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• Head Gasket Repair 91GL
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 8 Dec 2008 14:07:26 -0600
  ...Also saw a small drip of coolant off the metal shield. I AM a little down on coolant. Will check my Bentley after work...
• Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 21:09:13 -0600
  ...My green wire to the ECU is not shielded. How does the shield connect to the ECU? What effect does not having a shielded...
• EV A/C Preventative Maint.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jun 1996 17:38:43 -0500 (EST)
  ...Now VW has decided to shield the horn from debris but not this piece. Aparently the pressure relief valve took a couple of hits...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor Ground
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 19:20:21 -0500
  ...Oxygen Sensor Ground > > What are these shields that they cost upwards of $110? Anybody have a > pic so > we could see how to make...
• Re: Bluestar project progress-small problems
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 2 May 2013 17:39:28 -0400
  ...1 Big fight with the heat shield, especially the two coolant bottles. I'm thinking I have a heat shield off a syncro and...
• Re: Electronic Rust Protection?
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 20:18:32 +1000
  ...ELECTRO-SHIELD� provides an artificial source of electrons to restore the electrical imbalance and slow corrosion. Also, it discharges electrons to build up on...
• Re: Eurovan Catalytic Converter
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Choulat
  Thu, 9 May 1996 22:31:53 -0400 (EDT)
  Dave, Sounds like that EV owner must had been so frustrated with rattling heat shields that he removed them (I'm getting to that...
• Re: Cut you sparkplugs
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 08:09:00 EST
  ...Ummm no...in a super high compression/supercharged engine you CAN shield the gap or cause the spark to "blow out" with improper positioning...
• Re: Screech, said the front wheel
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 4 Apr 2017 08:41:11 -0400
  I am thinking a piece of the dust shield or a rock got in there. There really isn't any bushing that I can...
• Re: Digifant ECU: Corrosion? And.... Rosin or Heat Damage? PICS
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 11:32:00 -0700
  ...I don't recall seeing components on backside of either board or a heat shield. Thanks much, Neil. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford...
• Re: Wind Sheld Wiper 88 wolfburg
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 09:01:20 -0500
  ...Wind Sheld Wiper 88 wolfburg <vanagon@gerry.va nagon.com> 01/31/01 07:10 AM Please respond to John Russ The wind shield...
• Inline conversion parts-four and five-cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 15:01:12 -0700
  ...Includes both support bars, mounts and aluminum castings, bell housing and dust shield, starter, oil pan, oil pick up, flywheel, and many of the...
• Re: Oil Pressure = 0
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 07:26:40 -0800
  ...Low pressure sender is in the "traditional" VW boxer position, on the left side, up between the push rod tubes behind the protective shield...
• Diesel injector leak, Was: sniveling lurker no more!
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Thu, 19 Mar 1998 15:01:05 -0500
  ...1/ Injector heat shield. Will look more like a seep from the head though. Common problem when unknowing mechanics do not replace them with...
• Alternative Mounting of AFM and Air Filter Box
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:34:26 -0500
  ...the box out - you have to go underneath and remove the shield and then the two bolts holding the box. Then you can go...
• Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:02:26 -0700
  Who was it suggested acetone? Acetone and a paint scraped took the melted white rubber bumper slime right off the heat shield/dish drainer...
• RE: Insulation for busses/vans
  Historical mailing list - Ken Simmons
  Wed, 9 Jul 1997 16:47:04 -0400
  ...It will also act as a vapor shield. Make sure to apply to a well painted surface, lightly sanded to give "tooth" for the...
• Rattle at High RPM
  Historical mailing list - Leif Paulsen
  Fri, 24 Apr 1998 12:01:17 -0600
  ...It sounded like a Heat Shield loose, sort of a tin sounding Rattle. I peered under and could seem to locate anything loose. The...
• Belt tension
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Tue, 9 Feb 1999 17:53:17 -0800
  ...Apparently, the alternator/water pump belt parted and took out the A/C compressor drive belt along with the compressor pulley shield. So...what...
• Re: HORNS!!
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 08:20:17 -0600
  ...The compressor is mounted where the old horn was, on the same bracket, it is shielded by the spoiler. The horns are right behind...
• Re: Heat shield
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 8 Apr 2006 10:06:30 EDT
  In a message dated 4/6/2006 11:06:35 P.M. Central Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: Looking for drivers side...
• Another way to drain coolant
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hartman
  Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:48:32 -0800
  ...These plugs are accessible after removing some type of shield or sheet metal covers. Two out of four hex head cap screws on each...
• Re: 84 dont smoke no more (27 MPG??)
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Tue, 29 Apr 1997 15:00:11 -0400
  ...For reasons known only to themselves, VW engineers made that > harness > >lead a co-axial cable with the shield grounded. Somewhere along that lead...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler & Missing Conductor.
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 08:19:02 -0500
  If I recall, the green shielded part is only at the ECU end. They be looking closer to the connection? George Goff <THX0001@AOL...
• Re: radio whine - success, failure, success
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:20:51 -0700
  ...alistair On 13-Apr-11, at 6:48 PM, David Beierl wrote: > At 08:43 PM 4/13/2011, Alistair Bell wrote: >> Shield on...
• Re: Anti freeze smell in heat
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 3 Nov 2009 09:22:38 -0500
  ...Remove the shield over it, turn it on, and sniff around. As a last resort you can bypass the core alltogether. 2009/11/3...
• rusty engine compartment, no splash shields?
  Historical mailing list - Marcus Burhanna
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 19:41:23 EST
  Hello, I'm extremely green regarding vanagons and I checked archive but couldn't find answer to my question so here it is. Do...
• Re: Tach-side PC connection?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 9 May 2004 08:48:40 -0500
  ...If that rectangle shield is missing from your plug location the plug can go on 1 position off and that will cause bad readings...
• Fuel line 'shielding' alternative.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 07:00:15 -0800
  When I replaced the lines in my 84 with it's Golf motor, the protective sleeves over my fuel lines were missing altogether in...
• Re: two wire connectors...Proper polarity?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 29 Oct 2014 19:18:58 -0700
  ...ie battery/fuse block etc.this way that positive "hot" post remains > shielded so in case i dont have anything hooked up to it...
• New distributer
  Historical mailing list - Amy Miner
  Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:08:07 -0400
  ...The item description was complete distributer including hall sendor,dust shield,rotor and cap with protector. I am assuming the cap "protector" is the...
• Re: your mail
  Historical mailing list - Steve Manning
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 13:04:00 -0500
  ...IF SO LET US GATHER, BREAK,WE CAN SET > UP(DEDICATED,SHIELDED,GALVANIZED,HARD ANODIZED,"YOU NAME IT, I GOT IT,OR CAN > GET...
• Re: fuel system problems?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 6 May 2003 19:41:36 -0400
  ...I recommend upgrading it to a later 3 wire sensor and adding the splash shield as used on the 2.1L Vanagons. The part...
• Re: Another Vanagon Stall?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 5 Jan 95 14:24:58 PST
  ...I remember someone a while back had mentioned that the ground shield was shorted to the signal line. Was that you John? Anyway, even...
• Re: Warm air from under dash.
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 18 Jul 1996 20:18:42 +0000
  ...what's the fix? I believe there is some insulation to shield the heat from the rad. fan - possibly this has come loose, or...
• Need things for '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 03:00:26 -0700
  ...splash shields. 3. The exhaust system braces. 4. Everything in the fridge that wasn't nailed down (ice trays, shelves, door storage trays). Some...
• Re: Using FM stereo for film soundtrack: tach effect
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 15:00:05 -0700
  ...Anyone know of any type of shielding for this function? > > >
• Re: Fire (update)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 30 Sep 2005 15:14:02 -0700
  ...Mark Kim Brennan wrote: > .. > In my case, that shielding, which is a braided fabric covering, > apparently was damaged (possibly in the removal or reinstallation...
• Re: Oil-fill tube needed 82' 1.6 diesel NA
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:23:08 -0700
  ...sometimes people put this oil filler tube on and fail to get the heat shield built onto it pointing toward the nearby muffler. On...
• the group 42 Battery works better in a Westy than a group 41
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 May 2007 11:28:49 EDT
  ...the 41 and the 42 both have sunken posts and terminal shields, theyre both good choices for the vanagon. i use group 41 batteries...
• Re: Digifant timing/tuning help needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 May 2010 05:45:41 -0400
  ...The wire to the O2 sensor is a coaxial type wire, (inner wire outer shield). Pell back some insulation and check the outer shield...
• Re: Eddie sings
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Wed, 01 May 1996 22:12:17 -0600
  ...The only use I can think of for lead sheets would be as shielding for something radioactive. The only useful thing along those lines...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler & Missing Conductor.
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 16:31:06 EST
  ...is a transmission line which is something far removed from the SHIELDED-CONDUCTOR CABLE found within the uncorrupted wiring harness of every '84-'91...
• Re: Turbo wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 20:07:48 -0400
  ...not hold the pressure, find a place for an intercooler, and shield the turbo from splashing water in the event of rain. I'd...
• Re: Stove top grills?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 23 May 2007 09:38:48 -0600
  "My stove unit has a SS heat shield> that folds down to make into a 'counter' anyhow." That's a dish-drainer for clean...
• Re: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 1 Apr 2014 07:37:36 -0700
  ...The cooler is > shielded as to have max benefit of air coming through the vent. Push fans > sit on top. > > Best to use an...
• Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 Aug 2017 21:23:20 +0000
  ...Make sure the outer shield is not shorted to the signal wire. >> Check for stray voltage on the outer shield. Peel back insulation a...
• Re: 1.9 Running issues when wet out
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 23 Jan 2011 12:04:29 -0800
  ...The alter engines used a conductive > plastic > shield. The later cap can be used with the "Pin" type wires. The shield > can > also be...
• Re: Grounds (was Quality Inverters)
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:31:57 -0700
  ...In large system > schematics, we might see the identifiers, frame-1, frame-2, frame-3, shield-1, > etc., even though the connections may be...
• Re: Can I drain coolant from someplace more accessible?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 08:55:17 -0700
  ...I'd rather not > remove the shield beneath the head. > > Is there a place I can drain coolant besides this that will suffice? > -- Jake...
• Re: Induction type timing light
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 21 Jun 1998 12:42:04 EDT
  ...Unless the wires have a braided ground shield, which I doubt,they should trigger it fine. Is the engine running OK? Maybe you have...
• hot footwell mod
  Historical mailing list - j fritz
  Fri, 16 Jul 1999 20:27:39 -0500
  ...earlier this year about somebody who used rain gutter as a shield????? Any other suggestions for completing this modification? TIA Jim in Iowa 91...
• Conversion parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Sun, 31 Oct 2004 13:41:10 -0800
  ...Bell housing, flywheel, dust shield, starter, all engine mounts, oil pan, oil pump pickup. $600/offers One brand-new South African 5-cylinder bell...
• Re: 89 Hunter's Special pictures
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Tue, 18 Jan 2005 15:57:15 -0500
  ...The wheel arch acts like a mud/water shield and keeps the actual wheel arch area clean. The gate brush bars are attached with...
• Re: LPG Regulator Leaking?
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Thu, 14 Aug 2003 17:36:28 -0700
  ...And even then, it wouldn't fit in the existing metal shield. It is advertised as "OEM" and "Fits 84-91" but I don...
• Picture of plate over the vanagon mufler anmd cat pipe
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 21:46:20 -0500
  ...I just wish I had a picture, I don't find one in the Bentley..? This shelf also acts as a heat shield, and...
• Cleaning contacts/Oil light buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Mc Blain
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:11:39 -0700
  ...the shielded not sealed ones that I havn't checked. Some were really bad, tried to clean some and replaced a few connectors. BTW...
• Re: Coolant hoses most likely to fail?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Fri, 22 May 2009 23:02:09 -0400
  Would placing heat shield material around the coolant tubes do anything to prolong their existence? Product like: http://www.heatshieldproducts.com/thermal_hose_sleeve...
• fuse for fuel injection components
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 4 Feb 1999 09:41:29 -0600
  ...If you are still a non-non beliver sometimes the red and red with black trace are twisted inside the connector shield. Roll back...
• Re: What is this connector for?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 16:22:32 -0400
  ...Maybe somebody has discarded the shield? > > > > > > Jay > > > > > > > > > > "Pernice, Vincent" <Pernice@GENTA.COM>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 04/10/2003 > > 03:34:44 PM > > > > Please...