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| yaho Member Since: 26 Nov 2008 Location: Bialystok Posts: 200   
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Any solutions for dust coming into the cabin through ventilation?
Someone on this forum puts kitchen sponge in the air inlet, any other ideas? Janusz www.yahodeville.com |
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21st Jun 2010 8:55am |
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| ibexman Member Since: 13 Dec 2008 Location: Essex Posts: 2945 
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Open the window
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21st Jun 2010 10:05am |
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| alantd Member Since: 14 Dec 2008 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1513 
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It's true. The key is to create positive pressure inside. Even using the fans on full will help. One that started out as a 2.4 TDCi 110 XS + New Defender 110 First Edition |
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21st Jun 2010 10:13am |
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| yaho Member Since: 26 Nov 2008 Location: Bialystok Posts: 200
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I think it will work only with clean air in front of the car.
I am looking for solution in a case when you follow somebody. Janusz www.yahodeville.com |
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21st Jun 2010 10:33am |
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| Allan Member Since: 09 Sep 2009 Location: Perth Posts: 166  
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I followed my sons D3 down a fire break track in South Western Australia and the dust was so bad we had to stop as we could not see sh.t. We had the air con on and ingested little dust which suprised me. I am sure if we had not it would have replicated a nuke winter. The D3 got nothing inside, even after following us out. Possitive pressure seems to help I think but the aircon on a January morning in Cardif or Manchester is a little different to here.
 Perhaps try recycle on the heat setting in the cooler months.
Allan |
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21st Jun 2010 2:10pm |
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| Allan Member Since: 09 Sep 2009 Location: Perth Posts: 166
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Pictures please, sounds a good Idea. Allan |
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23rd Jun 2010 2:16am |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6092 
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I think Allan hit the nail on the head there... his D3 had no dust at all... it's a modern vehicle with a decently assembled body.
My daily driver is a mitsi shogun SWB. that also gets hardly any dust in it (when i shoot across salisbury plain in the current weather conditions, it's nothing but dust dust dust! whereas my 110 (built by me, with 3 tubes of panel sealer used as well) still get full of the stuff. I think it's just that the rubber door seals are naff, and there's too many slack gaps in the bodywork. |
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23rd Jun 2010 8:31am |
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| yaho Member Since: 26 Nov 2008 Location: Bialystok Posts: 200
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While driving in dust behind some other vehicles I switch the fan off completely and do experience very little dust inside (next to none).
Out the dust cloud I switch the fan full on again and there it goes - buff! Therefore I am looking not in sealing the cabin or creating overpressure but installing a filter somewhere between the air inlet and outlet inside. Janusz www.yahodeville.com |
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23rd Jun 2010 1:14pm |
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| Allan Member Since: 09 Sep 2009 Location: Perth Posts: 166
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Sorry diesel jim not me in the D3 but my young boy, My wife's 90 is far better in dust and rain than my 110 SVX. I dont know if its better seals or stiffer body due to short wheel base. I think that the main problem on Defenders is the bottem of the door rubber. When we did the Gibb River Road the dust entry from the lower door rubbers on our old 300TDI was terrible. Daily you could almost fill a sand bag. The D3 on the other hand is in another legue re dust entry. But I still would rather a Defender. Allan |
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23rd Jun 2010 2:14pm |
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| KarlB Member Since: 08 Feb 2010 Location: Canberra Posts: 91 
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Like Allen, I have found my Puma D90 reasonably good at keeping dust out. Worst spot is bottom left of rear door. And we do have some dusty roads in Australia!
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23rd Jun 2010 9:53pm |
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