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Coolant soaked padding - replace or clean? 200 1993

posted by  woodshavings on  Tue Mar 21 15:11 CST 2023
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Based on all the great feedback, I decided to pull the carpet and padding and wash them (gently). It only took about 30 min to get things out. I found standing coolant in the driver well, and fortunately it was not up the tunnel foam.

The rubber backing on the foam is brittle and no longer rubber, and some pieces fell off. The butyl stick'em stuff is used to secure the carpet in some places. It was also used for the foam.

I'd like to replace the foam as it shows signs of previous leaks and is pretty ratty. Any suggestions are welcome.

Things are now drying, and I'm waiting on a new valve so I should have things back together this weekend.

Here are some pics: 93 240 Heater Valve

Thanks again for the active dialog!





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