[Metaldoc]

Originally Posted by LongBox

After reading about cowl rust issues and repairs with the 67-72s, I decided to get down on the pavement, and clean out the body drain holes. I was mostly concerned with making sure that there was no dirt or decayed leaves and needles in the area between the cowl and the front fenders, so I used one of those plastic ties to get into the drain holes and pull out anything that would hold moisture. The left side had some crud in there, but the right side was clean. Also did the doors, and rinsed them out to make sure all the drain holes flowed properly.

Finished up by washing out the front "horns" at the bottom of the fenders, and hosing off the underside of the truck.

No bad surprises, so I'm tired, dirty, but happy. My thought is that if I keep on top of stuff like this, I can keep the tin worm away.

Be pro active really helps I also sprayed fluid film down inside the cowl vent holes in the cab to rust proof. I did the inside bottom of the doors too.