Air intake cowling

[thomas_sorrentino]

On my new to me 1987 PT 38, the air intake cowling, up on the roof is
facing towards the back. I was told it should be facing forward. Before
I start taking a bunch of screws out to get to where I think a clamp
might be. Does anyone know for sure, the easiest way to spin this
around.

Tom Sorrentino
Bedford Hills, NY

[Terry Neal]

Tom, the air scoop should definitely be facing forward. Not sure how
yours came to be reversed but if you take the screws out, you should be
able to turn it around. If you look up from the engine compartment, you
should see the clamp that attaches the scoop to the down pipe.

Terry Neal
Bozeman, MT
82PT40
74FC34



thomas_sorrentino wrote:

> On my new to me 1987 PT 38, the air intake cowling, up on the roof is
> facing towards the back. I was told it should be facing forward. Before
> I start taking a bunch of screws out to get to where I think a clamp
> might be. Does anyone know for sure, the easiest way to spin this
> around.
>
> Tom Sorrentino
> Bedford Hills, NY
>
> _
> } #ygrp-vital ul li .ct{ font-weight: bold; color: #ff7900; float: rig

[The Squires]

Terry,

I am sure you know what you are suggesting. But I have a question. With the
air scoop facing forward, what prevents a lot of water from entering to your
engine in a rain storm while driving down the road?

Jimmy
-----Original Message-----
From: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Terry Neal
Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 11:39 AM
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Air intake cowling


Tom, the air scoop should definitely be facing forward. Not sure how
yours came to be reversed but if you take the screws out, you should be
able to turn it around. If you look up from the engine compartment, you
should see the clamp that attaches the scoop to the down pipe.

Terry Neal
Bozeman, MT
82PT40
74FC34

thomas_sorrentino wrote:

> On my new to me 1987 PT 38, the air intake cowling, up on the roof is
> facing towards the back. I was told it should be facing forward. Before
> I start taking a bunch of screws out to get to where I think a clamp
> might be. Does anyone know for sure, the easiest way to spin this
> around.
>
> Tom Sorrentino
> Bedford Hills, NY
>
> _
> } #ygrp-vital ul li .ct{ font-weight: bold; color: #ff7900; float: rig






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[Terry Neal]

My air intake (PT40) has a grill over the face of it. This keeps large
objects from entering the air intake. When you are drawing air from
that height, you aren't going to ingest a lot of rain unless you're in a
monsoon. This is how mine is positioned. Looks to me like it was
installed that way at the factory.

I put raised air intakes on Land Rovers all the time in my business &
they are all faced forward for maximum air flow. Never had a problem
with rain water and many of these are on diesel engines. They have face
grills on them too.

The Squires wrote:

> Terry,
>
> I am sure you know what you are suggesting. But I have a question.
> With the
> air scoop facing forward, what prevents a lot of water from entering
> to your
> engine in a rain storm while driving down the road?
>
> Jimmy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>
> [mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> ]On Behalf Of Terry Neal
> Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 11:39 AM
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Air intake cowling
>
> Tom, the air scoop should definitely be facing forward. Not sure how
> yours came to be reversed but if you take the screws out, you should be
> able to turn it around. If you look up from the engine compartment, you
> should see the clamp that attaches the scoop to the down pipe.
>
> Terry Neal
> Bozeman, MT
> 82PT40
> 74FC34
>
> thomas_sorrentino wrote:
>
> > On my new to me 1987 PT 38, the air intake cowling, up on the roof is
> > facing towards the back. I was told it should be facing forward. Before
> > I start taking a bunch of screws out to get to where I think a clamp
> > might be. Does anyone know for sure, the easiest way to spin this
> > around.
> >
> > Tom Sorrentino
> > Bedford Hills, NY
> >
> > _
> > } #ygrp-vital ul li .ct{ font-weight: bold; color: #ff7900; float: rig
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>


--
Terry Neal
Bozeman, MT
82PT40
74FC34

[thomas_sorrentino]

Terry,

I had a chance to look a little better at it today (before it started
raining). I couldn't see any clamps except for the one about 5'above
ground level, that the stack comes down into. I guess my question is.
Does it get spun around there, or is there a clamp that I would have
access to by removing the plate on the roof, where it comes thru?

Tom
1987 PT 38'


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Terry Neal wrote:
>
> Tom, the air scoop should definitely be facing forward. Not sure
how
> yours came to be reversed but if you take the screws out, you
should be
> able to turn it around. If you look up from the engine
compartment, you
> should see the clamp that attaches the scoop to the down pipe.
>
> Terry Neal
> Bozeman, MT
> 82PT40
> 74FC34
>
>
>
> thomas_sorrentino wrote:
>
> > On my new to me 1987 PT 38, the air intake cowling, up on the
roof is
> > facing towards the back. I was told it should be facing forward.
Before
> > I start taking a bunch of screws out to get to where I think a
clamp
> > might be. Does anyone know for sure, the easiest way to spin this
> > around.
> >
> > Tom Sorrentino
> > Bedford Hills, NY
> >
> > _
> > } #ygrp-vital ul li .ct{ font-weight: bold; color: #ff7900;
float: rig
>

[Richard Hayden]

There is a big hole on the bottom of the outer air filter chamber on my PT38.
Presumably to let any accumulated water out.

Dick Hayden - '87 PT 38 - Lake Stevens, WA

----- Original Message -----
From: Terry Neal
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 3:13 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Air intake cowling


My air intake (PT40) has a grill over the face of it. This keeps large
objects from entering the air intake. When you are drawing air from
that height, you aren't going to ingest a lot of rain unless you're in a
monsoon. This is how mine is positioned. Looks to me like it was
installed that way at the factory.

I put raised air intakes on Land Rovers all the time in my business &
they are all faced forward for maximum air flow. Never had a problem
with rain water and many of these are on diesel engines. They have face
grills on them too.

The Squires wrote:

> Terry,
>
> I am sure you know what you are suggesting. But I have a question.
> With the
> air scoop facing forward, what prevents a lot of water from entering
> to your
> engine in a rain storm while driving down the road?
>
> Jimmy
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>
>
[mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com >
> ]On Behalf Of Terry Neal
> Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 11:39 AM
> To:
WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Air intake cowling
>
> Tom, the air scoop should definitely be facing forward. Not sure how
> yours came to be reversed but if you take the screws out, you should be
> able to turn it around. If you look up from the engine compartment, you
> should see the clamp that attaches the scoop to the down pipe.
>
> Terry Neal
> Bozeman, MT
> 82PT40
> 74FC34
>
> thomas_sorrentino wrote:
>
> > On my new to me 1987 PT 38, the air intake cowling, up on the roof is
> > facing towards the back. I was told it should be facing forward. Before
> > I start taking a bunch of screws out to get to where I think a clamp
> > might be. Does anyone know for sure, the easiest way to spin this
> > around.
> >
> > Tom Sorrentino
> > Bedford Hills, NY
> >
> > _
> > } #ygrp-vital ul li .ct{ font-weight: bold; color: #ff7900; float: rig
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>

--
Terry Neal
Bozeman, MT
82PT40
74FC34





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[Dan Darst]

I think the rear opening yields cleaner air coming into the engine. Any
solids in the air would have a harder time being sucked in. I have never
seen a Bluebird with one facing rear but the snorkel on my gas Rover faces
rear and all the camel tophy rovers did also. Original snorkels were for
desert running to not injest solids. In this country mostly for wading. The
air at the top of a bus would be some of the cleanest compared to all
vehicles, so probably not a factor.

dandarst86fc35rbhuntleyil.


>From: Terry Neal
>Reply-To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Air intake cowling
>Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 10:38:52 -0600
>
>Tom, the air scoop should definitely be facing forward. Not sure how
>yours came to be reversed but if you take the screws out, you should be
>able to turn it around. If you look up from the engine compartment, you
>should see the clamp that attaches the scoop to the down pipe.
>
>Terry Neal
>Bozeman, MT
>82PT40
>74FC34
>
>
>
>thomas_sorrentino wrote:
>
> > On my new to me 1987 PT 38, the air intake cowling, up on the roof is
> > facing towards the back. I was told it should be facing forward. Before
> > I start taking a bunch of screws out to get to where I think a clamp
> > might be. Does anyone know for sure, the easiest way to spin this
> > around.
> >
> > Tom Sorrentino
> > Bedford Hills, NY
> >
> > _
> > } #ygrp-vital ul li .ct{ font-weight: bold; color: #ff7900; float: rig
>