Date:         Wed, 2 May 2012 20:16:09 +0000
Reply-To:     J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Cabin Air Flow
Comments: To: Steven Shelton <shelton4@GMAIL.COM>
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I'm surprised you say only occasionally you get exhaust gasses coming in. A few years ago I repainted one of my vans at my in-laws since they had a garage they were going to let me use. I forgot to bring some of my new seals with me and had to drive home (100 miles) with my head out the drivers side window. Without the rear hatch seal in place it was sucking the exhaust right back into the van. Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message -----
> A few years ago I bought a rear hatch lock extension bar. It came in a
> bag
> with text in German so I didn't know that it wasn't recommended for
> use
> when driving (making it of very limited usefulness if you have the
> rear
> screen). With the extension bar in place while driving with the
> windows
> open, the air flow through the van was smooth and laminar, far
> superior to
> the buffeting we get normally. It made driving in in a Georgia summer
> without AC bearable. I confess that I have occasionally used it while
> driving since discovering that it is not recommended, but exhaust
> gases
> sometimes leak in. I would like to come up with a way to achieve this
> air
> flow without the complication of carbon monoxide poisoning. Has anyone
> come up with a modification that did this?