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CdnVWJunkie 
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Steve M.
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| Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 7:09 pm Post subject: Re: What are these two holes for (seriously) |
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| termuehlen wrote: |
| Have you tried driving it with those openings exposed? Maybe someone was trying to duct in some extra outdoor air? Maybe it works? |
Not with that radiator so close! 
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alaskadan
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| Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 7:35 pm Post subject: Re: What are these two holes for (seriously) |
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| Beer abort ports. |
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AZ Landshaper
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| Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 8:40 pm Post subject: Re: What are these two holes for (seriously) |
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That's where driver and passenger tossed their stash when getting pulled over during the War on Hugs era.
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VicVan
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| Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 9:32 pm Post subject: Re: What are these two holes for (seriously) |
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| khughes wrote: |
| Someone had some brilliant idea for a mod that didn't work out. |
What others call... a bad idea. 
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campism
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| Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 4:41 am Post subject: Re: What are these two holes for (seriously) |
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Think the OP got enough (seriously) yet?
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jlrftype7
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| Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 9:40 am Post subject: Re: What are these two holes for (seriously) |
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What year is the Vanagon? Probably won't help to know, but sometimes it does.
Is there anything on the underside of that sheetmetal/body area that helps lend a clue to what might have been there before- Like traces of tubes or hose mounts on the bottom.
I can't see a aftermarket heater system being ducted to that point since most people put them towards the rear usually.
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Vanagon Nut
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| Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 10:27 am Post subject: Re: What are these two holes for (seriously) |
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| jlrftype7 wrote: |
| What year is the Vanagon? ...... I can't see a aftermarket heater system being ducted to that point...... |
And does it have, had, an engine conversion?
The holes look way too big to be for heater core hoses on an air to water cooled conversion and the OE rubber piece looks like it belongs there but who knows?
Neil.
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jlrftype7
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| Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 12:12 pm Post subject: Re: What are these two holes for (seriously) |
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| Vanagon Nut wrote: |
| jlrftype7 wrote: |
| What year is the Vanagon? ...... I can't see a aftermarket heater system being ducted to that point...... |
And does it have, had, an engine conversion?
The holes look way too big to be for heater core hoses on an air to water cooled conversion and the OE rubber piece looks like it belongs there but who knows?
Neil. |
Exactly...
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1988M5
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| Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 5:21 pm Post subject: Re: What are these two holes for (seriously) |
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| alaskadan wrote: |
| Beer abort ports. |
I knew a guy who built an older Ford or Chevy party van. He added a flip up arm rest for the right rear seat to gravity eject the empty beer can just in front of the wheel so it gets ran over, genius.
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1988M5
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| Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 7:53 pm Post subject: Re: What are these two holes for (seriously) |
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| 1988M5 wrote: |
| alaskadan wrote: |
| Beer abort ports. |
I knew a guy who built an older Ford or Chevy party van. He added a flip up arm rest for the right rear seat to gravity eject the empty beer can just in front of the wheel so it gets ran over, genius.
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That same guy works for VW R&D, says something about
VW culture in a good/bad way. I’m leaning on good.
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