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bamacamper
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 Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 2:16 pm Post subject: Upper Vent - What's the deal? |
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I am questioning the significance of the upper rear vent  . Mine were covered with foil and insulation. How should they be presented? What is their function? Should I recover them as they were or leave free to ventilate?
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Bart
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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are you converting it back into a panel? If you are keeping it as a camper, its best to leave the foil in place.
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rizzag
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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their function is to let air from the outside come in and let air from the inside go out!
when the bus was a panel
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bamacamper
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 2:22 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm keeping it a camper, of course (to my knowledge it never was a panel). Rizzag - If they are supposed to ventilate, why are they covered with foil & insulation? |
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rizzag
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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| alabamacamper wrote: |
| I'm keeping it a camper, of course. Rizzag - If they are supposed to ventilate, why are they covered with foil & insulation? |
because it was converted to a camper. you dont want bugs and stuff gettin in while you are in there.
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bamacamper
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Are all campers originally panels? |
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Bart
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rizzag
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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| alabamacamper wrote: |
| Are all campers originally panels? |
no, it all depends on the company buying the bus. westys used kombis but alot of other companies used panels so they could cut in whatever windows they wanted.
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bamacamper
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 2:29 pm Post subject: |
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| rizzag wrote: |
| alabamacamper wrote: |
| Are all campers originally panels? |
no, it all depends on the company buying the bus. westys used kombis but alot of other companies used panels so they could cut in whatever windows they wanted. |
So mine is and EZ Camper with two louvered windows on the cargo door side and three louvered windows on the drivers' side - probably cut in, right? |
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rizzag
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 2:30 pm Post subject: |
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yup
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oilspot
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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Go to the post office and pick up one of the large priority envelopes.... not the cardboard ones. They're made of tyvek.
Tyvek is great , it will let moisture out but not it. It's used in most houses built as a moisture barier.
I know it sounds cheap to use what you can get for free from the post office. If your against "stealing" from the post office you can just go buy a roll. Last time I checked it's about $340 a roll... and you'll have a little left over. Probably enough to do 300 to 400 busses.
You'll never see it because it's under the paneling, and I guarantee it'll work better than whatevers in there now.
You want you camper to be able to breathe! Unless you prefer waking up wet. |
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AndrewM
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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| The vents were probably there to let some cargo breathe. Some things like paint (in a painters bus) might have reached toxic levels if not allowed to vent. The fumes from some cargo might have built up until someone opened the door and passed out. Or the bus might have exploded in the hot sun. I'm not 100% sure, but I've seen similar vents on other European vans of the 50's and 60's. Also, If your VW panel was a walkthru, it would not have had vents either. |
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joe31
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Roofing Tar?? I don,t know about that but to each there own I guess?Reastoring a 66 DD Sundial at the shop now. If you go to an automotive paint supply store you can purchase some Q-pads.They are designed for sound deading,with a little heat from a heat gun or hair dryer they will form real nice to cover the vent. They do not retain moisture and will block out cold air. Or you could go with roof tar method and and a wood stove at the same time. |
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mynameismud
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Major Woody wrote: |
Hi Alabamacamper,
BTDT!!! We think those vents were there because your bus was a converted panel. We had a camper which also had these vents. We covered the opening with roofing tar (see our avatar) which we applied with a brush, and then embedded a layer or roll roofing, which we then covered with another layer of tar. After the tar cures, apply a thin layer of grease.
We recommend tar and roofing material over Tyvek for two reasons. First, Tyvek is essentially a papery product which is likely to fail over time with the wind buffeting that this area gets. Second, we prefer to avoid using any technology which was developed after 1940.
Also, please see our headlight switch rebuild article in the Type2.com archive. If your bus has a headlight switch, then you should probably rebuild it.
Major&Woody |
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Kaput
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| Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 12:32 am Post subject: |
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| I just taped up my remaing vent. Reason was to keep the rain/moisture out. I actually put some foil insulation over it too. Also comes in handy when washing the bus. |
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exotic plants
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| Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 9:03 am Post subject: |
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| So were these panel vents left uncovered from the factory? |
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rizzag
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| Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 9:30 am Post subject: |
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| exotic plants wrote: |
| So were these panel vents left uncovered from the factory? |
yup
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exotic plants
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Thanks for all the helpful information!  |
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simonvwt2
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| Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 9:38 am Post subject: panelvan vents. |
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Been told if your bus (van) is a walk thru there is no vents above the engine cooling vents as the air comes through the cab area, but if it was a fixed bulk head, with a partion, then it had vents to let air move around the rear of the bus.
So walk thru panels should not have these vents, the same is said on Baywindows, ...... I think |
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