A few years ago on a 106 degree trip to Wyoming I made cardboard deflectors
to stick behind the vents and they moved the needle on the temp gauge
downwards a meaningful amount.

Propping the license plate door open helped too.

On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 12:28 AM, Robert Fisher <refisher@mchsi.com> wrote:

> They might actually serve their function when that beast gets up to
> speed...
> if they don't come off in the process. I was thinking about trying those
> out
> and making them removable if I could, to see if they helped anything on the
> 110+ days we get around here.
>
> Cya,
> Robert
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Matt Drew
> Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 12:14 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: 227 Hp Vanagon 4 sale on Samba.
>
> Ha!  They guy installed the 'plastic jug cut-out' vent scoops!
>
> You know, now that I actually see them INSTALLED . . . Nah.
> Not so much.  :o)
>
> Drew, Las Vegas
> '90 GL "Blackbeard"
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Ken Lewis <kdlewis@northstate.net> wrote:
>
> > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=778597
> >
> >
>

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Jake

1984 Vanagon GL
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