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Re: [T3] Is this a myth? Backwards side vents?


On Sat, 2005-12-31 at 12:50, Mark Fuhriman wrote:
> On 12/31/05 7:22 AM, "Constantino Tobio" <ctobio@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Indeed, if the vents are pointing the wrong way, they can severely
> > restrict airflow at higher speeds.
> > 
> All '69 and earlier vents face "backward".  I think Brian had it right when
> he said that VW changed them because of public perception that the direction
> of the vents somehow affect the engine cooling.  Keep in mind that the fan
> draws the air in, not the car motion, and the fan moves a LOT of air
> regardless of vent direction.
> 
Amen. The louvers are actually in a dead air zone. Therefore, the fan
does all the work, of moving air over the engine.

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Russ Wolfe
'71 FB AT
'66 FB MT
'64 T34 (not running)
'65 T1 (not running)
'05 KIA Sorento SUV
russw@classicvw.org
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