Have you ever considered the smell that may occur after a healthy portion of
Sauerkraut :-)

PerL

Karl Wolz wrote:

> 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
> > Bulley-Hewlett
> > Corporate Communications Counselors
> > www.bulley-hewlett.com
> > Mount Olive, NC USA
> > 877.658.1278 tollfree
> >
> > "I, the undersigned, shall forfeit all rights, privileges, and licenses
> > herein and herein contained, et cetera, et cetera . . . fax mentis
> > incendium gloria culpum, et cetera, et cetera . . . memo bis punitor
> > delicatum!" It's all there, black and white, clear as crystal!      -Wonka
> >
> >
> > -----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