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Subject:Re: WBX Front Heater Core Mystery Sheet Metal
From:JRodgers
Date:Wed, 7 May 2014 14:43:22 -0500

Jim, that's baffling!

One what? Core or - dare I say it?  Baffle!!

John

On 5/7/2014 1:40 PM, Jim Felder wrote:
> I have one you can have.
>
> Jim
>
>
> On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 1:01 PM, Cunegonde <cunegonde.van.westfalia@gmail.com
>> wrote:
>
>> This part doesn't appear in Bentley, unless it's a non-pictured part of
>> the heat exchanger itself.
>>
>> Inside the heater box, sandwiched between the core and the blower manifold
>> openings, is a piece of sheet metal that doesn't quite cover the whole face
>> of the core . It has one row of small holes along one long side, and three
>> rows of holes along the other long side. It obviously blocks large debris,
>> but also restricts airflow to about 50% of the core.
>>
>> What is it, and can I leave it out for greater heat exchange efficiency?
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