A few years ago on a 106 degree trip to Wyoming I made cardboard deflectors to stick behind the vents and they moved the needle on the temp gauge downwards a meaningful amount. Propping the license plate door open helped too. On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 12:28 AM, Robert Fisher <refisher@mchsi.com> wrote: > They might actually serve their function when that beast gets up to > speed... > if they don't come off in the process. I was thinking about trying those > out > and making them removable if I could, to see if they helped anything on the > 110+ days we get around here. > > Cya, > Robert > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Matt Drew > Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 12:14 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: 227 Hp Vanagon 4 sale on Samba. > > Ha! They guy installed the 'plastic jug cut-out' vent scoops! > > You know, now that I actually see them INSTALLED . . . Nah. > Not so much. :o) > > Drew, Las Vegas > '90 GL "Blackbeard" > > > > On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Ken Lewis <kdlewis@northstate.net> wrote: > > > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=778597 > > > > >
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