More silly ideas-MAP2

eclark at the.hoser.com eclark at the.hoser.com
Wed Jun 9 04:00:54 GMT 1999


On Tue, 8 Jun 1999, David A. Cooley wrote:

> At 03:49 PM 6/8/99 -0700, you wrote:
> >HOW EERY!!
> >
> >About the A/C pressurizing the interior of the car...
> >
> >I asked my Dad how many pounds of pressure he thought the A/C
> >pressurized his Riviera when we were cruisin around a while back... Like
> >when I was 8 yrs old or so!!  I'm now 30... Haven't EVER heard of anyone
> >else ever mentioning this or anything until NOW!
> >
> >He said it may pressurize the cabin by up to about 5 lbs. or so!  Anyone
> 
> I doubt you'll see pressures this high, probably not even 1psi.
> Cars have vents to take the old air out of... some vent thru the trunk,
> some vent out under the doors, the new chevy Tahoe SUV has vents on the
> rear corners that it vents out of.

I was tearing apart my wrecked 93 Formula and found a flap vent in the
back of the car that would allow air to exit under the rear bumper.

-Eric






More information about the Gmecm mailing list