Urine Smell in the vents

[rich weyand]

Originally Posted by Shugalou

The caps on the nozels...popped right off no prob -

I was guessing you ment take them off before attaching the hose to them no?

No. Sometimes caps like that are tighter than a bear, and need to be slitted to get them off. Easier when it is still out.

[Shugalou]

Gotcha - I'm glad you mentioned it though because I wouldn't have checked to confirm otherwise.

Cheers

[MikeB]

Originally Posted by Shugalou

Pull off the lid to check inside - Honey I'm home

As the kids say, "OMG!"

[hatzie]

Originally Posted by Shugalou

So I took everything apart bleached plastic a few times, cleaned with simply green a few times,scuff sanded and sprayed with a plastic friendly spray paint.

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I disassembled all the doors and soaked them for 24hrs in vinegar to clean off the rust, then I spray with a rust inhibitor and some high heat paint that I had kicking around.

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While I was in there I put in some screens as an "upgrade"

Before I put it back in I'm restoring the passenger kick panel vent.

Fresh air soon, this has been a fun one so far - Thanks guys for the help

Nice work on the intake screens and cleanup. Looks like new...

[roger97338]

I had something similar happen to my '75. "Luckily" my heater core started to leak about the same time, so I was forced to disassemble and clean all of that stuff. I think you're just going to have to bite the bullet and do that too.

I've heard that stuffing dryer sheets in the vents will keep mice from moving in. It couldn't hurt to try it.

[Shugalou]

Yeah I replaced the heater core while I was in there... Now that I've done the job I can say it's not to difficult at all...Although I did manage to install the defrost arm backwards but I was able to fix it while keeping it installed...The heat works and there is no more pissy smell...success!