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• Re: Coolant hoses most likely to fail?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 May 2009 18:51:34 -0700
  ...I either put a heat shield of some sort on them - like metal tubing ......that flexy stuff used for hot air intake on air...
• Eberspacher BA6 heater article (long)
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Thu, 27 Jul 1995 17:24:34 -0600 (MDT)
  ...This means that the heater doesn't have to continually supply heat, it only has to replace the heat lost to air leaks and...
• BA6 Heater Information - long
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 6 Oct 1999 02:46:18 -0500
  This post is taken from the Vanagon Archives, and seems to be an excellent treatment of the BA6 heater. Thanks to Mark Shelfo for...
• Re: Turbo wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 13:53:26 +1000
  ...Redo your head gaskets in >advance, ceramic-coat the heads, valves and pistons, lower the CR, put >aircraft-quality head studs in, heat-wrap...
• Re: Is it possible to "remodel" the stove top?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 07:44:23 -0500
  ...I recently bought a drain pan on Ebay, as my van only has the heat shield on the inside of the stovetop lid. No...
• Re: O2 Sensor problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 25 Mar 2020 22:52:14 +0000
  ...It has continuity to pin 2 ecu. > Shield is grounded to distributor ground. > > While running I plugged the heater back in and the sensor...
• Re: Progressive rough running - until ignition reset
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 28 Dec 2010 12:00:04 -0500
  ...This is a coaxial wire and over time the insulation between the inner signal wire and the outer shield wiring breaks down until you...
• Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:52:56 -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: 02 SENSOR
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 30 May 2006 12:34:05 -0400
  ...There should be, but rarely is, a heat shield there. Sometimes the removal of the sensor is very difficult because it is in so...
• Update-More 91 syncro troubleshoot ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 09:00:24 -0700
  ...Is this correct? As I understand it the two white wires are for the sensor heater. I would expect them to be continuous if...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 16:21:26 -0800
  ...fact so hot that the body coloured shield > below the rear bumper has discoloured from the heat. > > In my search through the archives I...
• Re: slightly oily plugs
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 26 Mar 2004 19:06:53 -0500
  ...If it's over a volt, you're getting leakage from the heater leads or some such. If not, it should vary as you...
• STAINLESS STEEL Exhaust is HERE!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 15 May 2000 10:20:05 -0400
  ...are 409 stainless. (The flanges are not, nor is the external heat shield.) I verified their claim to my own satisfaction by taking a...
• Re: BA6 heater install and ... (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 14:42:04 -0700 (PDT)
  So John Anderson says: > > Ken Wyatt wrote: > > > > Hi All, > > I have recently acquired a BA6 heater from a junker Vanagon. I > > pulled the entire...
• Re: Other Vanagon items I hope someone can create
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 5 Feb 2020 09:37:37 -0700
  ...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: Body stiffness in Bus/early vanagon/late vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 16:23:59 EDT
  ...Sometimes the rattles do get annoying, the worst one I had was the metal heat shield on the stove cover rattling against the stove...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 08:21:54 -0500
  ...fact so hot that the body coloured shield below the rear bumper has discoloured from the heat. In my search through the archives I...
• Bostig Turbo update
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 4 Jan 2011 19:51:48 -0800
  ...Kit came with the Turbo, intercooler w/2 fans, piping, hardware, heat shields, DashDAQ unit for data logging, Zeitronix logger, Saab APC, Wideband O2...
• Re: FIRE!! How did it happen? How to fix?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:36:09 -0700
  ...An aircooled engine is even more so, due to heat created by the head fins (hence why VW stuck a shield on top). Two...
• Re: Continuing to diagnose rich rough running Digifant ....from yesterday
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 24 Jul 2014 07:19:51 -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...
• Re: [WetWesties] WTB: Westfalia Sink Drip Tray (Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 17 Nov 2014 13:36:34 -0800
  ...Westfalia Sink Drip Tray (Vanagon) >> >> I haven't closely inspected this part but I assume the OEM to Canadian >> market metal heat shield on...
• Re: Water Pump Replacement -2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 29 Sep 2015 14:43:32 -1000
  ...the entire rear exhaust and muffler heat shield has to be out of the way ? Just dumb. I will say though, overall Vanagons are...
• Re: Oil leak...
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 12:11:33 -0800
  ...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: Exhaust manifold blown - rusted bolts...tips?
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 10:26:16 -0700
  ...take it to be > heated and bent to fit properly. Also, there was not enough clearance > for the rock shield/bottom engine > mount to...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler - Shame on me
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 12:47:36 -0700
  ...fact so hot that the body coloured shield > > below the rear bumper has discoloured from the heat. > > > > In my search through the archives I...
• Re: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/car/540019138.html
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:28:26 -0800
  ...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: Bad heads and a noise
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 15:15:11 CST
  ...they develop hairline cracks (due to the heat) and leak when they are warm. about $40 for the tank. also the coolant lever sensor...
• Re: Motor Mount Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Thu, 12 Oct 2000 13:16:58 -0500
  ...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: 91 Carat has the highway hick ups
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 11 May 2010 13:12:45 -0700
  ...Note that the O2 sensors originally had a heat shield or > insulation on them. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Carver P4 furnace installation report (long)
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 16:32:56 EST
  ...So, I made a little "heat shield" (about 4" x 8") by wrapping a piece of fiberglass from a furnace filter with a lot...
• Help needed with AIR-COOLED parts identification
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 11 May 2010 08:56:24 -0400
  ...W/ref my earlier pmail, the main heater blower is a squirrel-cage fan attached to the after end of the alternator. There might...
• Re: 2.1L Oil pressure switch R&R
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 23 Dec 2002 10:02:17 -0700
  ...You will need to remove the belts in the way, and push the exhaust heat shield back just a little. Break it loose with...
• ECU repair
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 10:54:29 -0500
  ...the computer housing absorb all the heat. On the daughter board, there is a nice metal shielded case. This metal case is probably for...
• Re: More 91 syncro troubleshoot ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 07:50:39 -0400
  ...Is this correct? As I understand it the two white wires are for the sensor heater. I would expect them to be continuous if...
• Dusseldorfer insights
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Wed, 11 Sep 1996 19:21:28 EST
  ...to add this one of the next weeks) 2-piece exhaust heat shield 112 (fold your own from sheetmetal) engine support, each (two required...
• Re: I4 conversion exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Phil Stanhope
  Sun, 9 Mar 2008 11:28:25 -0700
  ...This > required a simple layer of sheet metal as a > heat-shield to keep the > heat away from the floor, but worked very well...
• !!!URGENT!!!-NEED HELP/ADVICE!!
  Historical mailing list - Chris W
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 23:58:30 EDT
  ...Then in Illinois it started pouring rain and guess what happened next, my driver side wind shield wiper went right off the wind shield...
• Stats & results on soundproof-interior project.
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Sun, 7 Sep 1997 08:34:32 -0400
  ...JCWhitney's "Sound and Heat Insulation used by NASA" A roll of Fiber-tech Fiberglass/silica exhaust wrap heat shield insulation Eight yards of...
• Re: 2.1 Cooling System Oddity: Since we are on the topic of coolant issues. (kinda long)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:29:28 -0500
  ...It will drop coolant on that muffler heat shield and look like it is leaking from the pressure tank or elsewhere. If coolant is...
• Re: [FIX] Sound deadening with B-Quiet products?
  Historical mailing list - James Fritz
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 11:23:26 -0500
  ...Its like two sided fly-paper and could easily be formed to irregular surfaces although the use of a heat gun would probably be...
• Re: ECU or O2 sensor ?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Fri, 27 May 2005 18:49:42 -0400
  ...Before replacing the Sensor >> though> check the continuity on the ground wire (one of the white >> ones).> The '85 has the shielded green wire...
• Drain tray (US)
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Sun, 20 Oct 2013 13:08:58 -0700
  ...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: Coolant Leak
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:37:42 -0800
  ...As you know, you have to remove the rock shields to get at the plugs, which is a PITA if the nuts and bolts...
• Re: Manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:28:58 -0700
  ...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: Best flushing method - 2.1,and maintenance questions.
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 13:27:03 -0500
  ...It will heat up and circulate through the whole system. If you like pulling hoses and metal shields, go ahead. I'll do this...
• Derek's Rust Experience, Tricks, Chemicals
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:36:58 -0400
  ...Kopr-Shield such as CP8-TB "Do not apply on live wire." http://www.google.com/products?q=Kopr-Shield I do not know...
• Re: Camper question
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 20 Oct 2013 12:07:07 -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: 1.9L Hose Replacement
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Mon, 31 Mar 2014 09:09:26 -0700
  ...Since I'm replacing the motor mounts > and have the muffler, cat, and heat shield out, this should be easy, > right? > The problem is...
• Re: Windshield wipers ETC. questions.
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Baker
  Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:56:22 -0600
  ...The switch could be for the heater fan, a fan in the fridge (if you have one!) or ?? Check to see if there is...
• Re: Intermittent power loss
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 17:07:24 -0400
  ...give it some air...that's why > they built that shield around it, with the heat sink fins and all... I now > carry a...
• Re: Progressive rough running - until ignition reset
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Mon, 27 Dec 2010 13:47:07 -0800
  ...Put the shields up! Angus Gordon Bainbridge Island WA www.wordless.me On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 1:23 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans...
• Re: Dometic won't light troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:23:07 -0700
  ...do with the fridge not working. > > --- > > I then pulled off the heat shielding above the burner, where the 110 and 12 > volt wires go...
• Re: Sound deadening and door speakers
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:22:51 -0800
  ...I've heard of people using "Ice and Water > Shield" > which is a urethane/rubber underlayment used in home roofing. It can > be > purchased...
• Re: noise reduction sound deadening quiet
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 15:27:50 -0500
  ...I plan to add this to the footwell area as well to shield from the radiator heat. I may try the paint-on product...
• Re: o2 Sensor on 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 14:13:28 -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: Oil Leak From Oil Pump Housing
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Mon, 25 May 1998 17:20:12 -0400
  ...Remove the heat shield that goes above it. You'll have to unscrew the coolant expansion jug from its mounts and hang it with...
• Re: engine dying while driving
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:34:33 -0400
  ...The sensor should have a heat shield on it to help deflect wind and road debris. Most are missing. Hope this helps. Dennis > Date...
• Re: On Conversion Engine Reliability
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 19:18:38 -0700
  Frank-Could you please elaborate on the starter heat shield? Also- here's a tip- switch to a 84 or later gas tank. I...
• Re: Other Vanagon items I hope someone can create
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 4 Feb 2020 15:08:03 -0500
  ...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: [TDI-conversion] What is the best location for an external oil cooler?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 25 May 2006 15:23:17 EDT
  ...This fully shields the oil coolers from mud and debris from the tire, exhausts to the low pressure zone at the back of the...