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Originally Posted by c130turboprop
wow, i read the entire thread and there is a lot of brainstormin goin on here. good job all u guys. but i am still wondering about water issues with this. i noticed that when u wash your car that cowling area is basically a drain for water from the entire windshield. so how would you stop all of the water from getting to either the filter or piping cutting holes and everything else. and even the intake plumbing being open at the end, cant water just flow into the tubing by just gravity??? how would you stop water from getting to the system????  |
At the base of the hole cut in the firewall/cowl area, you could run weatherstripping like the manufacturers use to seal hoods to parts of the engine compartment. This would prevent water from being sucked up.
I haven't been able to examine the cowl area fully. It may be that water will just drain right to the ground without the need for any weatherstripping. Or, you could put drainage holes in the area. Remember that I am talking about the area below the windshield wiper cowling.
I have had the respiratory flu with a temp of 102.5 and our windchill here has been like -15. When the weather warms up and when I feel better, I'll park the car, take some pics and try and see if this idea is feasible or just some crackpot thought.