Clean your udders
Drifting
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From: Kingsport TN
Anyone have an answer for my two questions above? That snake pipe on the pass side is a pain to get out/in, I just flushed it from above w/ a hose, but where does it come out? How do u get to the a/c drain ? from below the car?
Safety Car
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From: Napa Ca
Found the driver's side udders with no problem with only one with dried leaves in it. Passenger side is another matter. Will need to turn the vette around in the garage for me to access it. Wife said she had other udders if I was interested; easier to access too.
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From: Farmington CT
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Originally Posted by berryj
Anyone have an answer for my two questions above? That snake pipe on the pass side is a pain to get out/in, I just flushed it from above w/ a hose, but where does it come out? How do u get to the a/c drain ? from below the car?
a/c drain? long screwdriver when the car is on the lift, it's difficult to reach
here's a motorswap we did from last spring, the drain is on the pass. side, pointing 8o'clock
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From: Kailua HI
Originally Posted by napacruzerc5
Found the driver's side udders with no problem with only one with dried leaves in it. Passenger side is another matter. Will need to turn the vette around in the garage for me to access it. Wife said she had other udders if I was interested; easier to access too.
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From: Retired but working
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Originally Posted by oahuyahoo
What would happen if I was to snip the ends off those so that the zilch will fall through?
He said it is also a good idea to pop them out once a year or so, wash them and apply some good silicone lube to them to keep them from drying out.
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Originally Posted by berryj
Anyone have an answer for my two questions above? That snake pipe on the pass side is a pain to get out/in, I just flushed it from above w/ a hose, but where does it come out? How do u get to the a/c drain ? from below the car?
I was able to yank the A/C drain off from the top, but it is a real PITA to get to. I scratched the heck out of my arm, and had to feel my way around. I have not put my hose back on yet... can't figure out how to! It's been suggested that it's a little easier to get to from the bottom of the vehicle, but almost impossible if you have headers. Def do this when the motor is cool!
Drifting
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From: Kingsport TN
Thanks ytwokc5 and Steve! I'll try to approach the a/c drain from the bottom w/ the screwdriver technique!
Also, for the passenger side snake, maybe the next time I take the fender well out, I'll take a closer look at the end of it. For now, it seems to be draining when I put water in from the top behind the battery compartment.
Also, for the passenger side snake, maybe the next time I take the fender well out, I'll take a closer look at the end of it. For now, it seems to be draining when I put water in from the top behind the battery compartment.
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From: Just North of Buffalo NY
Originally Posted by Paulg680
I can't believe the design of these things based on their intended function! It looks like the GM engineers took a low cost design approach to allowing water to drain. Maybe I'm missing something...
In the late 60's and early 70's GM owned and produced the Frigidaire line of home appliances. On the bottom of the refrigerators was a drain to let the defrost water drain down into the pan. On that drain under the fridge was a rubber item shaped exactly like the Corvette Udders but smaller and they were also called Udders. They were there to let the water out and keep the heat from going back up into the refrig. They were about the size of your index finger and when they needed cleaning it was a very gooey, ugly mess in there. I got a laugh when I saw the title of this post and it reminded me of those good old days when I serviced GM's udders. So it wasn't especially a low cost design but a time-proven design. Any questions class?
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From: Farmington CT
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Originally Posted by OUR97
In the late 60's and early 70's GM owned and produced the Frigidaire line of home appliances. On the bottom of the refrigerators was a drain to let the defrost water drain down into the pan. On that drain under the fridge was a rubber item shaped exactly like the Corvette Udders but smaller and they were also called Udders. They were there to let the water out and keep the heat from going back up into the refrig. They were about the size of your index finger and when they needed cleaning it was a very gooey, ugly mess in there. I got a laugh when I saw the title of this post and it reminded me of those good old days when I serviced GM's udders. So it wasn't especially a low cost design but a time-proven design. Any questions class?
makes sense with avoiding the heat, the other end of the cowl area is the intake for the HVAC system
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From: Vancouver British Columbia
Originally Posted by Tigershark3
Has anyone had one of these udders fall off? When I first got my car I found one on the frame of the car. Had no idea what they were at the time.
