Date:         Sun, 26 Jul 1998 22:52:28 -0500
Reply-To:     "Roy O." <olynicks@ESCAPE.CA>
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From:         "Roy O." <olynicks@ESCAPE.CA>
Subject:      Flow Through Ventilation Tip
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Since there seems to be an excess of hot, summer air south of the 49th parallel, some of you might be interested in a little trick to provide some flow through ventilation when your Westfalia is parked.
 
I had a local machine shop construct a kind-of-a-gizmo-whatcha-ma-call-it-thing (n.b. this is not a technical term) that allows the rear hatch to be locked and propped open about two inches.
 
It looks kinda-like a small wrench about four inches long, with one end going slipping over the post (striker pin?) with a quarter turn. The rear hatch or lid is then closed normally and clicks into the other end of the gizmo. The hatch can then be locked into position allowing a few inches (two inches in my case) gap. This provides g-r-e-a-t flow through ventilation in the van with the skylight or the roof popped up with the screen open.
 
Cost? About$45 (four years ago).

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