k1cajun wrote: > Anyway, what I noticed is that at the rear inside bottoms of the > front doors, where the 89 has what seems to be dummy louver vents, > the 87 has what seems to be functional vents - they have a little > sliding handle. This is for venting out the interior, the 88-91 models got the plastic vent inserts in the rear windows instead. > The 89 has these ducts holes that go from front of > door to back and then a hole in the door frame - I never knew why > they were there, but assumed they were something to duct fresh air to > engine compartment for combustion along with the ducts at the upper > rear. The duct inside the door is for bringing fresh air to the roof vents. > But it seems as though the 87 also ducts the same air to the > cabin at driver and passenger's hips ?? No, they are separate. The vent in the door is for venting out the interior (holes are in the door gap up front, a vacuum is formed when the car gets up to speed) while the duct goes sligthly above the grille. PerL 87 Syncro 112i |
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