the drain udders on my 86 were plugged. they have a closed end on them that looks almost like its intended to capture solids but let water pass through.

until they fill with solids.

so has anyone nipped off the end of the udder to make it an "open passage"?

any strange unintended consequence from this?

definitely doing joe c's demonstrated mod. thanks!!

now what about this? Is there supposed to be some sort of adhesive underneath these pads on this 86?

given the way this adhesive is layered on top of this circular fitting of some type, I'd say this is factory adhesive.


Thanks for the detailed pics joe.

in retrospect, for anybody else who sees this, removing the small pads are not worth it if you own a pressure washer.

im going to have to find a decent adhesive for this now.

pressure washing under the pad would work fine, the pressure washer will not blow the adhesive glue apart--no chance--but the pressure washer may harm the foam pad. id probably rig ip some thin flexible protective cover for the pad and try to get the washer right in there to blow the crud out from under the pad. i had about an ounce of dirt under each.

then--if your pads are covered in overspray like mine were--slip paper under the pad and give the dry pad a dusting of sem landau black. i did the same color correction/cleanip with the oddly shaped foam "gaskets" that come down from the hinge area.

for all you guys with low mileage cars that live inside, you are lucky!!