 What were the purpose of these drains?, Why would they design them like this? |
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| jagalyn |
 Nov 7 2021, 06:58 PM
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True Patina  Group: Members Posts: 414 Joined: 31-January 06 From: Scandia, MN Member No.: 5,503 Region Association: None 
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There are two rubber type hoses hanging from the bottom of the front trunk on my 14,570 mile car...
I've seen these before but never really understood what the purpose of them were. You don't see them too often on 914's today. Anyone know what they were for?  |
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| worn |
Nov 7 2021, 07:07 PM
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can't remember Group: Members Posts: 3,156 Joined: 3-June 11 From: Madison, WI Member No.: 13,152 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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QUOTE(jagalyn @ Nov 7 2021, 04:58 PM)  There are two rubber type hoses hanging from the bottom of the front trunk on my 14,570 mile car... I've seen these before but never really understood what the purpose of them were. You don't see them too often on 914's today. Anyone know what they were for? Drains. Still available from 914rubber. |
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| jagalyn |
Nov 7 2021, 07:35 PM
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True Patina Group: Members Posts: 414 Joined: 31-January 06 From: Scandia, MN Member No.: 5,503 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(worn @ Nov 7 2021, 07:07 PM) Drains. Still available from 914rubber. I know they are drains. Seems like a really odd design for a drain. Wondering why they would design it like this… |
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| davep |
Nov 7 2021, 08:03 PM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,143 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada |
They tend to siphon water from the front trunk that might get by the trunk seal. Also present on the 911.
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| jagalyn |
Nov 7 2021, 08:24 PM
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True Patina Group: Members Posts: 414 Joined: 31-January 06 From: Scandia, MN Member No.: 5,503 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(davep @ Nov 7 2021, 08:03 PM) They tend to siphon water from the front trunk that might get by the trunk seal. Also present on the 911. Thanks for the info. 914 Rubber sells them but they say ‘1 required per car’… then why does my car have two of them?   |
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| wonkipop |
Nov 8 2021, 03:49 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,299 Joined: 6-May 20 From: north antarctica Member No.: 24,231 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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no there are two. one behind the other.
they work by inducing low pressure across the end of the pinched nozzle when the car is on the move. venturi effect? i think the idea might have been you change your tyre when its wet or when its snowing and the tyre is dripping water or melting ice and snow. after you get rolling any water down there in the spare tyre well gets sucked right out? 911s had the same thing or similar in the headlight bucket. i still got mine hanging out of the bottom of the car though the back one had cracked from age. glued it up a bit. might have to order in some 914 rubber parts for when it inevitably snaps off - its been half a century. |
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| SirAndy |
Nov 8 2021, 09:20 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,640 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(jagalyn @ Nov 7 2021, 07:24 PM) they say ‘1 required per car’… 914 rubber made a mistake in their description. Syntax happens ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
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