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Date:         Thu, 17 May 2018 22:34:25 -0400
Reply-To:     Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: rear ventelation question
In-Reply-To:  <1239072502.2631139.1526608901044@mail.yahoo.com>
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That's a good article!

David, if you set your HVAC to send all the air to the rear passengers, turn up the fan and open one of the front doors, you will feel all that air coming out at the front of the front doors. Edward

On Thu, May 17, 2018, 10:02 PM Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Probably the most thorough explanation on the topic is right here: > http://www.gowesty.com/tech-article-details.php?id=83 > Rich > San Diego > > From: David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2018 6:55 PM > Subject: Re: rear ventelation question > > So, help me to understand this. Are you guys talking about the channel > that runs through the front door? Are you saying that if I slide the > bottom lever of the four on the heating panel all the way to the left, air > will flow through that channel back to the rear of the cabin? Where are > the outlets for these channels? > > I have only had my 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile (silver tan, > original waterboxer, four speed manual transmission) for ten years. I have > always considered the channels in the door to be blind passages, as I have > never known air to flow from them regardless of how the vent lever is set. > But they do not have foam in them. I put the stick that my wife uses to > tuck up the tent while I work it from the inside in there. I also keep an > umbrella and a club in there. > > On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 6:01 PM, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I’ve had 3 Westfalias so far and all were open. The flow is controlled by > > the bottom vent control lever and sliding flaps at vents at bottom rear > of > > front doors. > > > > Chris > > > > > Wiadomość napisana przez Eric Caron <eric.caron@ICLOUD.COM> w dniu > > 16.05.2018, o godz. 18:32: > > > > > > Hi listers, > > > > > > While happily setting up my van for camping I knocked a cap off > a > > bolt holding on the op top support and it went into the rear ventilation > > channel. I took off the small vent that opens and shuts to access the > area > > to retrieve it. I found that either side of the vent was blocked firmly > by > > foam. It felt like the kind you would make a mattress topper out of. > > > > > > So, this explains why no matter how much I played with the front and > > door vent no air seemed to come from the vent. > > > > > > Is this a thing done to the passenger side of the westfalia camper for > a > > reason or did a Previous owner do this for some reason? > > > > > > thanks for any info. > > > > > > If done for no good reason I’d like to remove it to see if I can get > air > > flow back there as I like to keep all things working. If it belongs in > > there I’ll leave it. > > > > > > Thanks for any info. > > > > > > Eric Caron > > > 85 GL Auto Westfalia. > > > > >


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