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| dflesburg |
 Oct 20 2010, 12:18 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,722 Joined: 6-April 04 From: Warm and Cheerful Centerville Ohio Member No.: 1,896 Region Association: None  |
so like it says...
blower motor in engine bay ok down j tube ok in heat exchanger ok thru flapper box ok goes into firewall .... never comes out behind speaker... it did last year. now nothing where is it going? |
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| realred914 |
Oct 20 2010, 12:25 PM
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Senior Member Group: Retired Members Posts: 1,086 Joined: 1-April 10 From: california Member No.: 11,541 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(dflesburg @ Oct 20 2010, 11:18 AM)  so like it says... blower motor in engine bay ok down j tube ok in heat exchanger ok thru flapper box ok goes into firewall .... never comes out behind speaker... it did last year. now nothing where is it going? busted hose in rocker or a rat built a nice little nest in there? |
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| SirAndy |
Oct 20 2010, 01:21 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,276 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(realred914 @ Oct 20 2010, 11:25 AM) a rat built a nice little nest in there? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Seen it more than once ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| Tom_T |
Oct 20 2010, 01:44 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,321 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California 
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Try getting the rat nest out 1st with a coat hanger opened long & hook end inside - carefully to not tear the paper hose inside the long, otherwise ithe hoes came loose at one end or both, or the hose tore/broke inside & you'll have to open up the longs to replace it/them.
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| windforfun |
Oct 20 2010, 02:16 PM
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Ditto. Porsche kinda messed up here IMO. It's one part on the car that's almost impossible to replace. Good luck with the repair.
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| dflesburg |
Oct 20 2010, 02:37 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,722 Joined: 6-April 04 From: Warm and Cheerful Centerville Ohio Member No.: 1,896 Region Association: None |
In all these years I have never heard of one falling off
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| r_towle |
Oct 20 2010, 03:22 PM
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get a one inch clear hose and duct tape it to the end of the shop vac attachement so it increases the speed of the air.
Gently slide it in and out to clear the passage. Also, open up the area near the speaker and use the shop vac to blow out anything... Either way, you will get it loose. Dont use a coat hanger...it may rip the tube... Rich |
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| jaxdream |
Oct 20 2010, 04:45 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 974 Joined: 8-July 08 From: North Central Tennessee Member No.: 9,270 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(r_towle @ Oct 20 2010, 01:22 PM) get a one inch clear hose and duct tape it to the end of the shop vac attachement so it increases the speed of the air. Gently slide it in and out to clear the passage. Also, open up the area near the speaker and use the shop vac to blow out anything... Either way, you will get it loose. Dont use a coat hanger...it may rip the tube... Rich (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Jack / Jaxdream |
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| windforfun |
Oct 20 2010, 05:18 PM
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BTW, remember that the tube also acts as a sound muffler. There's paper or something in the tube. It's not supposed to be clear & hollow. Be careful not to suck out the sound absorbing guts of the tube. The nest is probably close to the end of it.
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| GreatPumpkin |
Oct 20 2010, 08:40 PM
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if thats it, how did they get in, there are no holes or tears anywhere I can see...
could they get in through the flapper box? |
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| bandjoey |
Oct 20 2010, 09:20 PM
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bandjoey Group: Members Posts: 4,934 Joined: 26-September 07 From: Bedford Tx Member No.: 8,156 Region Association: Southwest Region |
The city water department slides a plastic pipe inside the old cement one. Why not find a new plastic hose slightly smaller than the paper one, and shove it through to the speaker hose? A little experimenting and you probably will get heat through even though the paper is ripped up inside the long??? Just a thought.
Naturally, after the rat comes out first! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) |
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| Eric_Shea |
Oct 20 2010, 09:54 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,304 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
QUOTE could they get in through the flapper box? Yes. They need a space about the size of a penny (or less). |
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| windforfun |
Oct 21 2010, 12:18 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,058 Joined: 17-December 07 From: Blackhawk, CA Member No.: 8,476 Region Association: None
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The tube is paper covered aluminum & it's filled with a sound absorbing material of some kind.
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