<VV> LM Rocker panel cleaning

[Sethracer at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/5/2008 9:05:18 PM Pacific Standard Time,  
hmlinc at sbcglobal.net writes:

Remove  the rubber plugs in the front and rear inner fenders - which are in 
line  with the rocker.

Turn on the water and work the pvc back and forth  until you have cleaned all 
the junk out.

Do the other side of the  car.

Park it in a hot sun for the rest of the day, maybe the next day  too.  Maybe 
even drive the front wheels onto a couple of 2X6s - or  "macho ramps" is you 
still have a set of those.

Replace the  plugs.  Some folks leave them out thinking there is better air 
flow,  but that also lets road grime enter.



In California weather, I leave them all out - after thoroughly  cleaning out 
the rockers and the area around the hinges. Jacking up the front  end and 
pressure washing through the front plug holes. On a car which has been  parked for 
a while, an unbelievable amount of crud will flush out. You can  remove the 
vent doors in the kick panels -after removing the grills  and disconnecting the 
pull cables, then going in with a water hose or  compressed air to clean 
things out around the hinges. This is an annual task for  regularly driven cars. 
If your usage includes areas subject to snow or slush,  the external plugs 
should probably be reinstalled. You don't want the areas  to fill up with any 
"salty" material and freeze.  
 
Seth  Emerson

C's the Day! - Corvair, Camaro, Corvette



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