Kinda smart of the Germans to put those vents right near the point where
most of the foul odors occur in my van!

May I have another bean burrito, por favor?

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 7:30 AM
Subject: Re: venting question

> There are two different air passages through the door.
>
> One is the EXIT for air from the van. This is the vent at the lower,
> rearmost corner of the door on 1980-1987 vans. It has a flap you can close
> incase you like your van humid and smelly. The air from this vent travels
> forward to holes in the front interior lip of the door, a high vacuum
area,
> where the heat, humidity, and undesirable odors from your van are
> exhausted.
>
> The other air duct leads from your ventilation system, starting at the
> front grill, traveling through your fan box, to the front door jamb,
> through the door, it leads to the door pillar at the rear of the door.
From
> there, the air moves to the overhead vents in the cargo area on the
> driver's  side of the van.
>
> If you have the plastic cover, you must may have a Westfalia, on which
> there are no vents on the driver's side cargo area, but instead a package
> tray.
>
> G. Matthew Bulley
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> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Zoran Mladen [SMTP:Zoran_Mladen@AMSINC.COM]
> Sent:   Wednesday, May 03, 2000 10:14 AM
> To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject:        venting question
>
> Hi All!
>
> With all the mail pertaining to venting, I thought I would add my
question.
>
> I have an 84 GL.  There are the vents in each door, which I understand are
> supposed to suck air out of the van.  In the front door jam, there is the
> opening that leads to the door.  My van came with what looks like stock
> plastic
> covers for the vent on the body side, not the door.  If I put these on,
> what is
> the effect?  With them on, I still feel air being sucked out through the
> vent on
> the rear of the door...
>
> Help!
>
> Z