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• Re: Is there a Diesel Vanagon with Power Steering ?
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 11:16:29 -0500
  ...Fourtinately there is plenty of room on the right side of the engine compartment, as many of us are not converting Desel Vanagons which...
• Re: Hitch Question - 69 Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Feb 95 22:20:31 MST
  ...double :-( Not the rear carrier, -- the rear brace to the engine compartment. I don't know how it is on the 69, but on...
• Hot engine-dead starter cure
  Historical mailing list - Martin Sage
  Sun, 20 Oct 1996 11:05:18 -0700
  Hi, The classic cure for a dead starter when the engine is hot is to wire a selenoid in the engine compartment. I know...
• Early 70's Van with Toyota Engine
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Nov 95 09:14:06 EST
  ...the engine compartment door should be. i talked to the owner he said he bought it and it had a Toyota Corolla engine in...
• Re: Rear hatch vibration Why all vanagon sound alike
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 13 Apr 2021 13:32:08 -0400
  ...It covers most of the steel area of the rear hatch and seems > to work fairly well at reducing vibration noise and engine compartment...
• Re: Mis-wired ps idle booster?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:53:58 -0400
  ...It seems that the booster/relay in the foreward right > corner of the engine compartment is somehow connected to the back-up > light switch...
• Oil cooler for 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jun 1996 23:44:54 -0400
  ...Where do you place these? For safety and access to cool air it makes sense to place it within the engine compartment above the...
• Re: Aux Battery in Engine compartment, Good Idea?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Fri, 19 Sep 1997 16:18:37 -0400
  ...Yesterday while I was > replacing the voltage regulator I noticed quite a bit of empty space in the > engine compartment (extreme back right corner...
• Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 25 Jan 2006 10:31:59 -0500
  ...and I have had to replace the wire between the starter and that threaded stud in the engine compartment (bad splice at the starter...
• Re: The New Rear-Engined VW UP!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:53:14 -0400
  ...Hope they make the engine > compartment big enough for a friggin v8 this time.
• Re: Screeching when cold
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 30 Sep 1997 12:58:21 -0400
  ...engine and the engine is cold, it > will > idle at about 400 RPMs and a high pitch screech will sound from the > engine compartment.
• Re: Cow mooing in wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - t obrien
  Sat, 25 Mar 2000 01:41:46 GMT
  ...the van, and the engine >is cold, it sounds like a cow mooing coming out of >the engine compartment. >Sort of like this. Moooooo...
• Re: 91 Vanagon Manual - slow cranking....
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 3 Dec 2010 14:32:49 -0500
  ...the engine compartment is the engine ground? There's a section of tinned braid that goes from the left head to the compartment wall...
• coolant tank cap
  Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
  Sun, 20 Sep 2015 08:25:08 -0700
  ...pop off? I am referring to the coolant tank in the engine compartment, not the one behind the license plate. My cap is really...
• Re: Aerodynamics
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 11:25:00 -0700
  ...rear plastic grilles is negative and would pull air from the engine compartment to the outside. Note the recessed nature of the cavity and...
• Re: Vanagon Engine Alternatives
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Jan 1997 11:28:05 +0200
  ...be Ford engines up to the 2.8L and AUDI 5 Cylinders, but this all need an extension of the engine compartment. Parts available...
• driving without an exhaust system?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Tue, 31 May 2005 07:46:43 -0500
  ...will all the hot gasses coming out of the engine damage the engine compartment? Thanks very much for any advice... Wes '84 Vanagon 1...
• Re: Broken alternator bracket studs
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 7 Feb 2006 20:00:51 -0500
  If you remove/loosen up some perferal appendages around the engine compartment,and remove the 4 bolts that hold the engine carrier to the...
• Generator access or engine access on Pre 72 buses???
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Jun 1996 17:36:01 -0400
  I remember seeing a 71 bus one time that had the top of the engine compartment or the bottom of the luggage comaprtment (whichever...
• Re: Mystery single cab splittie!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 May 1996 03:35:18 -0400
  the description says 58-61 Inside the engine compartment, to the right of the engine on the fixed part of the metal, is the...
• Re: strange Clicking Noise from engine compartment (??)
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 09:21:59 -0400
  ...strange Clicking Noise from engine compartment (??) So.... for the past couple of days, pickle has been producing a very frustrating noise. It's a...
• Re: rear hatch won't open
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 23:39:32 -0600
  ...This fan will be wired into the 60C air > temp sensor > that is present on the TDI motor - when the engine compartment is > hotterthan...
• Re: Oil Splatters in Engine Compartment
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Tue, 1 Aug 1995 13:57:48 -0700
  ...Oil Splatters in Engine Compartment > > > I have noticed this when the throttle is hammered on for high-rpm usage. > May also have to do...
• oh crap! Beeeeep-screeeeeeech-thump-crack. (i flattened a dog)
  Historical mailing list - John Dagastino
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 14:00:20 -0800
  ...other than that it's in good shape,i've got some of the coolant hose in the engine compartment 'upgraded' to some galvanized...
• Re: Vanagon on Wheeler-Dealers
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 11 Aug 2014 16:42:32 -0400
  ...Missing some critical sealing bits in the engine compartment, but lovely. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia Aug 9, 2014 o godz. 3:04...
• 67 westy questions.
  Historical mailing list - Tim McKane
  Sun, 23 Jun 1996 13:11:43 +0100
  ...anyone know the thickness of the plywood and should there be a plywood floor over the engine compartment??? TIA Tim McKane 67 westy (jane)
• 89 vanagon burning plastic odor
  Historical mailing list - gregory
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 16:42:00 -0800
  ...burning plastic coming from the rear of the van, not the engine compartment, almost from behind the tire. nothing was found stuck in there...
• Re: Mystery Hose
  Historical mailing list - John
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 13:50:25 -0400
  Dave Williams wrote: > > I was poking around in the engine compartment of my van (87 Syncro GL) and I > came across a loose hose...
• Re: Fires, Extinguishers, & Reality, According to Terry
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 12 Nov 2000 05:02:58 EST
  ...same bus at the same time, the fire back in the engine compartment is gonna be the LEAST of your worries!!!!! >> Joel, that's...
• Help! Won't Start
  Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
  Sun, 17 Dec 2000 17:45:52 -0800
  So today I was cleaning up my engine compartment. Everything went back together fine, but now my van won't start. I have my...
• Re: bleeding clutch
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 20:10:52 -0600
  ...It can be >reached from the engine compartment. Just be sure the SO understands you are >bleeding the CLUTCH and not the BRAKES. Spent...
• spray bed liner photos
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Friedman
  Sat, 21 Feb 2004 11:56:03 -0500
  Hello List, Last week I saw a post about using truck bed liner in the engine compartment. It just so happens that I tried...
• Passed Emissions
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 2 Jan 2008 19:51:05 -0800
  ...And ahdn't touched anything in the engine compartment (except air cleaner) for about 12-15,000 miles. Even needs an oil change right...
• Re: Sound Recording of my Mystery Noise
  Historical mailing list - Richard Duvernay
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:50:41 -0700
  ...the engine compartment open.� The noise isn't accessible from the interior and isn't coming from the top of the engine compartment.� In...
• Re: Diesel Westy Engine Replacement Suggestions Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Brent Taylor
  Thu, 30 Sep 1999 22:54:45 -0700
  ...I made some attempts >at sound proofing with some rigid insulation over the engine compartment and >along the back of the storage compartment under...
• Re: coolant pipe
  Historical mailing list - Jeff and Deb
  Sun, 15 Aug 1999 12:35:58 -0700
  ...It is located on the driver side of the engine compartment. It connects to what I assume is the coolant pump with a flange...
• Re: Insulation on Engine Compartment? Side Steps?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:50:39 -0800
  ...Are engine > compartments supposed to be sound-insulated? Has anyone done a > re-insulation? What is the preferred material, etc? Thnx. AFAIK, there's...
• Re: Motor Mount HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:41:15 -0400
  ...It may be that you need to remove the aluminum plate that runs the width of the engine compartment to gain access. You definitely...
• Cardboard isolation plates at the air intake & radiator
  Historical mailing list - Frank Lee
  Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:04:29 -0500
  Can someone point me to a diagram or photos of the air isolation plate in the engine compartment? I need to cut out a...
• Re: Radiator hoses in air cooled?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 13:34:30 EST
  ...I traced the hoses back to the engine compartment where the have fittings that are taped over with electrical tape. What is going on...
• Re: '91 Vanagon Multivan - hard to start
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 17:19:03 -0700
  ...The grounds are to be found on the left side of the engine compartment, originating below the ignition coil where they're bolted to...
• Re: '81 Vanagon: 12V source in engine compartment?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 15:49:42 -0700
  ...12V source in engine compartment? > >Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 07:58:49 -0700 > > > >Hey, y'all! When you're hooking up your timing...
• '84 1.9, lower bolt on alternator mount
  Historical mailing list - john
  Mon, 1 Jun 2015 08:43:50 -0400
  ...After hearing strange noise from belt that does alternator and water pump, I ttok a look at engine compartment and found that bolt that...
• Re: More Fuel Pump Weirdness - Has Mercury gone retrograde again?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:14:20 -0500
  Pat - the diesel does not have a pump within the fuel tank, only a mechanical pump (1982) in the engine compartment. This pump both...
• Great Bus accessory spotted.
  Historical mailing list - Brian Bennett
  Thu, 1 Feb 1996 02:45:52 -0800 (PST)
  ...The owner had moved the license plate up to the rear door and in its place on the engine compartment door was a SMOKE...
• Re: Fuel line sleeves
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 30 Mar 1999 10:51:47 -0500
  ...and noticed they have >special plastic sleeves on them in the engine compartment area. I'm >wondering if this a standard setup for the...
• Throttle position switch location
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 16:41:08 EST
  I hear all this chatter about a Throttle position switch, but when I look in my engine compartment I don't see a switch...
• Re: HOT eng comp
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 03:39:18 -0500
  ...My previous msg about the engine compartment being very hot, I forgot to >mention the van has 126K miles. >Thanks, >Jerry
• Re: 85 Brochure
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 03:37:32 EST
  ...This includes a folding rear bench seat, engine compartment cushion and center seat with folding backrest." BenT San Francisco
• Re: hesitation from a stop and replacing afm
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 08:47:28 -0800
  ...Either way my engine compartment will be a more joyous place. Steve
• Re: Coolant hoses for '84 NLA - what are people using?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 26 Feb 2007 13:56:45 -0500
  ...tubes.If they were larger, the metal frame cross member and engine compartment fire wall, where the pipes fit through, would need to be...
• Re: Death Valley
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:10:41 -0600
  ...sheet of cardboard folded and inserted under the mattress above > the engine compartment is also VERY useful to have along. > For years I've...
• Re: Air Powered Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:54:29 -0400
  ...ll have newbies posting "I hear a sssssssss" coming from the engine compartment and the locals here will say "Be more specific, is it...
• Re: Aircooled foam
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 02:24:32 -0500
  ...Sealingthat engine compartment is critical to engine life!! DM&FS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Beth and Chris Geiser" <geiser@execpc.com> To: <vanagon@GERRY...
• Flat Black Engines
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Jul 1998 00:35:56 EDT
  ...If the engine compartment is very warm, as in the car sitting in traffic with little air flow, the sheet metal of the body...
• Re: brake question as well.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 21:13:04 -0500
  ...but I was up until 3:30am last night sanding and painting the engine rack mount tubes, cleaning engine compartment... AH, I could eat...
• Sound Deadening Material
  Historical mailing list - Oldguyflier
  Fri, 7 Aug 2015 16:25:15 -0700
  ...Made a big difference, especially that in the engine compartment. However, most of it fell off within a couple of years, even though it...
• Can you make the bus quiet?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Sep 1995 12:24:04 -0700
  ...Are there any kits to soundproof the engine compartment? What has worked for you? Martin
• Oil temps
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Apr 1996 23:42:37 -0400
  ...According to Joel, my engine compartment will be able to do double duty as a beer cooler afterward. Thanks, Weston
• Oil pressure sensor wire ?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Carrig
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 09:09:57 -0400
  ...Question I have is that I've labled all my wires in the engine compartment prior to taking them off, and have everything re...