Rocks in pans...

[Gulf GT]

Does anyone know a neat trick for getting rocks off the top of the pans without having to remove them? I think my Hoosiers pick up a lot of gravel and they get deposited in the pans and "rattle" at times.

 

[tmctguer]

How about a 3' long 1/2" dowel rod with a shop rag well taped to it's end?

 

[jaxgt]

Maybe can come up with some sort of vacuum attachment?

 

[Empty Pockets]

Does anyone know a neat trick for getting rocks off the top of the pans without having to remove them? I think my Hoosiers pick up a lot of gravel and they get deposited in the pans and "rattle" at times.

Absa-tootley. I made a special "nozzle" for my shop vac out of a succession of 3 rubber hoses ('might have been 4?)...the 1st of which fit inside the small diameter nozzle of the shop vac...the NEXT one fitting inside THAT hose...and the last fitting inside the 2nd. I cut a "45" on the suction end of this last hose. This last hose was about 3 ft long and EASILY was inserted thru the horizontal open space located under the rear bumper...and I could vac up any debris laying on toppa the rear pan with it. Anything too BIG to suck thru the hose would "stick" to the end of the hose via the vac's suction and I could just pull the darn thing out that way.

(Edit: I also used that same "nozzle" to get rid of debris that landed in all those hard-to-get-at little hiding places ALL OVER the engine bay area.)
(Edit to the edit :biggrin: I used rubber hoses rather than plastic or metal tubing for what should be obvious reasons: flexibility AND preventing scratches.)

 

[BlackICE]

Absa-tootley. I made a special "nozzle" for my shop vac out of a succession of 3 rubber hoses ('might have been 4?)...the 1st of which fit over the small diameter nozzle of the shop vac...the NEXT one fitting inside THAT hose...and the last fitting inside the 2nd. I cut a "45" on the suction end of this last hose. This last hose was about 3 ft long and EASILY was inserted thru the horizontal open space located under the rear bumper...and I could vac up any debris laying on toppa the rear pan with it. Anything too BIG to suck thru the hose would "stick" to the end of the hose via the vac's suction and I could just pull the darn thing out that way.

(Edit: I also used that same "nozzle" to get rid of debris that landed in all those hard-to-get-at little hiding places ALL OVER the engine bay area!)

Great idea, but I can't believe you went to all of that trouble since everyone know you didn't need to use it on the FGT. Rocks don't jump up from the garage floor into the belly pans.

 

[Empty Pockets]

Rocks don't jump up from the garage floor into the belly pans.

'Wanna BET?????:skep :tongue :slap

 

[KJRGT]

My shop vac just happened to come with a two piece extension to use while standing up and using the vacuum like a floor unit. I put the fitting on it that reduces to a small "slit" and pick them up no problem. Maybe you can fashion something similar with white PVC tubing?

 

[fjpikul]

I usually use one of the small shop vacs with the long hose and an alley biscuit magnet.

 

[Gulf GT]

Thanks guys, I am going to try making an extension for the shop vac.

 

[PL510*Jeff]

Does anyone know a neat trick for getting rocks off the top of the pans without having to remove them? I think my Hoosiers pick up a lot of gravel and they get deposited in the pans and "rattle" at times.

Drive it more often. Then have them removed when you get your next 3,000 mileoil change.

 

[Indy GT]

I usually use one of the small shop vacs with the long hose and an alley biscuit magnet.

"Alley biscuit magnet"
Is that some sort of medical term?????
Frank, what the heck is that?