Thanks much to all who replied on the thread.
It seems your near-unanimous concensus that, after truing drums, wheels and
tires via Hendrix, checking the shock mounts, and verifying all body panels
are properly sealed, that I should end up with little or no annoying scuttle
shake, and that doing the full scuttle reinforcement is not all that likely to
fix the problem.
I am interested by the fact that the condition had a rapid onset, which makes
it seem like tires and wheels. I cant' belief it would be the drums in just
2500 miles, but it won't hurt to check.
I ruled out universal as I bought a brand-new DW unit with the balance weights
welded on. Shocks were newly rebuilt from Moss, and I've heard some say they
can fail rapidly, so I will check these when I pull the front shocks to check
the mounts for cracks.
As for the cowl sealers, I will be sure to get a product that is pliable and
reversible.
The one puzzler that I would love to confirm is whether anyone else had round
pertrified rubber firewall grommets used by the factory as shims to buffer
between the cowl and the frame between the dash and the firewall bulkhead.
There is no question that is what fell out -- you know, the one that comes
from Moss without the hole precut so you can work in the capillary tube for
the water temp gauge.
Allen Miller
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