Heater Box 72 Grabber Heat ONLY. NO A/C.

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  1. Slider28

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    I am going to try to get all the leaves out of my heater box and put a Cowl cover on the outside. How hard is it to get all the leaves out of the heater vents? I tried with the blower motor, but still more and more come out. SO I figured I would just do a proper clean.. I am putting new carpet in and I don't want all that dirt and leaves on my new carpet.

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    pull the box...:yup:
     
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    Is it a big job to pull the box? 1 hour? 6 hours?
     
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    More like 1 - 6 days.
     
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    heat only...30 mins...:huh:
    heater hoses and a couple of bolts under the hood, the rest under the dash.
    then you can stick your hand up in the cowl and get the leaves and junk out of it.
     
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    Guess I have something to work on tomorrow. The cowl has a small hole in it.. I should be able to fix that from inside when I take out the heater box shouldn't I?
     
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    do you have a pic of the hole?
     
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    Not yet, I need to remove the heater box first, I am going to do that this afternoon. The leak is coming down where is side kick panel towards the cowl area, so I can't see up there untill the box is removed. I will post pics when it is out.
     
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    RMiller My name is Rick

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    You must have small hands, no way I could get mine in there!
     
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    It appears to be leaking around the hole where the flange might have been welded on... It SLOWLY starts to get wet like seeping though...
     

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    I had bought some KBS floor pan and trunk sealer for my floor pans.. Since this MIGHT not be to bad, do you think that stuff might work to seal it?
     
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    If it is just in that area you should be able to use a sealer. Done it on a few cars that have had tiny holes. Just make sure to use a decent amount.
     
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