<VV> Heater duct and tunnel cable maintenance

[Jeff Schramm]

I just did mine in the past week.

Mice had been in there so I mixed up some Pine-Sol in hot water and poured
it into the duct and let it sit for a couple of hours, then rinsed
thoroughly with the garden hose. I scrubbed the exterior as well. I replaced
both metal ends with vendor reproductions which were primed and painted. I
also replaced all foam with vendor-supplied pieces but you could save quite
a bit of money by buying sticky-backed foam strips from your local hardware
store in the insulation section - just get the correct widths. Finally, I
sanded, primed and painted the hangers because I want them to last another
44 years.


On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 8:01 PM, Stephen Upham <contactsmu at sbcglobal.net>wrote:

> Before I attempt to replace the heater duct, is there any
> preventative maintenance that I should do now that I have that bad
> puppy disassembled?  I thought about washing it out and off.  Also,
> do the cables need to be re-greased in the tunnel and under the dash
> by the duct before replacing it?
>