Kai. My man. That's exactly what I was wondering about: how to apply a weather seal over the vent. Some seriously powerful magnets. A chunk of watertight fabric. Uh -- anyone know where quality rare-earth magnets can be found? -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR
On 12/5/2007 6:13 AM Kai Mei wrote: > So maybe some rare earth magnets and scraps of tarp would be worth a > try? > > Although getting the ignition to spark even with some water around > would be perhaps a better solution. > > > On Dec 5, 2007, at 1:22 AM, John Bange wrote: > >> I could see that happening. Not so much from water RUNNING down >> the vent, >> but from water coming in as a fine mist, blasted in and down the >> air intake. >> The intake comes out right next to the coil, with nothing actually >> stopping >> air (and its liquid contents) from coming right in. On the road, >> any water >> that gets in just runs out, and any fine mist STAYS a fine mist due >> to the >> engine heat; but parked, in high wind.... Yep. I could definitely >> see that >> happening. >> >> -- >> John Bange >> '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" |
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