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| | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 31 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 31 | I dug into my cab today, ripping out the right side vented panel for the fresh air heater,...rotting from the inside. Then i dug out (literlly) the bondo that had seled up the front cowl vent. i have no idea who did this or where but i got it ALL out and free'd up!
however, I noticed that the metal on the rear side of the cowl vent inside along where the rubber seal would go is not attatched to the rest of the cowl,..like it had either ripped away from the cowl or simply rotted away?? The funny thing is everything works fine and I'm really not sure,..is it SUPPOSED to be like that and then when the rubber seal is replaced it will lap over that?? Doesn't seem right to me!!?? Let me go and try to get a picture of what I'm talking about!
Jason | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 31 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 31 | Here are some photos of what I'm dealing with. You can see where it looks like the trough that holds the seal in place has seperated from the rest of the cowl. Just looking for advice on repairing it. Weld it back heliarc or would i be better off actually cutting out the entire thing and getting a replacement from another truck cowl? Welding should do it right?? Thanks in advance! Jason [img] http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=86710[/img] | | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | If I remember right it is supposed to look like that, it's a separate piece spot welded to the bottom of the cowl sheet metal.
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