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Charles: I Haven't tried glueing screen door mesh to the cowl vents, but, if it keeps out junk, so be it.
I found many pieces of the fire blanket in my evaporator core and blower motor (the fire blanket is the insulation pad under the hood--in case of fire in the engine bay, it's supposed to drop down and smother the fire).
In any case, I ripped the old one out and replaced it with an almost new one. Periodically, I vaccum out the passenger side of the cowl vent. The driver side is way too small to do anything with the vacuum. It also clogs up easily due to its small size.
I guess Ford didn't have "a better idea" on this one.
But in hindsight, the AC/heat blower motor in these Thunderbirds is one of the best ever produced. I have never heard anyone complain that their blower motor burned up with normal use. They can really put out the AIR!
Tim
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