Leaking Cowl
08-16-2005, 10:55 AM
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RE: Leaking Cowl
The plexiglass cowl covers will seal out no more fresh air than it you simply had both fresh air vents closed.
That is all well and good, but when you run the heat or defrost where will that air come from?
That is all well and good, but when you run the heat or defrost where will that air come from?
08-16-2005, 11:02 AM
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RE: Leaking Cowl
Sorry Scott - but your theory doesn't have a leg to stand on.
Did you bother to read what I wrote? I'll repeat myself: as far as air flow is concerned, how is blocking the cowl vents (from the outside) any different than simply closing the two air vents from inside? Answer: it isn't! A vintage Mustang is not an exactly an air-tight capsule. Most of them have so many leaks that you could probably run the preverbial garden hose from the tail pipe (to the passenger compartment) and be fine! (I'm of course only exagerating to make a point. Don't try this at home!)
If this was indeed a concern, the makers of the covers would be hit with dozens of lawsuits, and most likely cease production. They'd at least fix a label to the covers that said "caution: driving with this cover in place will result in serious injury or death!" Answer me this - why has Mustang Monthly not covered this potential hazard in nearly 30 years of printing?
I'd like for you to cite me one example of someone being done in by carbon monoxide poisoning due to blocking off their cowl vent with one of these plexiglass covers. Mind you, you've got well over one million Mustangs produced before the end of the 1966 model year and they've been around for 40 years, so the odds are in your favor. Have at it...
Did you bother to read what I wrote? I'll repeat myself: as far as air flow is concerned, how is blocking the cowl vents (from the outside) any different than simply closing the two air vents from inside? Answer: it isn't! A vintage Mustang is not an exactly an air-tight capsule. Most of them have so many leaks that you could probably run the preverbial garden hose from the tail pipe (to the passenger compartment) and be fine! (I'm of course only exagerating to make a point. Don't try this at home!)
If this was indeed a concern, the makers of the covers would be hit with dozens of lawsuits, and most likely cease production. They'd at least fix a label to the covers that said "caution: driving with this cover in place will result in serious injury or death!" Answer me this - why has Mustang Monthly not covered this potential hazard in nearly 30 years of printing?
I'd like for you to cite me one example of someone being done in by carbon monoxide poisoning due to blocking off their cowl vent with one of these plexiglass covers. Mind you, you've got well over one million Mustangs produced before the end of the 1966 model year and they've been around for 40 years, so the odds are in your favor. Have at it...
08-16-2005, 12:16 PM
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RE: Leaking Cowl
Anyone that Ive ever known to use a cowl cover always has issues with it still leaking. Its not made to be but a temporary fix. Its hard to make an air-tight seal around the cowl. Im going to have to agree with Dan, fresh air all the way.
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