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At 17:42 -0600 02/22/1999, Jim Adney wrote:
>Most of the problems stem from garbage clogging the hoses themselves
Another woe in this arena that I suffered for the first time this winter -
of course related to the weather - was the tubes freezing. At first, they
were clogged with some leaves, which allowed water to back up in them. Then
the water frooze. I noticed this because the rubber hoses themselves were
white one morning and hard as rocks. The end result was a split hose once
the weather climbed above zero Celsius. It is paramount to keep the air
boxes and hoses clean.
I uh, one other point about this. Has anyone (who owns a pre-1970 model)
ever opened the fresh air vents? I haven't, eventhough the temperature here
in the swamps of Fenno-Scandia actually do get above 25C in the summer time
(really, it does). To be honest, I am not completely sure how to open them!
Anyway, the best A/C for me seems to be opening both wing or vent windows
and turning them to the forward direction. With the pop-outs open, it is
easy to get a nice breeze through the cabin and cool off.
I can't wait until those days are upon us again ... after four months of
snow, I could use some sun.
Patrick "I'm not tan, I just spilled transmission fluid on my face" Morton
Patrick Joel Morton
Rauhankatu 28 as 27
FIN -- 20100 TURKU
Finland, E.U.
Home of the V-Wauhtipiste Volkswagens!
- "Kraft durch Freudž5z¥ 63 Beetle (Helmut) - Deluxe Limousine
1967 Variant (Urs) - Squareback
1970 Beetle (Otto) - Sunroof Limousine
"We have everything but misery, because that
can't be bought with money."
- Kai Lehto, October 1998
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