>>Also if it rains or if one goes through a car wash without the vent cover, >>where does the water go inside the van? Does it drain somewhere or does it >>get stuck inside the van to create potential rust problems? > >It fills up your refrigerator flue which sits there full of water until you >open the drain plug at the front of the fridge and drain it all out. > I bought one about a year ago from TBD for about $10. It lasted about a month and then blew off/got stolen. Haven't replaced it since. Haven't tried the margerine tub trick. Don't see the need, to be honest. I wash the car every one to two weeks or so, plus the car sits outside in the rain. I have never had anything drain out of that drain plug. Even when the fridge has been running... (and yes it is clear, because I can blow air into it and into the combustion chamber.... My $0.02, FWIW Brent Christensen '89 GL Syncro Westy Santa Barbara, CA
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