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Re: Catalytic converter comparisons
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 12:27:18 -0600
...the brands? Some are round and some are oval; some have heat shields and some do not. > > The major brands seem to be Magnaflow...
Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:39:21 -0700
...Rocket J Squirrel < > camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > >> The dish drainer / heat shield dingus mounted over the stove burners >> appears to press into three...
Re: o2 Sensor on 2.1L
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Mon, 8 Aug 2005 13:43:47 -0400
...the heater in the sensor. Make sure there is 12 volts when the engine is running. The sensor should also have shield plate to...
Re: O2 sensors brand quality difference?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 27 Jul 2014 11:19:10 -0400
...The heater is needed and on the 1.9s I often upgrade > them to heated sensors. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
Re: Single wire Oxygen sensor: Substitution report..
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 30 Oct 2014 10:05:12 -0700
Of course it works fine, the only reason for the heated version is to have lower emissions during cold start warm ups by getting...
Kennedy and the 2.2 Subaru
Historical mailing list - Brian Isherwood
Tue, 2 Jan 1996 10:53:38 +0000
...Radiator line piping, 2' long, PVC tubing, heat shield, wiring to reach the cab. That's all the information I have at this time...
Re: future is looking bleak....(no Fish content)
Historical mailing list - Richmond Mike
Fri, 19 Jul 2002 16:55:50 -0400
...minutes or so, and the insulation from the wires above the heat shield bagan to smoke... stank like hell. The idea is that fuel...
Re: Rear, Side, Front, Defroster FISH Wires... Can These Be Purchased?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 17 Jan 2003 10:19:36 -0500
...available to the heating grid, but of course then you will have a hot resistor to deal with -- mounting, shielding etc. Dealing with wire...
Re: Oil leak...
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:40:50 -0600
...I can't see where as it's too tight to see around the heat shield. I also looked around the main pulley seal...
Re: Dometic insulation
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:12:22 -0700
...vent so the mostest heat will go > out the > van.An additional,layer wrapped around the circular heat shield, too. > > I would like to...
Re: capacitor fix mitigated buck, did not fix
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 16 Jan 2005 19:08:54 -0500
...Also, most Vanagons are missing the heat shield/deflector on the O2 sensor. The part # is 035-906-274. This helps deflect wind so...
Report On Oil Pump Replacement Project: 87GL
Historical mailing list - Mark Smith
Tue, 28 Nov 2000 11:33:44 EST
...It requires removing the muffler, large heat shield, engine mounting bracket and etc. Also, the engine must be supported once the mounting bracket is...
Re: Dometic question. (yes did search archives.... ;^)
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:03:42 -0700
...material(HD) > > between the frig box and > > ammonia tubing.For a heat shield. > > I'll be curious to see if that helps your refer...
Re: Other Vanagon items I hope someone can create
Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
Tue, 4 Feb 2020 17:05:38 -0600
...But, more then that it lets in heat during camping season. > > I’d love a Aluminum replacement that is the same shape and then...
Re: Speaking of heat and rubber.. CV boots?
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Wed, 20 Oct 2010 07:51:34 -0400
...CV joints...I shall probably have to make some type of heat shield > to keep the boots from being too hot...especially when stopped...
Re: Rearview Camera Cable Routing
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Fri, 12 Apr 2019 13:44:17 -0400
...I lubed the electrical A/C bundle shield with the dish soap, taped up the plug tip and swabbed some dish soap on it...
Window seals and other things
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 13 Apr 2016 17:39:26 -0500
...Additionally, I installed two new rain shields that fit above the windows so you can drive with the windows slightly open yet not get...
Re: vanagon Digest - 8 Mar 2008 (#2008-289)
Historical mailing list - sam mccarthy
Sat, 8 Mar 2008 22:00:45 -0800
...This required a simple layer of sheet metal as a heat-shield to keep the heat away from the floor, but worked very well...
Re: Reducing brake fade on '88 Westy?
Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
Thu, 23 Aug 2001 04:16:03 -0700
...heats to the point where it begins to ablate (melt- the term is normally used to describe what happens to the heat shielding tiles...
Re: I4 conversion exhaust
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 8 Mar 2008 20:28:37 -0800
...This required a simple layer of sheet metal as a heat-shield to keep the heat away from the floor, but worked very well...
Get 80-83 Air Cooled before they go to Ebay
Historical mailing list - Bill Minor
Thu, 15 Aug 2002 22:55:09 -0500
...00 each. #40) One heat shield that goes above the muffler, $35.00 #41) Various heater connector tubes from heat exchangers to flappers or...
Re: Oil Pump Replacement
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 14 Nov 2000 11:11:44 -0800
...remove the rear exhaust pipe and muffler, engine mounting bracket with heat shield, and then the rear pulley. I'm not familiar with the...
Re: Vented Plat Cat Heater
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 22 Oct 2000 10:02:27 -0700
...I have made > some heat shields and I asked him to look at my installation to > evaluate/study other locations/heater designs. We could...
Re: replacing flex plate with flywheel
Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
Thu, 7 Dec 2023 21:41:35 -0500
...Rear engine carrier bar is different along with > muffler brackets and j-pipe. > Rear exhaust has some different supports and a heat shield, usually...
Re: Moroso Ceramic Engine Seal/ Ken Wilfry?
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Fri, 3 May 2002 09:14:24 -0400
...I especially like the entry I found by searching under "flush radiator" to replace the coupling in the heater exchange hose above the spare...
Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 9 Feb 2009 16:56:59 -0800
...it's shielded.......and that shield connects to the ECU.........and to a ground wire there........that goes back to the engine block. The...
Re: 87 vanagon muffler
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Wed, 27 Dec 2006 21:43:48 -0800
...hole in the back side of my muffler > and through the heat shield. Is this supposed to be > there or is this a leak...
Re: O2 sensor trouble
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 08:18:26 -0700
...Could it be a faulty OXY > sensor? > Getting 12 volts at OXY heater wiring with engine running. Doesn't matter > which white wire goes...
Re: Exhaust Bushing Inner Weave Premature Failure
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 9 Feb 2014 17:32:13 -0800
...Material looks similar to the OEM primary material under shield. Image: http://tinyurl.com/larwmdf Current material likely mild steel but not sure if...
Re: SURVEY - I need a metal fab. project
Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
Tue, 20 Aug 2002 09:07:59 -0400
...mentioned recently), simple rear bike hangers, nerf bars, and air intake heat shields. What I'd really like to hear is what other folks...
Re: Camper question
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sun, 20 Oct 2013 07:07:11 -0400
...ALL Canadian Vanagon Westfalia's came with the fixed metal shield, courtesy of your government. ALL US models came with the fold down drain...
Re: '80 ac vangon exhaust
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Wed, 20 Apr 2005 18:41:17 -0400
...1) The crossover, 2)The Cat, > 3)The muffler, 4)the tail pipe, 5)the hanger bracket, 6)the > heat shield above the muffler...
Re: My EB Breakdown Story
Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:30:23 -0400
...the back of the van! The exhaust is blazing > hot, the heat shield above the muffler has gone from silver to dull bronze > color...
Belated Battery Comments - What Fits!
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Sun, 28 May 2000 15:30:07 EDT
...The key killer of the batteries is engine compartment heat. As described in the archives, I fabricated a heat shield (used surplus multilayer ceramic...
Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 9 Aug 2010 15:55:47 -0700
...I wonder if re installing a few of the bolts would take some tension off the remaining bolt? Heat seems to be the ultimate...
Re: dometic 182b question
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Tue, 8 Nov 2005 11:54:55 -0500
...propane tank/regulator did the heating. I removed the factory insulation that is contained by the galvanized shield. Here, I first used a fire...
Re: Motor Mount Replacement
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 12 Oct 2000 10:20:33 -0700
...Motor Mount Replacement > If I remember right, you have to pull the muffler and all it's crap(heat > shield etc. that alone will...
Re: Dometic question. (yes did search archives.... ;^)
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:08:02 -0400
...Like a heat shield on a muffler.Just a small break in air space is all that is needed(thats all your gonna get...
Re: SURVEY - I need a metal fab. project
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Tue, 20 Aug 2002 08:58:31 -0400
...mentioned recently), simple rear bike >hangers, nerf bars, and air intake heat shields. > >What I'd really like to hear is what other folks...
Re: Symptoms of Blown Headgasket on Non-Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Sun, 18 Sep 2005 08:04:18 -0700
...Just as a off-chance, though, look over some of the shrouds and heat shields. When the thermostat was changed,something may have been...
Re: 2.1L engine failure - Update #3
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Mon, 7 Jun 2010 07:37:36 -0700
...Initial hint of the problem was a "clicking" sound upon acceleration, sounded something like a heat shield rubbing. It actually was a loose and...
Re: Manual trans replacement
Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:56:16 -0400
...the trans on the bench i made a small sheet metal heat shield that >>> > sort of slipped behind the slave arm. in between it...
Re: coolant system flush ideas?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 21 Feb 1997 11:21:08 -0400 (AST)
...0) get the engine warm enough to open the thermostat, turn heater valves all full on. 1) take off lower grill and with a...
Re: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/car/540019138.html
Historical mailing list - Laura Majerus
Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:05:52 +0000
...car/540019138.html << > > > > Still has its original blue plastic film protecting heat shield/drain > > board! > > > > > > so does my rusty 84 westy parts car with...
Re: '80 Westfalia-- best way to drive over passes
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Wed, 23 Jan 2002 13:16:05 -0800
...forced through the system > will shed any additional heat due to laminar flow and molecular > shielding constraints [ a thin layer of immobile air molecules...
Re: Single wire Oxygen sensor: Substitution report..
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Thu, 30 Oct 2014 10:12:02 -0700
...Bosch 3-wire > heated Oxygen sensor in my rig...the best I could find was about $70 for > another Bosch heated sensor, and that...
Re: dometic 182b question
Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
Tue, 8 Nov 2005 09:24:30 -0800
...propane tank/regulator did the > heating. > I removed the factory insulation that is contained by the galvanized > shield. Here, I first used a fire...
Re: Oil Cooler Location opinions
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:55:58 -0500
...With the extra power comes extra heat which I'd like to > control to extend the life of my wonderful engine. Also, my family...
Re: ## changing 1990 2.1L waterleaker oil cooler hoses in situ
Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
Sun, 11 Aug 2002 15:02:50 -0700
...It's within about an inch of the exhaust header with no shielding or protection from heat... Good Luck. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dog is my copilot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- OLTECO...
Re: Oh oh....grinding bad???
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Thu, 5 Jan 2006 11:24:41 -0700
...I've had rocks lodged in the calipers as well as between the heat shields at the rear of the engine. Jerry ----- Original Message...
Re: Motor Mount Replacement
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 12 Oct 2000 15:43:04 -0700
...Motor Mount Replacement > If I remember right, you have to pull the muffler and all it's crap(heat > shield etc. that alone will...
'82 Westy Diesel Intro + Injector / Timing Belt / General Questions
Historical mailing list - John Mileham
Mon, 27 Aug 2001 12:08:07 -0500
...wet, but nothing running.) I seem to recall there's a heat shield between the injector and the head, and so I got to...
Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Sat, 2 Jan 2016 21:46:38 -0900
...I put it >>> and the coolant heaters on a timer for 2 hours prior to needing it. >>> >> >> That's the heat lamp bulb I...
Re: Moroso Ceramic Engine Seal/ Ken Wilfry?
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Sat, 4 May 2002 20:05:01 -0700
...shield. I was going to drain it from the coupling/tee-that-I-installed-(and-its-a-piece-of-cake) on the heater exchange...
Continuing to diagnose rich rough running Digifant ....from yesterday
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 24 Jul 2014 06:59:03 -0700
...I probe the two heater terminals, I do see continuity... Where the signal and ground wire enters that shielded casing, there was some frayed...
sites for finding sound, vibration and heat insulation products
Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:47:44 -0700
...Careful - read other links on problems with using > spray > foam on vechicles. > http://www.fomofoam.com/ > > Hy Tech Insulating paint > See Metal Shield and...
syncro westy catalyst
Historical mailing list
Mon, 29 Apr 1996 22:54:57 -0400
...The converter itself is naturally a round stainless steel unit complete with its own directional heat shield. It is a three-way catalyst. It...
my 2 cents on VW diesel repair
Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
Tue, 30 Sep 2003 04:03:23 -0400
...It's already been stated that new heat shields are mandatory and that you should use a torque wrench. Let me underline the fact...
Re: Stocking and Preparing your Westy - This is not spam
Historical mailing list - jimt
Sun, 7 Nov 2004 20:32:25 -0700
...heavy as hell and no heating stuff came > with it. oh, we got cigarettes and toilet paper (John Wayne paper ... > :) and chocolate (well ... sorta...
Re: Engine Fires: A Professional POV
Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
Mon, 11 Jun 2001 05:32:29 -0400
...On a properly mounted tank, when heated, the valve will open and the LPG becomes a potential 'blow torch'. That is the flow of...