: 189
From: clearlake california
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 01-21-2003 02:50 AM
   
i got a car, where the cowl is just fullll of leaves. anyway to clean that thing out without takin it off?
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dalorzof
Journeyman Posts: 7
From: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 01-21-2003 04:29 AM
Its a pin in the *&^% but you can remove the heater box and vent and reach up inside from underneath. Either that or open 'em up and drive real fast and let all the crud blow through the car!!! (it really works!) ;-)
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kwazykat
Moderator Posts: 7244
From: ...a wonderful place to be.... orange county... NC!!!! M&M member #92 .... a blue-oval GRRL-deluxe.....
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 01-21-2003 06:33 AM
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Originally posted by sic67coug:
i got a car, where the cowl is just fullll of leaves. anyway to clean that thing out without takin it off?
it is a pain ..... a small pain.... and a definate pain ....... kinda like bad gas .... heh heh...... you will feel better once it is done .......
but.... i would definately recommend you take that sucker apart and check it out for rust and leakage.... my vert had a danged mouse-nest in the cowl and water could not drain properly, resulting in a cruddy rusty spot..... dad ended up piece welding some metal in it to keep my feet dry when it rains.... heh heh it was not visible at all until he took it apart.... we had no idea the mouse nest was even in there!!! let alone about the rust! my vote? i know it bites... but take it properly apart and give it a clean bill of health!! kk ps.... the driving really fast part is always fun ... do that first .... repeatedly ..... THEN take it apart!!! heh heh
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mellowyellow
Gearhead Posts: 6805
From: So. Fl.
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 01-21-2003 07:32 AM
Something has to come off to start the job. The easiest, on a non air car would be to take off the fresh vent housing on the driver side-and THAT'S a PITA but not as bad as the heater, which on second thought, is probably stuffed, also. Getting these off, air pressure should get the job done. If your car needs carpet, you could then jack up car on one side and stick a hose up there. Not the the highest pressure, please. This should wash the sh*t out and reveal any cowl leaks. Do this with other side, too. NOW!! you probably have water running down into the car. I hope not but if you do, get out your spot weld cutter. If your car is 68 on down Cougar or Mustang, you'll be drilling out about 140 spot welds. This is AFTER you have removed the w/s and fenders. To do it RIGHT/NOT "RIGGED", there is no other "lasting" repair. If you have a 69 up, will defer to someone else. If you have AC, there is nothing much worse than a 67/8 with AC other than say a 69. These cars were just NOT made to last 35 years!
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Just Strokin
Gearhead Posts: 754
From: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 01-21-2003 07:43 AM
It is almost as easy to remove the fenders and reach in with some type of hook to scrap the stuff to each side......and then using air or water, try to wash the remianing junk out. And if you have to do cowl repair, you are going to have to remove the fenders any way.------------------
Larry No fast Fords at this time but one fine cruising 96 F350 CC DRW Power Strokin diesel.
And one rusty 64 Fairlane nick-named the Rust Bucket....And sometimes called the Money Pit... The sounds of a brain dropping into gear.....
"Buzzzzzz.......Click"
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cynot65
Gearhead Posts: 1182
From: New York
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 01-22-2003 02:44 PM
Gotta go with Larry here if all you're going to do is clean it out. I would though, do some testing like described above, to see if your cowl does leak. If it does leak, fix it now or you'll be replacing much more than the cowl in the very near future.
Tony C*------------------
65 Convertible, Vintage Burgandy/Standard Black Interior, 289, 4spd
M&M Member#450
It ain't done yet, but it'll be done right!!
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 43790
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 01-22-2003 03:59 PM
Or if you have a '71-'73, you take 10 seconds to remove the cowl grilles, vacuum the leaves out, replace the grilles, and go on with your life.  ------------------
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73trials
Gearhead Posts: 1146
From: New Orleans, La. M&M member # 1752
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 01-22-2003 11:00 PM
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Originally posted by SteveLaRiviere:
Or if you have a '71-'73, you take 10 seconds to remove the cowl grilles, vacuum the leaves out, replace the grilles, and go on with your life.
Yet another good reason to get a '71-'73. ------------------
Erwin
'73 convertible 351c 2V C-6, soon to be Grabber blue
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Stewart
Gearhead Posts: 9793
From: Monterey, CA Mustangsandmore Member #437
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 01-23-2003 11:01 AM
Or Fox Mustang! Easy cowl cover removal! Stewart
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