Evap Core dirty?

[TuFun]

Curious as what mine looks like! Mine, I could hear it chew up leave.

 

[Mustang5L5]

My original removed 3-4 years ago for a new core. Represents ~100k miles of use

 

[TuFun]

Mine is 42 years old (original). Haven't used my A/C in over 30 yrs.

 

[TuFun]

My original removed 3-4 years ago for a new core. Represents ~100k miles of use

I thought about putting a mesh screen below the cowl to catch debris.
For my year it has the screw connectors.