Home » Public Forums » GMCnet » Shark Vents
| [GMCnet] Re: Shark Vents [message #368186 is a reply to message #368179] |
Fri, 24 December 2021 18:58   |
James Hupy
Messages: 6806
Registered: May 2010
Karma:
|
Senior Member |
|
|
On boats, those bilge vents are a very important safety component.
Particularly with gasoline fueled vessels. Not quite as big a hazard with
diesel fuel, but still a good idea. I also have a good deal of experience
with boats, not as many pleasure craft, but much with work boats. Both
fresh water and salt water. Mostly fishing boats in 30' to 100' lengths.
Those bilges are knarly, greasy places for the most part. Coast Guard will
inspect those vessels and cite the heck out of owners for inoperative bilge
vents.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Oregon
On Fri, Dec 24, 2021, 4:39 PM Jim Kanomata wrote:
> Mac,
> Our coaches have air forced by the cooling fan, so by having one in and one
> out would not function well as air will vent out.
>
> On Fri, Dec 24, 2021 at 4:12 PM D C _Mac_ Macdonald
> wrote:
>
>> On boats, engine room vents are REQUIRED on all vessels
>> with engines installed inside the hull. They are positioned
>> on opposite sides of the hull. One vent is oriented so that
>> air is directed into the engine room when the boat is moving
>> forward and out of the engine room on the other side.
>>
>> Also on boats, powered venting is required to forcefully
>> exhaust air OUT of the engine compartment. Safety
>> demands operation of the vent fans for at least 5 minutes
>> before engine start! This is to eliminate any fuel fumes that
>> may be in the compartment. It is unlikely that our coaches
>> have room enough for that, though, and we need to have
>> motion down the road.
>>
>> I believe if I were to add those vents, I would install the
>> input side on the left hand sided of the coach, simply to
>> keep the fuel intake area (and driver window) out of the
>> hot air exhaust.
>>
>> D C "Mac" Macdonald
>> Amateur Radio K2GKK
>> Since 30 November '53
>> USAF and FAA, Retired
>> Member GMCMI & Classics
>> Oklahoma City, OK
>> "The Money Pit"
>> TZE166V101966
>> '76 ex-Palm Beach
>> k2gkk + hotmail dot com
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: James Hupy
>> Sent: Friday, December 24, 2021 17:34
>> To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
>> Subject: [GMCnet] Re: Shark Vents
>>
>> One of the first things I did to my coach after I got it was to install
> the
>> vents. I think that they add a great deal to removing engine heat. I left
>> the inner fenders intact. If you choose to run without inner fenders, I
>> don't think you need the "shark gill" vents. But they look cool anyway.
>> Jim Hupy
>> Salem, Oregon
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> GMCnet mailing list
>> Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
>>
>
>
> --
> Jim Kanomata ASE
> Applied/GMC, Newark,CA
> jimk@appliedairfilters.com
> http://www.gmcrvparts.com
> 1-800-752-7502
> _______________________________________________
> GMCnet mailing list
> Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
>
_______________________________________________
GMCnet mailing list
Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
|
|
|
|
Current Time: Sun Jun 30 17:16:36 CDT 2024
Total time taken to generate the page: 0.00563 seconds
|
GMCforum
Search
Help
Register
Login
Home
