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Date:         Wed, 20 Mar 1996 20:24:39 -0500
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Vdubdude@aol.com
Subject:      Re: EGR question

In a message dated 96-03-19 04:00:27 EST, you write:

>Could these pipes be extra heat air intakes? I >wouldn't think they would be because they are open at the rear of the >van, near the exhaust pipe. What else could they be? Does anyone else >have anything like this on their bus? I don't get it. > >any ideas & suggestions are appreciated. > >Thanks, >Sean these extra ports are to reroute unused heat in the summer so that the starter didn't cook needlessly. Also, on the automatics, it helped not to have the (air-cooled) torque converter trying to cool itself with already hot air.

Ric (not to be confused with that OTHER Ric) VdubDude@aol.com


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