Date:         Sun, 9 Mar 2003 18:56:46 -0800
Reply-To:     TJ Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         TJ Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Removing interior heat (was window tint physics)
In-Reply-To:  <F148bP09ItiAA4p5JAQ0002bc13@hotmail.com>
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--- Mark Dorm <mark_hb@hotmail.com> wrote:
> This confuses me... I thought all you guys with pop
> tops had that square
> thing you could open up to let all the hot air
> out... are you telling me it
> doesn't help???

For me, letting the hot air out isn't enough, there
isn't any cooler air to replace it. The van sits on an
asphalt parking lot and gets cooked from every
direction.

When I park, (if I remember) I open the roof vent
about 1/2" and roll down the front windows 1 full turn
(about an inch). I have the vent visors on the front
windows so I don't need to worry about getting rain
inside, since you know its going to pour most every
afternoon in Orlando.

It would keep the interior from going above 130F on my
inside thermometer, but thats about it. I experimented
with leaving other windows open, the front vents and
even the rear hatch since I have a hatch extender, but
the temperature difference is minimal compared to
leaving it locked up and sealed completely. My office
is in an area where I wouldn't feel comfortable
opening the poptop or leaving the sliders open for any
length of time unattended anyway.

Thanks,




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TJ Hannink
Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition
Winter Park, Florida
http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wolfsburg_campers
http://photos.yahoo.com/tjhannink [Vanagon] Album

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