Noiseydiesel
Full Access Member
Since the '94 is not providing enough entertainment I tore apart the '87 standard cab 6.9 idi. I was motivated to do this when the wife said she was going to drive it. Uh, yeah, sure you are with an inoperative heater and intermittent wipers.
Well, last year I had the water leak above the non existent clutch pedal and cussed it most of the winter complete with mold and wet stink. So, I replaced the blower and resistor to get the heater working and got the cowling off with the wiper motor and arms removed. Looking at the cowl area in front of the drivers side I could see some caulking starting to peel up.
A trip to Lowe's for a quart can of "Flex Seal" with some cheap brushes this grand experiment will be interesting to see what develops. "24 to 48 hours or more to dry" Whu? Oh well. Tomorrow afternoon I will put it back together and see what happens.
I did like reading the directions on the can of Flexseal. "Roughen up the area with sand paper for better adhesion".
Shop vac the area, blow it out with a blow gun, then a piece of 60 grain sand paper and two holes in the hand quick enough found me getting out two cans of starter fluid to give it a good chemical rinse. Close enough. I gooped up the entire cowl area and figure that will keep it sealed for a good long time.
Currently it is covered with a tarp and keeping the morning dew fall off of it. That tarp might stay on it for a week waiting for it to "dry" after it's together.
Tomorrow is back to the '94.
Well, last year I had the water leak above the non existent clutch pedal and cussed it most of the winter complete with mold and wet stink. So, I replaced the blower and resistor to get the heater working and got the cowling off with the wiper motor and arms removed. Looking at the cowl area in front of the drivers side I could see some caulking starting to peel up.
A trip to Lowe's for a quart can of "Flex Seal" with some cheap brushes this grand experiment will be interesting to see what develops. "24 to 48 hours or more to dry" Whu? Oh well. Tomorrow afternoon I will put it back together and see what happens.
I did like reading the directions on the can of Flexseal. "Roughen up the area with sand paper for better adhesion".
Shop vac the area, blow it out with a blow gun, then a piece of 60 grain sand paper and two holes in the hand quick enough found me getting out two cans of starter fluid to give it a good chemical rinse. Close enough. I gooped up the entire cowl area and figure that will keep it sealed for a good long time.
Currently it is covered with a tarp and keeping the morning dew fall off of it. That tarp might stay on it for a week waiting for it to "dry" after it's together.
Tomorrow is back to the '94.
