My Dodge Truck Project (Cummins Inside)

[joesregalproject]

Spent the day Thursday getting my AC functioning. I replaced the high pressure switch with a junkyard one and put a set of gauges on it. It took about 10 oz of refrigerant to get the pressures to where they needed to be. We'll see how long it holds a charge. I also swapped out that switch for the vent selector and the air now blows cold and from the right vents.

Yesterday I spent hours scrubbing the carpet. I'd like to replace it but in the interest of saving some money I decided I'd try to clean it. This is one of the most soiled carpets I've ever tried cleaning. I unbolted the seats and used a drill brush and a combination of Simple Green and white vinegar to clean it. It's better but I'm not completely satisfied with it. The best thing to do would probably be to remove and pressure wash it. Some of the spilled Coca-Cola/Coffee stains are really stubborn. Project for another day. Anyone have any tips or ideas?

The ambient temperature reading hasn't worked since I've had the truck. I picked up a sensor at the junkyard a while ago. I decided to investigate and found two broken wires in the vicinity of where the sensor should be. So I hooked the sensor up to them and my display gave a reading. I happened to have the right pigtail so I soldered it on, and have it working now.

 

[DRIVEN]

I know it's not convenient, but you'll need to get the carpet out of the truck to clean it. I worked in a detail shop for a whole week when I was 17 (not a long story, but an interesting one). We used Tide on stains. Something like yours would be removed, pressure washed, hand scrubbed with Tide and a brush, then pressure washed again. After it air-dryed in the sun and got rechecked, sometimes the process would need to be repeated.

 

[Supercharged111]

I know it's not convenient, but you'll need to get the carpet out of the truck to clean it. I worked in a detail shop for a whole week when I was 17 (not a long story, but an interesting one). We used Tide on stains. Something like yours would be removed, pressure washed, hand scrubbed with Tide and a brush, then pressure washed again. After it air-dryed in the sun and got rechecked, sometimes the process would need to be repeated.

I was gonna suggest Tide as well, I've had far better luck with that than other carpet specific products. Do it the way Driven said, it worked like magic on the door panels of that dually I flipped last year. Got them cleaner than my own drivers.

 

[Tomeal]

Anyone have any tips or ideas?

It's hard to find but a previous job would get it from a chemical supply house

Spraytech heavy duty spot attack.



It's surprised me some of the stains it's lighten or removed.

 

[joesregalproject]

I know it's not convenient, but you'll need to get the carpet out of the truck to clean it. I worked in a detail shop for a whole week when I was 17 (not a long story, but an interesting one). We used Tide on stains. Something like yours would be removed, pressure washed, hand scrubbed with Tide and a brush, then pressure washed again. After it air-dryed in the sun and got rechecked, sometimes the process would need to be repeated.

I pressure washed the carpet in the old Camry and it did a great job. Yeah its not a fun job to remove but cruising around with a filthy smelly carpet isn't fun either.

 

[joesregalproject]

I was gonna suggest Tide as well, I've had far better luck with that than other carpet specific products. Do it the way Driven said, it worked like magic on the door panels of that dually I flipped last year. Got them cleaner than my own drivers.

I'll definitely give the tide a shot. I've used Spot Shot on spot stains with decent results but white vinegar usually does just as well so I don't think it would work here.

 

[Texas82GP]

I got decent result with a Rug Doctor with an upholstery tool rented from Kroger but it was way more work than pulling the carpet out and pressure washing it.

 

[joesregalproject]

I got decent result with a Rug Doctor with an upholstery tool rented from Kroger but it was way more work than pulling the carpet out and pressure washing it.

Home Depot near me has an extractor tool that you can rent. I thought about trying it. The only pain about pressure washing is waiting forever to dry. Also this front seat is three individual seats but in their infinite wisdom, Chrysler riveted them together so they have to come out as one piece.

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[Supercharged111]

Home Depot near me has an extractor tool that you can rent. I thought about trying it. The only pain about pressure washing is waiting forever to dry. Also this front seat is three individual seats but in their infinite wisdom, Chrysler riveted them together so they have to come out as one piece.

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I'm spoiled by this dry climate. On a hot summer day, that carpet would be dry inside of an hour. When I painted the trailer wall panels, the first corner of any given panel was dry by the time I hit the last one. Corner, not panel.

 

[Texas82GP]

Drying is a problem here too, it's so humid here all summer.