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[GMCnet] Re: Shark Vents [message #368187 is a reply to message #368184] Fri, 24 December 2021 18:38 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
jimk is currently offline  jimk   United States
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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
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>
>
> ________________________________
> 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
>
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