bonnet heater vents full of s**t.????

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bonnet heater vents full of s**t.????

Post by d86 » Sun Mar 14, 2010 10:50 pm

ok then what is the easiest way to get all the sh*t out of my bonnet vent.

i really miss the heater now i have no top.


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Re: bonnet heater vents full of s**t.????

Post by ScottieJ » Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:30 am

I usually just blast it through with a jet hose as there are drain holes at each end of it. :lol: (probably not the right way to go about it but ah well :lol: )
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Re: bonnet heater vents full of s**t.????

Post by Pugsley » Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:01 am

I have an old but very powerful "garage" vacuum cleaner - I tape a length of fuel tube of the correct diameter (a size that goes through the vent sections) to the suction nozzle being careful to cover up any air leaks. A bit time consuming as one bit of leaf etc will block the pipe but it will remove all the bits eventually.

The best mod I ever did was to bore a hole in the heater matrix cover to allow a vacuum nozzle to be inserted - the crud was amazing and its improved the heater efficiency no end.
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Re: bonnet heater vents full of s**t.????

Post by mic » Tue Mar 16, 2010 1:50 pm

these any good??

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Grill-protector-f ... 2a057956c1
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Re: bonnet heater vents full of s**t.????

Post by d86 » Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:28 pm

dont start mic i know i need one. :lol:

yes they would work a treat.

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Re: bonnet heater vents full of s**t.????

Post by ROBBIE » Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:09 pm

i put duct tape over the vent if i know its goin to get a bit dirty :mrgreen: just an idea for the future
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Post by Nasher » Tue Jan 04, 2011 2:44 pm

mines full of sand and dirt and loads of fur tree bits? any ideas on how to get rid of all that?
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Post by Edweird » Tue Jan 04, 2011 6:24 pm

Mine just spits leaves out in your face when it feels like it.
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Re: bonnet heater vents full of s**t.????

Post by dunk » Tue Jan 04, 2011 10:59 pm

Back in the day when i had a heater i removed the recirc flap from inside the heater box so anything that fell through went onto the floor not all over the heater matrix.
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