11-18-2023, 12:33 PM | #1 |
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Darn leaves in the radiator cover! Any fix?
Hey all, I'm just about to go off the deep end with the "leaf trap" plastic cover for the radiator. I checked a few places but thought I'd ask here if anyone knows before I keep going down rabbit holes.
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11-18-2023, 12:36 PM | #2 |
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I was just looking at mine yesterday after all the leaves have finally fallen here in Colorado. I probably got about a dozen behind the plastic cover. I have no idea what to do about it either other than complain to the dealership.
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11-18-2023, 12:42 PM | #4 |
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Get a high pressure washer and blast them out.
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11-18-2023, 12:44 PM | #5 |
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That could damage the radiators, just saying - be very careful about the amount of pressure.
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11-18-2023, 02:09 PM | #6 |
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I had a couple in there last week and thought to myself; how in the world did those get trapped back there…, Anyway, Garden hose with light pressure and worked them right to left and they came out in a minute or so. You can lift up slightly (from the bottom) on the black plastic protective cover and it will lift out towards you a mm or so and that helped too.
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11-20-2023, 04:04 PM | #14 |
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Yeah they are in there good. I think it would be awesome if they were on sliding pillars that you could slide up and remove debris and then slide back down.
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11-20-2023, 04:51 PM | #15 |
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You have no idea what your missing
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Use a Vacuum
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Just wait until the spring and they'll have disappeared...
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It’s better than trying to blast something out that’s mostly trapped
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11-22-2023, 09:21 AM | #22 |
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Big fan of the Zunsport screens to keep them out in the first place, plus avoiding the infamous $1600 rock.
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