<VV> Stock Wagons

[Robert Marlow, Vairtec Corporation]

Smitty, the holes were changed, and the elimination of the 
forward-most portion of the hole was made, to reduce the potential 
for carburetor ice that formed under the right temperature and 
humidity conditions.

This same problem was addressed in the FCs not by re-engineering the 
holes but my adding block-off plates to the forward portion of the holes.

In both cases it is a simple but effective trick, directing the air 
over more of the warm engine before it reaches the carbs.

--Bob

At 04:38 PM 9/6/2007, Smitty Smith wrote:

>On each side of the engine compartment there is a solid bulkhead 
>going from the frame rail up to the cargo deck, except they have 
>cutouts to allow the fender air to sneak into where the engine is 
>at.  Those are the holes in question.  My stock 64 wagon (being one 
>of the latest built) has one opening on each side for the air to 
>pass through.  The Early 61s have one hole on each side the same as 
>mine but then there is an additional cutout (hole) forward of that 
>on each side.  I do know that the Late 64s have two holes and the 
>Early 61s have four holes but in between them it seems anything goes 
>as far as which configuration was used.