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Old 10-27-2019, 07:58 AM   #8
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Re: miSSed opportunity

I completely disassembled the 94 K2500 dash board and R-134a HVAC system. Scrubbed every inch of it inside and out with household cleaning wipes to remove all the years of built up yuck in and on all the duct work and parts. Wiped down after that with Windex to remove the tacky residue that the cleaning wipes leave. Squeaky clean and now the air coming out of the ducts doesn't smell like an old gym locker room.

Repainted all the dash parts with plastic & vinyl dye so everything matched and looked new again.

Reassembled the HVAC system with a new evaporator core, heater core and blower motor. Sealed all the joints in the system with non-hardening polyurethane sealant designed for high heat and UV exposure. Designed for roof and skylight repair but it works great for sealing up HVAC parts on vehicles. I have been using it for years and it works fantastic, plus it is less than $5 a tube for a caulking gun size canister. Makes for much better air flow coming out of the vents when you are not losing so much out of all the seams along the way.

Cleaned up the 94 K2500 tachometer gauge cluster, replaced all the bulbs, put the T400 gear indicator assembly in place and fit a new headlight switch to the bezel. Since I built this truck from scratch and everything mechanical is new or rebuilt (or will be soon) I didn't think it was right to leave the odometer on what it was from the parts truck that donated the engine core and dash so I reset the mileage. Nobody with half a brain could argue with that.

Goodbye 1989 no tach moon gauges dash and R-12 A/C system.
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