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On 15 Sep 2001, at 10:32, jim wrote: > With all the talk on the list about the air vents not working; how can > I clean mine out so they don't fill up with water and flood my car? I > missed the early part of the thread and the search function for the > list isn't working on the website (404 error). The Bentley seems to > show the air vents with the fan, but my car is a 69 and does not have > the fan. > The rubber hoses from the vent wells out of the body are clean and > have been recently replaced so I know the water's not backing up in > there. If the rubber hoses are clear that's 99% of the battle. Sometimes there can be debris inside the vent body that will float around and cover the water drain exit hole. This makes the hoses moot. If you have this problem, you can use a stiff wire and poke it down thru the louvers and the holes just to either side of the center line of the car. The holes you can see from above are just above the water exit holes in the bottom of the vent body, so you can break up debris and flush it down and out of the vent body. I just use a garden hose to test the vents. If water goes in the vents and appears on the ground without dripping in the car, then things are working. If the system is clear it can handle a rather healthy stream of water. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org