Hood vents even more useless than we knew

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:Cross post:


I park outside in the south, al la enter clouds of yellow death in the spring.

Just recently found a colony of ants in the rear driver-side belt buckle, where my child's' car seat is.
that was fun....

I go to finally clean the truck after ~10 months of use and I randomly find this gem of a 'feature' RAM provided us.

Yes, we know they are fake hood vents but did they really allow them to collect **** inside!!!!????
Had a couple minute video of how much crap come out of those vents, too big to upload

 

[AdventureJunkie]

Yeah, the vents are kind of a pain. My favorite part even after getting all the crud out. Is after washing the truck waiting 2 minutes for all the soap to come out...

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[RamRebelSteel]

Yeah, the vents are kind of a pain. My favorite part even after getting all the crud out. Is after washing the truck waiting 2 minutes for all the soap to come out...

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Just pressure wash the vents after soaping and it comes out fine You literally have to put the nozzle up against the holes in the vents tho...

 

[AdventureJunkie]

Just pressure wash the vents after soaping and it comes out fine You literally have to put the nozzle up against the holes in the vents tho...

Yeah hate putting the pressure washer so close. Just saying it's an annoyance is all

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[CaptainCJ35]

STILL boggles my mind that RAM went ahead and put complete vents, including the big holes in the metal stamping for the hood, only to close them off completely save for a little drain hole.

 

[AlbertaClipper]

Dang, how did ants find their way into the seats?

 

[silverWS6]

That's alot of ants!! My favorite part of the vents, is how they streak the hood after a wash. Even after I raise the hood to allow them to drain.

 

[chris288]

cheap 18v leaf blower, use one on my hellcat, blow all the excess water out of the vents, mirrors, door handles, grill, lug nuts, works great

 

[CopterDoctor]

I agree on the hood vents not being functional stinks. I removed the hood insulation and popped my vents out to modify them. Cut the bottom of the vent off and allowed the engine compartment to breathe.

 

[chris288]

so your vents are kind of actually functional ? did you drill out all the holes ? does water get inside the engine compartment ?

 

[RBRK]

A simple thing to do is open the hood and leave it open for a few minutes after washing. Seems to drain fine. I was using a blower but that still allowed the water to still drip out after driving.

 

[CopterDoctor]

so your vents are kind of actually functional ? did you drill out all the holes ? does water get inside the engine compartment ?

Yes they are now functional. All I did was remove the vent assembly and cut off the bottom with my dremel tool. Yes water can get into the engine compartment, but it causes no issues.

 

[Biga]

Yes they are now functional. All I did was remove the vent assembly and cut off the bottom with my dremel tool. Yes water can get into the engine compartment, but it causes no issues.

Yea the Durango has open vents, not sure why they did not make it to the Ram.

 

[Scap]

I agree on the hood vents not being functional stinks. I removed the hood insulation and popped my vents out to modify them. Cut the bottom of the vent off and allowed the engine compartment to breathe. View attachment 103927

Did you put the insulation/fire blanket back on?

 

[CopterDoctor]

Did you put the insulation/fire blanket back on?

I didn’t put the blanket back on. I have been debating on whether to put it back on.

 

[CanRebel]

That is nice. I was wondering if anyone was able to change/open them.
I've noticed on my Rebel. There is a lot heat coming from near tires, for those have had it longer.
Is this normal?

Think I'm going to try that. and open those vents. little water shouldn't hurt anything