Date:         Sat, 6 Jun 2009 07:49:40 -0400
Reply-To:     Ken Lewis <kdlewis@NORTHSTATE.NET>
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From:         Ken Lewis <kdlewis@NORTHSTATE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Oil cooler installation pictures...
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
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David,
Your air scoops pressurize the engine compartment. I assume my vents (just
in front of the rear wheels http://neksiwel.20m.com/photo.html pull air out
of the engine compartment. I am missing a splash tin also.
Ken Lewis
http://neksiwel.20m.com/
in statu viae

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@attglobal.net>


> Interesting!  Dutiful Passage ('84 Westy) behaved the other way --
> there was enough excess pressure in the engine compartment (going down the
> highway)  to lift the (plastic) engine cover if it wasn't latched down.
> Note: this was probably without the splash tins fitted, no idea whether it
> makes a difference.
>
>
>  --
> David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
> '89 Po' White Star "Scamp"
>