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Old Jul 8, 2004 | 12:03 AM
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My car has been "Bubba"ized. (This is the third thing I've found, behind RTVing the valve covers and bypassing the heater fan switch so that it would work) Found a leak behind the dash, leaks on my left foot (very little), so when I go to find the leak, I found that some nitwit tried to fix it with roofing tar. He poured it in the valley in front of the windshield, including the wiper arm mounting points. 1st, does anyone have an idea on how to get rid of Bubba's fix without hurting something and 2nd, what would be the proper sealant or fix in this area? :mad :mad :mad :mad At least I didn't find gum wrapper in the fuse box, though I would have fully expected to.
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Old Jul 8, 2004 | 12:19 AM
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The ~Bizarre~ things people find amazes me! May have to start a separate thread on this topic!!!

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Old Jul 8, 2004 | 01:17 AM
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I found that some nitwit tried to fix it with roofing tar. He poured it in the valley in front of the windshield, including the wiper arm mounting points. 1st, does anyone have an idea on how to get rid of Bubba's fix without hurting something and 2nd, what would be the proper sealant or fix in this area?
Carb cleaner will remove the tar (and any wax). Test it on an invisible area. I'm not sure what the proper sealant is though. Maybe CorvetteCentral has some sealant...??
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Old Jul 8, 2004 | 06:41 PM
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Cool, thanks Z-man, I'll give that a try. I spent this afternoon prying it off with a putty knife and srewdriver, but can't get it all that way.
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