Doing body work on my 240, what the heck is with the "vent" in the truck??

[lbrowne]

I'm patching up my rust bucket to paint and I have to repair a corroded section in the trunk.

It corroded from being just above the muffler, I guess the moisture and super cold winters here just rusted it to all hell. Anyways I found right around where its rusted out, a type of vent of some sort.

What the heck is that for, and can I remove it??

thanks,

lbrowne

[PGZX3]

I know there were vents underneath the sound deadening in my focus I have no clue what they were for but like I said, they were UNDER the sound deadening, I'm pretty sure they perform no function outside of production

[lbrowne]

well when i go to repair the corroded area I was going to remove this vent altogether and fiberglass it over. and yes it was under the trunk lining etc.

[Tai Mai Shu]

Its to keep the air pressure the same so you dont blow out W/E when you open the trunk.

[lbrowne]

blow out? Wanna explain?

[stretch240sx]

air preasure is difent in a closed area then outside the containre(this case your trunk) when you close your trunk you cause a vacum. when you open it, the preasure is realsed and if you have any light material (ie paper, cloths etc) they get sucked out witht the air