<VV> Screening the intake

[hank kaczmarek]

I’ve driven LM’s exclusively for the 30 years I’ve had Corvsirs. 
It’s just so easy to keep your engine compartment clean I don’t see the need for screening the rear air intake.   Doing the front (if you already have the glass out) isn’t a bad idea as most people don’t go in their trunks very often, and pine needles esp. can wreak havoc on a LM
But for the trouble you’re going to go through---I wouldn’t mess with it.   R and R of the Backlight, even if everything APPEARS to be in good condition, IMO—You’re opening Pandora’s box for no good reason.  Once a week when you check your oil you can use your Shop-Vac to make sure nothing is in the engine compartment that isn’t supposed to be there. 

Just my .02====HANK

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From: George Jones via VirtualVairs
Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2017 8:15 AM
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Subject: Re: <VV> Screening the intake

Jim, the rear isn’t as easy as the front, and depending on how the
backlight (rear window) was installed, may even be difficult. You will need
to remove the backlight trim, at least across the bottom, to access the
forward most screws (4, I believe), and then the screws under the leading
edge of the deck lid. With any luck, you’ll be able to wiggle/work the
panel out from under the bottom edge of the backlight. Worst case, you may
have to remove the backlight altogether. Best of luck.

George Jones

On Sun, Oct 15, 2017 at 4:17 AM jim bannister via VirtualVairs <
virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> A while back I glued fiberglass window screening under the front cowl vent
> intake slits.  I'd like to do the same for the cooling air inlet in the
> back.  I don't see a easy path to the underside of the inlet.  It was
> fairly
> easy to remove the front vent to access the underside.  I'm not seeing an
> easy way to remove the rear vent piece.  Am I missing something?  The
> patient for this operation is a '66 Corsa. Help!!
>
> Jim '66 Turbovert
>
>
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