Naaah, Ben T., you got it all wrong!

Its really a ramjet installed to help accelerate that big box up to 60 mph.
-[;<)>

John Rodgers
88 Gl Driver

Ben T wrote:

> In a message dated 9/6/02 12:46:11 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> Helmut.Zeidler@NOKIA.COM writes:
>
> << I was told that the pipe on the right
>  door is an external AC sold in US. I
>  never heard about it, does anyone
>  know details? Is it available somewhere? >>
>
> Helmut,
>
> That is not really a true AC. It is commonly called a swamp cooler. There are
> wetpads in the interior which needs water. Air is rammed into the assembly as
> you drive. The evaporation of water is what makes the cooling effect. It is
> only truly effective in dry climates. Useless where the humidity is high.
>
> BenT
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