Date:         Wed, 5 Dec 2007 09:13:03 -0500
Reply-To:     Kai Mei <kai@NEWCLEAR.US>
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From:         Kai Mei <kai@NEWCLEAR.US>
Subject:      Re: So thar I was (Engine wouldn't start)
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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"