According to various model info, from March 1963 till the end of their production, Split Kombi's were all supposed to have their engine air intake louvres pressed inwards, except on the Single and Double cabs.
However, I'm finding this not to be the case. Some window buses still have the louvres facing outwards, while some panel vans have two sets facing inwards.
Could I take a poll of all owners of 1963 Split buses onwards to let me know which way their engine air intake louvres face. Attached is an example of inwards. Some say inwards is rare. I'd like to know for sure.
Cheers
Craig
jo_tas ·
Inwards LOOKS better! :kiss
baybuscamperkid ·
late split panel i had had outward Im sure, was about a 65 i think.
hypo-vw ·
Hi Craig , the 65' splitty window van that I just purchased has the louvres pressed outwards .
hypo-vw ·
here is a clearer pic of the rear vents , taken 2 weeks ago when a hail storm arrived in sunny downtown Unanderra .
VWMA Editor ·
And the louvres are up high. The pic I supplied is from a '66 walk through microbus, so another mystery as to why the louvres are positioned lower.
of course, yours must be an import, the high outwards vents were only on the australian made ones. had forgotten that, i suppose to make it cheaper the aussies used the outward upper vents until the end.
modulus ·
1966 Sundial camper
modulus ·
'67 Westfalia
lohoon ·
I dont know if was any cheaper tp have them up high, but mabey for the Australian dusty conditions?
modulus ·
Unkown year DC
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Unkown year doormobile
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'65 Sundial camper
modulus ·
Barn-door
modulus ·
Unkown year doormobile
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Unkown year DC
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Unknown year 29 window
modulus ·
A '66 camper
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A '67 camper
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Unkown year Brazilian bus
modulus ·
Unkown year South African
modulus ·
A '67 Sundial
modulus ·
An Australian RAAF traffice - monitoring adaption
modulus ·
Unknown year 21 - window
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Unkown year walk-through
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Unkown year DC
modulus ·
It's interesting to see the ''65 "cotd_036" has 'mini-vents' on top; also looks to me like the barn-door has vents puched outward.
hth
VWMA Editor ·
The Australian versus Import theory would work in with the pic I had supplied, as this bus was imported from the UK. It would be interesting to find out why the Aussie buses continued with the outward louvres. Maybe they were perceived as capturing more air while keeping out unnecessary dust?!
modulus ·
Another odd one (don't know the year) with small louvres at the top.
[ Edited on 15-12-05 by modulus ]
VWMA Editor ·
Mystery solved.
In 1963, VW Australia was allowed to change the position of the engine louvres to the upper part of the Kombi to avoid excessive dust getting into the engine, which was causing engine failures in Australian built Kombis. They kept the outward facing louvres because this would not interfere with the air flow going down through a double panel into the engine compartment.
Clever little guys!
Old Dubber ·
Mine must have been using the left over panels. The bottom vents are plated off on the inside