Hello all,

I was going to change the rubber cowl vent seal and im not sure where to start. I started removing the old one but it is coming out in 100 pieces since it is so dryrotted. It looks like there is a metal retainer held down by some phillips screws. To remove all of these it seems as if the vent lid needs to be removed.

Am I on the rigth track?

 

Yes, remove the lid and loosen up the vent assy. It is a real pain to get the old rubber out.
New gasket gets sandwiched between the vent and cowl.

 

Here's a tip for you, and one I've forgotten several times when removing vent lids; You don't have to take the screws all the way out. You only need to loosen them a bit, as the holes in the vent assembly are slotted, and just move the lid so the screw heads line up with the big part of the hole and lift it off.

 

LMC has them as does MAC's.

 

what is MAC's?

 

MAC's Antique Auto Parts

 

Great advice! Thanks everyone!

 

Ebay has some once in a while too.

 

I have the seal, I got it from Dennis Carpenter. I went to the garage to change it and just wanted to make sure the vent lid did need removed. I thought it did but didnt want to remove it if I didnt have to