Date:         Sun, 30 Jul 2006 11:46:42 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Dr. Z - (vague volkswagen content)
Comments: To: Pensioner <al_knoll@pacbell.net>
In-Reply-To:  <HHEAJIOMDPBGGCKHACGJGEPHCGAA.al_knoll@pacbell.net>
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With my 64 MGB I had NO problem with turning off the Flow-Through
Ventilation.

Either the starter wouldn't start, the generator wouldn't generate, the
Smiths electric fuel pump wouldn't, or the two batteries wouldn't hold a
charge. Learned an awful lot about cars from that one!  Girls liked it
though. :-)

Jake

On 7/30/06, Pensioner <al_knoll@pacbell.net> wrote:
>
> funny...waaay funny.  The British Automobile Industry invents flow through
> ventilation.
>
> In my tattered past I have owned several 'pinnacles of British
> engineering'
> many with side curtains one with electric rollup windows and a soft top.
> Flow through was there.  MG, Swallow, XK120, TR2/3/3A/B, had magnificent
> flow through ventilation.  Only problem was turning it off.  You
> accomplished that by reducing the wind pressure to zero.  Easy to do with
> the ignition key.
>
> "The finely crafted parts falling off this car are of the highest quality
> British manufacture"
>
> Al
>
> Owned Nortons and BSA Victor too
>
> Finally learnt my lesson taught by that feller in Tacoma.
>



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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com