What is this stuff ?
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What is this stuff ?
Found a small pile of this stuff where i usually park the vette before i put it in the garage.
Stuff is really hard, anything on the drivers side where this stuff would come from?
Stuff is really hard, anything on the drivers side where this stuff would come from?
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Fan shroud weatherstrip it looks like. I have a box of it that came off my 78, hard as a rock. I don't know WHY I have a box of it, except I promised myself that I wasn't going to throw ANYTHING out until the project was done…..
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If it's hard as a rock, it's very possible it's the fire wall grommet.
They get petrified and dissinegrate.
If you have moved anything around under the hood it may have
caused them to fall apart.
There is one the tach cable runs through and another the vac lines
pass through. Both on drivers side firewall.
Did you find them near the front on the ground or nearer to the
fire wall.
Hope this helped.
Marshal
They get petrified and dissinegrate.
If you have moved anything around under the hood it may have
caused them to fall apart.
There is one the tach cable runs through and another the vac lines
pass through. Both on drivers side firewall.
Did you find them near the front on the ground or nearer to the
fire wall.
Hope this helped.
Marshal
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Isn't that the bushing material from the links in the rear? There was another member on here just recently that was having issues with his newer link bushings falling apart and dropping on the floor. They said it was the Texas heat that caused them to dry up.
I'll have to see if I can find the thread.
I'll have to see if I can find the thread.
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Check power steering cylinder shaft to frame attachment bushings.
http://www.zip-corvette.com/catalogs...?cat=&q=sc-753
http://www.zip-corvette.com/catalogs...?cat=&q=sc-753
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Finally got out to the garage to check out the pile of black stuff in the driveway.
These lasted 2 1/2 years, replaced the rear end cover and did these at the same time. I am guessing they were the Poly ones.
Just ordered the rubber ones from Willcox.
These lasted 2 1/2 years, replaced the rear end cover and did these at the same time. I am guessing they were the Poly ones.
Just ordered the rubber ones from Willcox.
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