I Love my Oak Tree but...

[Centaurious]

I have a beautiful Naval Oak in my front yard that spans about 100 feet. I love it and it provides lots of shade. It also produces lots hard, slippery leaves that love to sneak past the wiper shafts and into the cowl. From there the get into the heater box and into the heater resister which means I can't use any fan speed but high or I start them smoldering.

Has anyone seen a rubber bushing or grommet for sealing between the wiper post and the cowl?

 

[96firephoenix]

not a pre-made one, but you can buy sheets of rubber at your local crafts store, i.e. michaels, hobby lobby, etc...

Or amazon, lol.

 

[shucker1]

Car cover?

I know it's a pain but...

Got a Big Pecan, Live Oak, and a Water Oak out front so we deal with lots of leaves and of course the freakin squirrels.

 

[uberninja]

If you do end up modding this, post a couple of pics. I literally just blew the blower resistor 2 days ago. Found out I had quite a few leaves in there. I got lucky I was in a parking lot when my Ex filled with smoke. Could've ended much worse. Took me a couple of hours of driving to get the burnt electronics smell out of car and air conditioning system. Would love the piece of mind of that not happening again.

 

[Number4]

Mice like to get in there and build nests too.

 

[CDW6212R]

Yeah, pull the blower motor and fan out to clean the pocket at the base of the evaporator. I had to replace my blower motor for my "new" 98 since the fan would only work sometimes. I used a vacuum cleaner when I had it out, and a small rubber hose to get into the tight crevice of the evaporator. Mine had about a handful of leaves and pine needles. The blower motor took about 30 minutes to remove, the WW reservoir had to come out to make room, plus minor items.

For that WW post seam at the black trim piece, I'd find a thin flexible plastic that matches the cone shape there. Like a large plastic bottle, a 2 liter maybe etc. Cut it to fit and attach it with black RTV.