cowl vents

[meadowbrook]

Good thanksgiving, gentlemen.

Does anyone know if a 1950 Dodge Meadowbrook would have any ducting between the cowl vent and the rest of the underdash?

When it rains and the vent is open, I get some water on the floor. Is this normal and I should just shut the vent on rainy days?

[Don Coatney]

Do you roll your windows up when it rains?

[55 Fargo]

Good thanksgiving, gentlemen.

Does anyone know if a 1950 Dodge Meadowbrook would have any ducting between the cowl vent and the rest of the underdash?

When it rains and the vent is open, I get some water on the floor. Is this normal and I should just shut the vent on rainy days?

Some of the Chryslers had a fresh air intake, with the dual deluxe heater set-up.

You could have the cowl vent open, and the inside vent door open too, this would allow air top circulate with the dual heaters in winter or cold rainy days.

The inner fresh air seection would catch water, and would drain out of a hose through the fire wall.

Your basic cowl vent will have a drain line too, but if the vent is open too much rain will get into, and drip onto the floor, unlike the Chrysler fresh air system.

[Gary Manes]

I am not sure about the later models, but my '48 New Yorker has a rather elaborate gizmo that catches the rain, and drains it out with a hose in the firewall.

I took one out of a parts car, and have it in the garage. I am not so sure if I am going to re-use it. It takes up a great deal of room under the dash.

So, you may need something like that to assure you do not get rain on the floor on those few days when you are out on rainy days.

Not much help, but that is how the 48's did it.

[Dodgeb4ya]

I am not sure about the later models, but my '48 New Yorker has a rather elaborate gizmo that catches the rain, and drains it out with a hose in the firewall.

I took one out of a parts car, and have it in the garage. I am not so sure if I am going to re-use it. It takes up a great deal of room under the dash.

So, you may need something like that to assure you do not get rain on the floor on those few days when you are out on rainy days.

Not much help, but that is how the 48's did it.

That is the optional "Fresh Air" package. It bolts up to the cowl vent and then to the dual heaters.

Edited November 25, 2010 by Dodgeb4ya

[Young Ed]

By 1950 the fresh air heat was through an under hood system so the cowl vent doesnt have any of that plumbing. So yes close it in the rain. And if your gasket is old you'll still get some rain in which is pretty common.

[Plymouthy Adams]

on close inspection you should be able to see an inner lip of metal just beyond and below the opening that the cowl vent seal glues to..this is for the capture of any water that may be blown by while driving with the vent closed..this is the part that has the tube attached to drain..the drain itself is on th engine side of the firewall..the fresh air vent will allow water into the vehicle if left open in rainy weather..