Cowling vent
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Mountain Pass
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Cowling vent
I am looking for some help on sanding, blasting and painting the cowling vents. I not sure how to get into that area. Do i need to remove the dash to get to the vents or is there another way?
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I'm always interested in discussions about the cowl vents. I'm sure glad Ford decided to galvanize (or otherwise coat) the metal of the later trucks to protect from rust. I'm still going to have to cut holes in my later truck ('79) to make it easier to remove debris, but I have not had to deal with any deterioration of the metal.
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Good luck!
Paul
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Good luck!
Paul
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I believe that he is referring to the cowl area in front of the windshield, not the pillar. There really isn’t any ready access. I would clean it up enough to accept paint. That is, take it easy with the sandblasting because whatever metal you expose will require subsequent protective coating. You may want to mask the louvers when you apply your initial paint, otherwise, by the time you get enough paint into the cowl area, you may have drips on the louvers. Remove the masking for your final coat. There may be other suggestions...
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