I would not seal off any air scoops. They lower you engine compartment temps quite a bit. If it gets too hot in there, you shorten the life of the plastic components and even, yikes!, the water hoses. Plus the fuel lines, the electrical wiring and so on. I am even considering wrapping the exhaust pipes in the fiberglass tape often used on headers to lower the radiant heat in the engine compartment. That would be a big help in city driving. Every little bit helps. ----- Original Message ----- From: The Gunnings <ngunn@landmarknet.net> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2000 9:03 AM Subject: Re: Scoop for breather?
> If you are talking about the "Muppet" airscoops, I think they are a design > carry over from the ole aircooled days. I could be wrong about this but it > seems to me that besides sitting there and looking pretty these vents let in > alot of rainwater. Giving a better ground for the 1.9 wbx ECU brain, which > is up to it's toes in water, might be a small positive benefit (and I am not > even sure about that). This happens to be one of the design features that I > really like about the Vanagon design, even if it serves no real purpose, > anymore. But I would like to have the option of securing the opening > against letting in rainwater. I am thinking that I might be able to make > some sort of form to make a molded plastic cover that could be applied in > wet weather. Any other possible solutions, I'd love to hear them. > > Cheers, > > Dave Gunning |
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