I Just replaced my cabin filter, but I cant find a real answer in any of the threads I read about it. The two rubber grommets that clog up, do you need them? or can you take the two out? I cant see the purpose of them?

 

lol there's a thread on it like 4 down from yours...

https://mustangforums.com/forum/2005...ent-leaks.html

 

I saw that, but there is no real answer to whether or not you need to keep the two rubber things

 

Keep em. And stop parking under all those debris producing items like trees.
3 plus years of outside parking and NOTHING is in my vent cowl
nor is there any debris in my vent cowl drains...

They stop Carbon Monoxide from creeping into the fresh air plenum...
Ford put them there for a reason and it was not to be clogged up with
debris to cause a waterfall under the dash during a hard rainstorm...

 

For some reason, people seem to be ignoring this advice. CO is BAD stuff!!!

A number of years ago, my father got into a series of minor accidents over a short period of time. Eventually, the dealer located an exhaust system leak that was causing CO to leak into the passenger cabin. CO can affect you, and you might not even notice it.

PLEASE, listen to 157dB on this.

 

they're on and they will remain there. thats all I wanted to know

 

Yep, drove a 69, 71 and a 73 Volkswagon BeetleBug.
They heat the passengers cabin by forcing
cold air over the exhaust systems J pipes
inside heat exchangers then directly into
the passengers cabin via vents under the
rear seat and in the front door sills. The exhaust
system leaked like a seive by design and the
eventual result was massive unexplained headaches
during cold weather. Until a simple CarbonMonoxide
exposure detector badge was employed to solve the
mystery.
Maybe thats why I am such a pickypricky.

 

Hi,
this is the correct answer! And think also of little animals, insects and so on or maybe a snake crawls in..
Let the rubber things where they are!

Greetings, Mario

 

This is exactly what I was looking for.