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changzuki · 08-20-2014, 08:15 PM

A low budget tip:
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Centurion's side windows are fixed and as such, on a sunny day it can get "rather warm" in the cabin.
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The optional sunroof helps to let the heat out but fresh air mainly enters through the added cowl vent. This "vent" is little more than an opening covered by a metal floor grate. With the base of the windshield generally being an area of positive air pressure, a substantial airflow is possible through this vent.
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There are times when it's necessary to close the cowl vent and nothing beats cheap-n-easy, as long as it works. The cheap-n-easy solution to capping off the cowl vent is an oversize flexible refrigerator magnet.
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It works and it is "cheap-n-easy"!
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~CrazyJerry

08-20-2014, 08:15 PM	#191 (permalink)
changzuki Changfa diesel + Suzuki Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Northern, NY Posts: 527 Centurion - '74 FIAT X1/9 Centurion Full Race DNA Last 3: 143.5 mpg (US) Thanks: 160 Thanked 463 Times in 235 Posts	A low budget tip: . Centurion's side windows are fixed and as such, on a sunny day it can get "rather warm" in the cabin. . The optional sunroof helps to let the heat out but fresh air mainly enters through the added cowl vent. This "vent" is little more than an opening covered by a metal floor grate. With the base of the windshield generally being an area of positive air pressure, a substantial airflow is possible through this vent. . There are times when it's necessary to close the cowl vent and nothing beats cheap-n-easy, as long as it works. The cheap-n-easy solution to capping off the cowl vent is an oversize flexible refrigerator magnet. . . . . It works and it is "cheap-n-easy"! . ~CrazyJerry Last edited by changzuki; 08-03-2018 at 11:08 PM..