Now that the dash pad is finally - mostly - installed and I have replaced the defrost hoses, it's time to button this all back up. Last time I had it apart, I gave up and left it apart. I didn't, however, put that plastic tarp over the air vent and had a couple of days of rain...
I ordered a license plate housing gasket to replace the old, dry, cracked, and broken unit. Let's add that to the "Easy Wins" list. And then replaced it. As I was trying to unscrew the nuts from underneath the engine cover, every one of them just unscrewed the stud from the co...
I picked up this washing machine drain hose at Lowes (Lowes link) and it fits perfectly without the need for clamps. I cut both ends off, then cut it in half. It's an 8 foot hose, which is way more than I will need, so I can cut each side to fit. Since Dupli-Color engine ename...
The overnight rain that was supposed to finish up around 9AM lasted until noon. Once I was able to get back outside to start piecing together the guts behind the dash pad, the first thing I noticed were these two plastic hoses, all cracked and broken. They run from the center...