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posted on December 15th, 2005 at 08:50 PM
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!
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posted on December 19th, 2005 at 08:07 PM
Mine must have been using the left over panels. The bottom vents are plated off on the inside
