decklid standoffs and rain equals?

[exsystem]

I am planning on heading to June Bug this Sunday but there is a slight chance of a shower in the afternoon. I put on these deck lid standoffs on my bug a while back but this is the first time I might be driving it in the rain. Should I be worried about my engine, more specifically my air filter exposed and getting water into my intake?

Thanks,
Mike

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[gt1953]

Here is my resolution and it does lower my oil temps by fifteen degrees, rain or shine.

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[Cusser]

I had an issue once in over 3 decades with lid standoffs and rain, but that was torrential, and dried out enough to start the next day. Yes, I'm in Arizona. 2 VWs with lid standoffs.

But I never had any issues driving through a rainstorm.
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[Glenn]

They're great for sucking in leaves, plastic bags and other road debris.
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[volksworld]

somewhere there's an old lady looking looking for the missing tennis ball on her walker...

[Glenn]

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[Cusser]

[exsystem]

[wcfvw69]

You should ditch the aftermarket filter. They are nowhere as good as the Original oil baths or original VW air filters.

The stand offs were also a "kewl" feature that the California look bugs ran on their VW's back in the 80's. Again, it let more air into the engine compartment to help with the temps. Most folks using the stand offs where running much bigger engines with dual carbs, dual mufflers and other race features. I liked the look of them and ran them on my bug back then too.

The downside is the engine would get really wet when it rained. As time ran on into the late 80's and 90's, people tired of their wet engines and started buying convertible deck lids with rain guards. This allowed the additional cooling air into the engine compartment and the rain guard kept the engine dry.
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