Leaky stinky moldy cab
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i had 3 trucks w/that same issue...(some worse than others, ) and yours (by the photo) looks about average in the filth...(my 1st yoda/ 2wd had the ash tray filled, and what looked like never emptied, and the entire carpet was covered w/cigarette butts..no joke..it was a 400 dollar truck that drove, and i got a good truck, but it stunk, and was never ever cleaned)...compared to that, yours looks pretty nice.
1st, i would duct tape the window until you got a new seal, and cleaned the drainage passages (yes, i can leave mine open, and it will not leak).
then.
remove everything, and replace the heater core too...(it can smell like death, )..i sold a 2wd truck to a friend who smoked and needed a reliable truck..
i thought the smell was tobacco related, but he took one whiff and nearly puked..(i only smoked in grade school)...
so.
to fully clean (i used 99% alcohol, but bleach and water would be a good choice too..as i think a pressure washer may destroy some wires/ etc, and steam may be expensive), remove everything.. like this..
the heater core was the culprit on all 3 of my trucks (after cleaning didn't work as well). and now i have heat at 125 degrees at the vents...(so nice) and with a rubber matting for carpeting, i now also have that "new car smell" again...
total costs was about 200 for the rubber matting/ heater core acid bath, cleaning products..
total time- about 4 weekends of work...6 hours each saturday.
1st, i would duct tape the window until you got a new seal, and cleaned the drainage passages (yes, i can leave mine open, and it will not leak).
then.
remove everything, and replace the heater core too...(it can smell like death, )..i sold a 2wd truck to a friend who smoked and needed a reliable truck..
i thought the smell was tobacco related, but he took one whiff and nearly puked..(i only smoked in grade school)...
so.
to fully clean (i used 99% alcohol, but bleach and water would be a good choice too..as i think a pressure washer may destroy some wires/ etc, and steam may be expensive), remove everything.. like this..
the heater core was the culprit on all 3 of my trucks (after cleaning didn't work as well). and now i have heat at 125 degrees at the vents...(so nice) and with a rubber matting for carpeting, i now also have that "new car smell" again...
total costs was about 200 for the rubber matting/ heater core acid bath, cleaning products..
total time- about 4 weekends of work...6 hours each saturday.
Last edited by idanity; 01-04-2009 at 11:24 PM.
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someone puked in my first truck and didnt clean it up very well right down the side of the passenger seat, damn those faulty window regulators
i used lots of bleach and simple green then painted it over with like 6 coats of rustoleum and it was all good
i used lots of bleach and simple green then painted it over with like 6 coats of rustoleum and it was all good
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