97 eclipse dilemma with air ducts

[dustydc2]

i do believe i hVe a dead mouse in my air ducts. awful smell and horrible noise when heater is turned on. My questin is. How do i get to them to clean it out?

 

[TalonSway]

Only way i can think of to clean it out is to take the dash out and get in there and find it. Pretty easy to take the dash out to get to the ducts.

 

[codym]

Yeah take the dash out and just clean em yourself.

I laughed pretty hard it this

 

[Colt4G63 also]

If you hear his corpse in the blower fan, than he probably mistook it for a hamster wheel, and tried running in there. When the blower turned on, his feet probably slipped through the blades, and it broke all four of his legs, pinning him in the fan for the most painful ride of his little mouse life. Logic dictates that if he came in from outside, he probably couldn't get past the blower fan, but as he decayed, centrifugal force probably spattered little bits of him through the blades of the fan, making a huge little mess inside the blower case.

To remove the motorized hamster wheel, look under the passenger side of the dash, and remove three screws from the thing that looks like this.

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Have fun!

 

[dustydc2]

i know its funny, but it smells god awful and im trying to a oid breaking anything by tearing out the dash. since the heater is making the sound whT is the chance that the problem is just in the heater/ blower?

will i have to remove the whole dash?

 

[mizak82]

I bet there's a ton of shit where the evaporator goes. I replaced mine and it was 15 years of leaves and gunk. Gross. Especially with no cabin filters in these things.

 

[dustydc2]

Thank god i didnt have to take thr dash apart. Ty colt for the info. Very simple!

 

[mustracetsi]

I would take that dash out and fine that dead animal get out. Is not just the smell but all that decade particals flying around can get you sick.

 

[KAOI]

If you find the source of the smell to be an animal, please have a camera ready... I gotta see this

 

[TalonSway]

Takes about 40 mins to tear the dash out I would make sure u get all the dead stuff out so u don't have to.deal with that smell for another week and don't get sick .

 

[007jimmy]

Its probably living in the blower wheel box. A member found his bad smell in hos HVAC blower. Post 22# in this threAd..
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/appearance-interior-exterior/449873-help-clean.html
Good luck.

 

[91-GS]

Its probably living in the blower wheel box. A member found his bad smell in hos HVAC blower. Post 22# in this threAd..
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/appearance-interior-exterior/449873-help-clean.html
Good luck.

And just like that i'm not hungry any more!


Dustydc2, try flushing/cleaning the parts with vinegar, it should help remove any smell off the surfaces.
Also put some coffee or charcoal briquettes in each vent. This will help by soaking up any remaining smell untill everything is vented out. Charcoal will work better since you can take it out later as one piece to get rid of it.

 

[dustydc2]

Appreciate it. Now im try to figure out a motor moint problem