T25 Media Library dripping air vent - Revision history

Hacksawbob at 07:06, 21 April 2012

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	[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/georgina_shaun/T3_website/vent_drip.html More amazing drip, drip drip video action]		[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/georgina_shaun/T3_website/vent_drip.html More amazing drip, drip drip video action]

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Hacksawbob at 21:51, 12 May 2011

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	~~[http://forum.club8090.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=28809 Rear air vent drip - Forum discussion]~~

	[http://archive.club8090.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=736 Rear air vent drip - Tech Archive (old forum discussion)]		[http://archive.club8090.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=736 Rear air vent drip - Tech Archive (old forum discussion)]

HarryMann at 11:32, 15 August 2010

2010-08-15T11:32:41Z

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	'''Hacksawbob:''' Here is my solution to the annoying drip that you get, usually in the middle of the night...		'''Hacksawbob:''' Here is my solution to the annoying drip that you get, usually in the middle of the night...

	... 6" from your head in a kind of Chinese T25 torture. Doesn't tend to occur (or you don't notice it) during rain; it is after it stops and the flow from the roof is just at the right amount, however if you park under a tree the drips can go on all night. What I have done is attach a cable tie to the bottom two slats on the vents then push it back so it is right on the curve of the bottom rear edge, it acts as a guide to direct water away from the vent. Also be aware that the area where the water collects on the void to the left and right of the engine bay has no drain point, so it is worth drilling a drain point in this area then cleaning out with wire brush + Hoovering before waxoyling. The phrase 'can of worms' may spring to mind as 15 years of drip, drip, drip may have taken its toll) to get into the right hand side of the engine bay you will need to remove the plastic air intake panel which WILL be rusted on.		... 6" from your head in a kind of Chinese T25 torture. Doesn't tend to occur (or you don't notice it) during rain; it is after it stops and the flow from the roof is just at the right amount, however if you park under a tree the drips can go on all night.

			What I have done is attach a cable tie to the bottom two slats on the vents then push it back so it is right on the curve of the bottom rear edge, it acts as a guide to direct water away from the vent.

			Also be aware that the area where the water collects on the void to the left and right of the engine bay has no drain point, so it is worth drilling a drain point in this area then cleaning out with wire brush + Hoovering before waxoyling. The phrase 'can of worms' may spring to mind as 15 years of drip, drip, drip may have taken its toll. To get into the right hand side of the engine bay you will need to remove the plastic air intake panel which may be rusted on.

			[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robertj.green/T25/Knowledge%20base/T25-drip.mp4 HSBob's 300KB of dripping action!] - Very clever Bob :) (HM)

			[http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ Use VLC to play this file]

	'''Wee Bugger:''' I 'fixed' similar using a 12" strip of wide electrical tape folded lengthways...		'''Wee Bugger:''' I 'fixed' similar using a 12" strip of wide electrical tape folded lengthways...
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	[http://archive.club8090.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=736 Rear air vent drip - Tech Archive (old forum discussion)]		[http://archive.club8090.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=736 Rear air vent drip - Tech Archive (old forum discussion)]

	~~[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robertj.green/T25/Knowledge%20base/T25-drip.mp4 HSBob's 300KB of dripping action!] - Very clever Bob :) (HM)~~

	~~[http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ Use VLC to play this file]~~

	[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/georgina_shaun/T3_website/vent_drip.html More amazing drip, drip drip video action]		[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/georgina_shaun/T3_website/vent_drip.html More amazing drip, drip drip video action]

HarryMann at 11:30, 15 August 2010

2010-08-15T11:30:20Z

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	[http://archive.club8090.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=736 Rear air vent drip - Tech Archive (old forum discussion)]		[http://archive.club8090.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=736 Rear air vent drip - Tech Archive (old forum discussion)]

	[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robertj.green/T25/Knowledge%20base/T25-drip.mp4 300KB of dripping action!] - Very clever Bob (HM)		[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robertj.green/T25/Knowledge%20base/T25-drip.mp4 HSBob's 300KB of dripping action!] - Very clever Bob :) (HM)

	Use VLC to play this file [http://~~www~~.~~videolan~~.~~org~~/~~vlc~~/]		[http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ Use VLC to play this file]

			[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/georgina_shaun/T3_website/vent_drip.html More amazing drip, drip drip video action]

HarryMann at 11:26, 15 August 2010

2010-08-15T11:26:10Z

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	'''Hacksawbob:''' Here is my solution to the annoying drip that you get, usually in the middle of the night...		'''Hacksawbob:''' Here is my solution to the annoying drip that you get, usually in the middle of the night...

HarryMann at 11:25, 15 August 2010

2010-08-15T11:25:55Z

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	~~[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robertj.green/T25/Knowledge%20base/T25-drip.mp4 300KB file of redirected dripping action!] - Very clever Bob (HM)~~

	~~Use VLC to play this file [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/]~~

	'''Hacksawbob:'''		'''Hacksawbob:''' Here is my solution to the annoying drip that you get, usually in the middle of the night...

			... 6" from your head in a kind of Chinese T25 torture. Doesn't tend to occur (or you don't notice it) during rain; it is after it stops and the flow from the roof is just at the right amount, however if you park under a tree the drips can go on all night. What I have done is attach a cable tie to the bottom two slats on the vents then push it back so it is right on the curve of the bottom rear edge, it acts as a guide to direct water away from the vent. Also be aware that the area where the water collects on the void to the left and right of the engine bay has no drain point, so it is worth drilling a drain point in this area then cleaning out with wire brush + Hoovering before waxoyling. The phrase 'can of worms' may spring to mind as 15 years of drip, drip, drip may have taken its toll) to get into the right hand side of the engine bay you will need to remove the plastic air intake panel which WILL be rusted on.

	Here is my solution to the annoying drip that you get, usually in the middle of the night 6 inches from your head kind of Chinese T25 torture. Doesn't tend to occur (or you don't notice it) during rain; it is after it stops and the flow from the roof is just at the right amount, however if you park under a tree the drips can go on all night. What I have done is attach a cable tie to the bottom two slats on the vents then push it back so it is right on the curve of the bottom rear edge, it acts as a guide to direct water away from the vent. Also be aware that the area where the water collects on the void to the left and right of the engine bay has no drain point, so it is worth drilling a drain point in this area then cleaning out with wire brush + Hoovering before waxoyling. The phrase 'can of worms' may spring to mind as 15 years of drip, drip, drip may have taken its toll) to get into the right hand side of the engine bay you will need to remove the plastic air intake panel which WILL be rusted on.

			'''Wee Bugger:''' I 'fixed' similar using a 12" strip of wide electrical tape folded lengthways...

	''~~'Wee Bugger:'''~~		...and formed into an inverted T shape, with the sticky side along the 'top' (actually the bottom) of the T and stuck it along the back edge of the body next to the vent. Took a few attempts to get folding right. worked perfectly - since took it off to replace with a strip of foam door surround insulation that you get in a big roll from DIY stores amout 5mm x 5mm profile. (not actually replaced it yet though)

	I 'fixed' similar using a 12" strip of wide electrical tape folded lengthways and formed into an inverted T shape, with the sticky side along the 'top' (actually the bottom) of the T and stuck it along the back edge of the body next to the vent. Took a few attempts to get folding right. worked perfectly - since took it off to replace with a strip of foam door surround insulation that you get in a big roll from DIY stores amout 5mm x 5mm profile. (not actually replaced it yet though)

	[http://forum.club8090.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=28809 Rear air vent drip - Forum discussion]		[http://forum.club8090.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=28809 Rear air vent drip - Forum discussion]

			[http://archive.club8090.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=736 Rear air vent drip - Tech Archive (old forum discussion)]

			[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robertj.green/T25/Knowledge%20base/T25-drip.mp4 300KB of dripping action!] - Very clever Bob (HM)

	[http://~~archive~~.~~club8090~~.~~co.uk~~/~~viewtopic.php?t=736 Rear air vent drip - Tech Archive (old forum discussion)~~]		Use VLC to play this file [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/]

HarryMann at 11:23, 15 August 2010

2010-08-15T11:23:02Z

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	I 'fixed' similar using a 12" strip of wide electrical tape folded lengthways and formed into an inverted T shape, with the sticky side along the 'top' (actually the bottom) of the T and stuck it along the back edge of the body next to the vent. Took a few attempts to get folding right. worked perfectly - since took it off to replace with a strip of foam door surround insulation that you get in a big roll from DIY stores amout 5mm x 5mm profile. (not actually replaced it yet though)		I 'fixed' similar using a 12" strip of wide electrical tape folded lengthways and formed into an inverted T shape, with the sticky side along the 'top' (actually the bottom) of the T and stuck it along the back edge of the body next to the vent. Took a few attempts to get folding right. worked perfectly - since took it off to replace with a strip of foam door surround insulation that you get in a big roll from DIY stores amout 5mm x 5mm profile. (not actually replaced it yet though)

	[http://forum.club8090.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=28809~~&highlight=drip~~ Rear air vent drip ~~forum~~ discussion]		[http://forum.club8090.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=28809 Rear air vent drip - Forum discussion]


	[~~[Camping Exterior stop the~~ drip]]		[http://archive.club8090.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=736 Rear air vent drip - Tech Archive (old forum discussion)]

HarryMann at 11:14, 15 August 2010

2010-08-15T11:14:59Z

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	I 'fixed' similar using a 12" strip of wide electrical tape folded lengthways and formed into an inverted T shape, with the sticky side along the 'top' (actually the bottom) of the T and stuck it along the back edge of the body next to the vent. Took a few attempts to get folding right. worked perfectly - since took it off to replace with a strip of foam door surround insulation that you get in a big roll from DIY stores amout 5mm x 5mm profile. (not actually replaced it yet though)		I 'fixed' similar using a 12" strip of wide electrical tape folded lengthways and formed into an inverted T shape, with the sticky side along the 'top' (actually the bottom) of the T and stuck it along the back edge of the body next to the vent. Took a few attempts to get folding right. worked perfectly - since took it off to replace with a strip of foam door surround insulation that you get in a big roll from DIY stores amout 5mm x 5mm profile. (not actually replaced it yet though)

	[http://~~archive~~.club8090.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=28809&highlight=drip Rear air vent drip forum discussion]		[http://forum.club8090.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=28809&highlight=drip Rear air vent drip forum discussion]


	[[Camping Exterior stop the drip]]		[[Camping Exterior stop the drip]]

HarryMann at 11:14, 15 August 2010

2010-08-15T11:14:37Z

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	I 'fixed' similar using a 12" strip of wide electrical tape folded lengthways and formed into an inverted T shape, with the sticky side along the 'top' (actually the bottom) of the T and stuck it along the back edge of the body next to the vent. Took a few attempts to get folding right. worked perfectly - since took it off to replace with a strip of foam door surround insulation that you get in a big roll from DIY stores amout 5mm x 5mm profile. (not actually replaced it yet though)		I 'fixed' similar using a 12" strip of wide electrical tape folded lengthways and formed into an inverted T shape, with the sticky side along the 'top' (actually the bottom) of the T and stuck it along the back edge of the body next to the vent. Took a few attempts to get folding right. worked perfectly - since took it off to replace with a strip of foam door surround insulation that you get in a big roll from DIY stores amout 5mm x 5mm profile. (not actually replaced it yet though)

	[http://~~forum~~.~~80-90~~.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=28809&highlight=drip Rear air vent drip forum discussion]		[http://archive.club8090.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=28809&highlight=drip Rear air vent drip forum discussion]


	[[Camping Exterior stop the drip]]		[[Camping Exterior stop the drip]]

HarryMann at 12:19, 2 November 2008

2008-11-02T12:19:08Z

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	[http://forum.80-90.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=28809&highlight=drip Rear air vent drip forum discussion]		[http://forum.80-90.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=28809&highlight=drip Rear air vent drip forum discussion]


			[[Camping Exterior stop the drip]]