re. Alternator fresh air duct - importance of?

[Robert Myers]

Gee, back when I was driving a type 44 I thought the alternator one of 
those regular maintenance items - kinda like oil and filter changes or 
tires.  ;-)

At 11:39 AM 12/3/2004 -0500, Ben Swann wrote:
>I have run without the ductwork on a car or two for some time and no I'll 
>effects.  It might be a long term problem, and you should probably try to 
>find a workaround when you have the time.  Any problem would not appear 
>overnight.
>
>Ben
>
>[Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 19:12:26 -0500
>From: Dave C <dconner at gmail.com>
>Subject: Alternator fresh air duct - importance of?
>To: quattro at audifans.com
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>What is the importance of the fresh air ductwork on the alternator of
>a type 44 turbo (87 5kcstq)?  Has anyone run without the ductwork for
>any length of time?