FJ80 cabin air intake (1 Viewer)
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Why not just put your a/c on recirculate and then you won't pull dusty air from outside.
Comes in the vent below your windshield. I found out the hard way after a buddy sprayed sand all over my truck at the sand dunes. Turned the blower on hi and wow, what a mess!
alia176
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I believe the air intake is under the cowl, right below the windshield. I wonder if you could insert some sort of an outdoor rated foam type of thing to filter out some of the dust? I'll take my cowl off today and see if this is a possibility.
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Yeah I'm thinking I will try an my a filtered hood for it if I can. Have a few ideas.
Looking forward to seeing it. Subscribed.
Grench
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In the winter time I've actually seen the truck suck snow through those vents under the wipers - and spray it still frozen-snow onto the inside of the front windshield.
If I know it's going to snow, I'll pull the floor mat from the 2nd row and put it carpet side-down over the vents and lock it down with the wipers. Keeps the inside of the windows cleaner once the truck is uncovered and ready to go.
I had a thought/daydream of bolting/caulking a duct/snorkel from those intake vents to the driver's A pillar and up to a cyclone can - then realized just how weird it would look to have snorkels on both sides of the car and a big mailbox under the wipers.
I'll never understand why Toyota put the passenger compartment intakes sunny side up under the wiper blades. These should have been ported out the sides instead of the top of the hood.
No, it shouldn't pipe to the truck's air intake - the engine could suck the air right out of the cabin.
If I know it's going to snow, I'll pull the floor mat from the 2nd row and put it carpet side-down over the vents and lock it down with the wipers. Keeps the inside of the windows cleaner once the truck is uncovered and ready to go.
I had a thought/daydream of bolting/caulking a duct/snorkel from those intake vents to the driver's A pillar and up to a cyclone can - then realized just how weird it would look to have snorkels on both sides of the car and a big mailbox under the wipers.
I'll never understand why Toyota put the passenger compartment intakes sunny side up under the wiper blades. These should have been ported out the sides instead of the top of the hood.
No, it shouldn't pipe to the truck's air intake - the engine could suck the air right out of the cabin.
alia176
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I took off the cowl plate today. Looks like we *could* place an outdoor rated foam/filter thing directly above the plastic grates that are already there. The cavity under the grate is HUGE and consist of the wiper assembly, that moves during operation.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Let me know if you have any questions.
You also have a big hole at either end of the cavity behind the fenders, dump a glass of water in there and watch where it goes, just like rain.
The snorkel for the engine has saved my ass many times, so not really pointless unless you wheel the mall.
alia176
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Few more pics of the screw locations; there are six of them. Obviously, you'll need to remove both wiper arms. DON'T lose the nuts as they're very unique and I haven't seen them anywhere else on this vehicle.
Don't forget this too:
https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/708513-part-number-steering-shaft-gasket-firewall.html
https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/476570-hot-drivers-feet-may-your-fix.html
May get some dust in through there.
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1. Where the engine air intake is at, it's already well protected from dust/water unless you submerge above your hood an stop moving. There is a lot of debate on if the snorkel is worth it for the 94-97 an most say it is not.
2. I took it apart an I think I can seal it all off pretty good an just use a pool filter at the opening an maybe the drain hole. Should work ok for dust an not get damaged if it rains or gets splashed on.
2. I took it apart an I think I can seal it all off pretty good an just use a pool filter at the opening an maybe the drain hole. Should work ok for dust an not get damaged if it rains or gets splashed on.
alia176
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Just remember that the wiper linkage is moving back and forth in that large cavity under the cowl plate.
