Cowl drainage
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Cowl drainage
I noticed the drainage holes for the cowl are somewhat small, less than half an inch. If debris collects in there is that not a magnet for rust?
What do you guys do, drill a bigger drainage hole? park in a covered garage? lol
I have only owned my truck for one month and I can already see a bunch of pine needles collecting in the drainage hole, ostensibly blocking water flow.
Any ideas what to do? Other than not parking under a pine tree lol.....
What do you guys do, drill a bigger drainage hole? park in a covered garage? lol
I have only owned my truck for one month and I can already see a bunch of pine needles collecting in the drainage hole, ostensibly blocking water flow.
Any ideas what to do? Other than not parking under a pine tree lol.....
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I noticed the drainage holes for the cowl are somewhat small, less than half an inch. If debris collects in there is that not a magnet for rust?
What do you guys do, drill a bigger drainage hole? park in a covered garage? lol
I have only owned my truck for one month and I can already see a bunch of pine needles collecting in the drainage hole, ostensibly blocking water flow.
Any ideas what to do? Other than not parking under a pine tree lol.....
What do you guys do, drill a bigger drainage hole? park in a covered garage? lol
I have only owned my truck for one month and I can already see a bunch of pine needles collecting in the drainage hole, ostensibly blocking water flow.
Any ideas what to do? Other than not parking under a pine tree lol.....
#5
They're tucked up behind the fender, you will see a hole, I pulled a bunch of "sludge" out of mine. I can see how they would easily be obstructed.
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Good idea! fortunately I didn't have any big stuff just a bunch of wet pine needles that were a "sludgy" mess that I was able to wash out through the drainage holes, with the help of a wire coat hanger.
I was toying with the idea of installing some fine wire mesh under the cowl, it would still allow air/water passage but keep out the junk, but there's simply no access to the inner cowl, so I guess I will just flush it out periodically.
I was toying with the idea of installing some fine wire mesh under the cowl, it would still allow air/water passage but keep out the junk, but there's simply no access to the inner cowl, so I guess I will just flush it out periodically.
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Can you elaborate on exactly what you're thinking of doing, I may be interested in doing the same mod on my truck. Something along the lines of a 2" hole that I can cover with a rubber plug.
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I drilled a hole in the bottom of the well thing (after cleaning it out with an air wand), sprayed some POR rust paint in the hole, and then just left it to drain out. Seems to work better. I wish the cowl cover came off easily so any crud that collects in there could be cleaned out. Sounds like a job for my zip saw, and welder.
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I wish the cowl cover came off easily so any crud that collects in there could be cleaned out.
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