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On Dec 5, 2007, at 10:23 AM, Michael Elliott wrote:

> Kai. My man. That's exactly what I was wondering about: how to
> apply a weather seal over the vent. Some seriously powerful
> magnets. A chunk of watertight fabric.
>
> Uh -- anyone know where quality rare-earth magnets can be found?
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR
>
>
>
> On 12/5/2007 6:13 AM Kai Mei wrote:
>
>> So maybe some rare earth magnets and scraps of tarp would be worth a
>> try?
>> Although getting the ignition to spark even with some water around
>> would be perhaps a better solution.
>> On Dec 5, 2007, at 1:22 AM, John Bange wrote:
>>> I could see that happening. Not so much from water  RUNNING down
>>> the vent,
>>> but from water coming in as a fine mist, blasted in and down the
>>> air intake.
>>> The intake comes out right next to the coil, with nothing actually
>>> stopping
>>> air (and its liquid contents) from coming right in. On the road,
>>> any water
>>> that gets in just runs out, and any fine mist STAYS a fine mist due
>>> to the
>>> engine heat; but parked, in high wind.... Yep. I could definitely
>>> see that
>>> happening.
>>>
>>> --
>>> John Bange
>>> '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"