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• throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 11:46:25 -0600
  Yikes! I was checking out the engine compartment of my 81 air cooled and noticed the throttle cable is getting frayed from rubbing against...
• [f] Re: Remote Starting
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Thu, 28 Mar 1996 09:02:42 -0500 (EST)
  On Wed, 27 Mar 1996, David Preston wrote: > I discovered an easy connection for starting my '72 van from the > engine compartment. In center...
• Vanagon motor mounts chirping?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Heissenbuttel
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 16:33:59 -0700
  ...baby chickens) noise coming from the engine compartment. I assume it to be an engine mount, because i only hear it when the engine...
• My aux battery solution
  Historical mailing list - John Koloen
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 20:25:43 -0500
  ...I've looked at isolators but I don't like the idea of installing it in the engine compartment. (I bought one from JC...
• Re: Which way is the air going? On the rear vents
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sun, 27 Jun 1999 00:11:30 -0700
  ...At speed they help push cooling air into the engine compartment. Not as big an issue for H2O-boxers as for air-cooled. The...
• Re: Third battery?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 8 Nov 2001 12:03:41 -0800
  ...I just did a > Tiico conversion and now the compartment in the right side of the engine is > vacant. I also upgraded my alternator...
• strange Clicking Noise from engine compartment (??)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 21:12:27 -0400
  ...It's a loud clicking sound, that, as far as we can tell, seems to be coming from the engine compartment area. When you...
• Early Bus Gas Tanks
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Thu, 6 Apr 1995 14:12:03 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Next week, I'm taking some time off from work (hopefully) and I was planning on doing some welding in the engine compartment. Hence...
• Re: Anybody seen a chopped and shortened Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:40:57 -0700
  Jay, There's plenty of room in the engine compartment. It's the short wheelbase that makes shortened VW vans a handful. They make...
• Cleaning Engines...
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 16:34:17 -0700
  ...The previous owner took very good care of it, except for keeping the engine compartment clean. I thought about having it "Steam Cleaned". Can...
• Re: Cow mooing in wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 20:26:32 -0800
  ...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: Has anyone saved a burnt engine?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 17:07:30 -0400
  ...service > > an engine that >came from a Vanagon that had a engine compartment > fire? Yes, my 91 syncro Westy had an engine box fire...
• Re: Friday Stuff
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:17:23 -0500
  ...But I can't see how you could! >> So damn much 'stuff' in that engine compartment. But the cab is like a >> luxury car...
• Interior lighting possibility...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 20:19:29 -0700
  ...Another place to add a light, in my opinion, is right above the engine compartment. This would double as both a luggage compartment courtesy...
• Re: Coolant Hoses
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 17:02:05 -0700
  ...Likely all the hoses in the engine compartment would be suspect... especially the ones bent at drastic angles.... My thought is that the rubber...
• Re: Fires, Extinguishers, & Reality, According to Terry
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 11 Nov 2000 20:19:08 -0800
  ...same bus at the > same time, the fire back in the engine compartment is gonna be the > LEAST of your worries!!!!! Yeah Joel.... might...
• Re: rear coil springs question
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 23:55:19 EST
  ...it's in the engine compartment by the right tail light. >> Mike, The other Mike is correct also in that some diesels came with...
• Anyone with a ASI Riviera vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 16:40:59 -0500
  I need you to look at the inverter in the engine compartment for me and tell me which wires go where........The PO of...
• line attachments on Sandin compressor
  Historical mailing list - Owen
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 18:31:10 -0500
  ...Two line come into the engine compartment. One comes from the top of the coil at the front of the van. The other goes...
• Fuel Pump Relay Switch Location
  Historical mailing list - Pedro
  Mon, 14 Aug 2006 23:09:26 -0700
  ...Can anyone tell me where that is located exactly? I've seen references to it being located in the engine compartment in the back...
• Re: Trouble with '85 1.9l wasserboxer in Europe
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 22 May 2008 12:47:58 -0600
  ...Then remove all grounds in engine compartment, clean and make sure there is metal to metal contact. Also, pull all connectors, spray with non...
• Hi, I came up with the following for flushing & filling the coolant system on m
  Historical mailing list - Erik Valeur
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 10:02:13 EDT
  ...To drain coolant, open the coolant cap in the engine compartment. (the one insude the engine compartment, not the one behind the license plate...
• Re: worse than I thought
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Tue, 24 Feb 1998 20:49:58 -0700
  ...I spent about $1600 including new injectors, new engine compartment seal, new sensors, and a bunch of misc. stuff. Good luck. Bill (SE Arizona...
• Re: Air Intake Beyond K&N in WBX
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 17:11:27 -0400
  ...Simply make sure your intake is not sucking the hot air from the engine compartment. Just my 2 pfenningen. Chris, '85 Westy.
• 83 westy auxilliary battery hookup
  Historical mailing list - Jean Whetstone
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 19:52:57 -0500
  Hi, I have an 83 watercooled Westy with the auxilliary battery compartment under the driver's seat. I am wondering how to hook up...
• Re: spare tire compartment gas can?????
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 13:28:01 -0700
  ...spare tire compartment gas can????? >To: "80 Westy Pokey" <pokey@VANAGON.ORG> > >Where did you get your spare tire gas can and how much...
• Re: FIRE!! How did it happen? How to fix?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:36:09 -0700
  ...Pics at http://home.comcast.net/~tomyoung1/Engine_compartment.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~tomyoung1/engine_compartment_lid.jpg A quick inventory suggest I...
• Vacuum leak
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 16 Feb 2016 14:16:34 -0600
  ...Have just gone over as best I could the vacuum lines in the engine compartment. With the engine at idle I hear a very...
• Re: VW Van Profiling
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 7 Jan 2011 17:12:46 -0500
  ...They didn't tear everything apart, but they did peer into the > engine compartment. > > Mark > '82 Westy > Happy Trails, Greg Potts www.pottsfamily.ca...
• Re: Blown Coolant Hoses
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Jul 1995 12:13:43 -0300
  ...There are a lot of hoses which i have found to be >chafing against brackets, and other things within the engine compartment. At >Mike...
• Re: No Start, No Pump, HELP!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 02:34:35 -0400
  At 10:05 6/9/2004, Warner, Jeff (DSIO) wrote: >Dang it! > >Just completed a topside restoration in the engine compartment late last >night...
• Re: Propane fired airconditioning
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 27 Jul 2006 00:18:22 -0400
  ...45 > minutes > after the engine is shut off due to the system continuing to absorb > heat > from the engine compartment without having any way...
• Re: Engine is being flooded with fuel. Help??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 13:12:58 -0700
  ...The engine ground strap is from the left head to the sheet metal on the left side of the engine compartment. Mark Rob Wright...
• Re: Rearview Camera Cable Routing
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 8 Apr 2019 17:05:05 +0000
  ...a reaview camera cable > from > under the bench area to the engine compartment.  I've looked with > google/Samba and don't see anything...
• Re: Vanagon Fire Prevention
  Historical mailing list - SKYSCI
  Fri, 13 Mar 1998 19:40:26 EST
  ...I wonder how hot it actually gets in the engine compartment,? especially during the summer months. I have a digital thermometer, so I'll...
• Re: battery compartment
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 8 Jul 2010 11:25:58 -0700
  On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 9:42 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > As we all know, the battery compartment of the...
• Review of Bus Boys Center Console
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan 'Snuggles' Edwards
  Fri, 28 Jun 1996 11:52:32 -0400 (EDT)
  ...4 cup holders, and two compartments, one with coin holder. got it in about a week. thanks to bus boys and their great service...
• pre-83 vanagon engine swaps: gas vs. diesel
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 10:48:08 -0700
  ...Is the diesel body substantially different in the engine compartment area? Could someone please explain the problem? I'd love to put my efforts...
• Noise Reduction
  Historical mailing list - Fin Beven
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 14:42:25 -0700
  I was considering ways to reduce engine noise and had a thought.... What about filling the low areas in the "corrugated" engine compartment cover...
• Re: Coolant pipes diagram for 1.9 (rusty gas tank/ farphrumuven II)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 08:36:49 -0500
  ...This pipe then connected to uppermost >hose that runs along the front of the engine compartment. This is opposite of >my notes and labels...
• Berh Compressor
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Sun, 29 Mar 2015 14:39:54 +0000
  ...The hoses and at least one related wire still go back to the engine compartment. As far as I can tell nothing else is...
• Re: Tencentlife Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 8 Apr 2011 10:49:24 -0700
  ...Karl Wolz over the instructions with my the engine compartment open in front of me, and it seemed quite straightforward. Whereas it took Darrel...
• RusReformer vs Extend
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 09:01:47 -0700 (PDT)
  ...bus, and some in the hard-to-reach areas of the engine compartment, and I've been wondering... Thom:wq -- > Why isn't phonetic...
• Re: ATF treatment for stuck lifters/85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 11 Jul 1998 16:21:54 -0400
  Leo, What type of ATF did you use? Dextron III? Larry > After hearing a dreaded new sound emanating from the engine > compartment....a clackety...
• Re: battery explosion
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 May 1999 13:58:06 EDT
  ...it exploded! Pieces of the pattery housing were all across the engine compartment and acid had sprayed all over the place too. >> dump some...
• Re: Jumping Grommets!
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 18 May 2000 18:29:33 +0200
  If the grommets just fell down, they should be lying in the engine compartment! The shaft is open in the bottom, unless your 84...
• Re: Lets rip out the Air conditioner - 89 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Mon, 26 Jun 2000 06:13:04 EDT
  ...Also, do you end up with an extra sheave in the engine compartment, or need a new belt or anything? PS - How's Chris...
• Solution for a air intake scoop water leak?
  Historical mailing list - Fafa Nugon
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 21:31:06 HST
  I've notices that there is a bit of rust accruing in the engine compartment because of excess water getting in the air intake...
• Re: Blood on Seat
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 6 Jun 2004 08:30:39 -0400
  ...ve used peroxide on my Westy's rear cushion (over the engine compartment) which has the same upholstery as the seats and it worked...
• Ground connection for AFM???
  Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
  Sun, 16 May 2004 18:49:35 EDT
  ...Installed a ground lead from the back of the AFM (metallic part) to the inside of the engine compartment. It was attached by the...
• Re: Fuel hose diagram
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 21:05:40 -0400
  ...http://www.benplace.com/fuel_line.htm Cheers, Ben -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am fixing to replace all the hoses in the engine compartment on my 1987...
• Charcoal Canister Dangers and Docs
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Wed, 19 Jan 2011 10:35:40 -0500
  ...In the engine compartment there is a valve in the forward right corner of the engine compartment with one big hose and two little...
• Re: Behind light storage was:vanagon Digest - 20 Feb 2020 to 21 Feb 2020 (#2020-66)
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 23 Feb 2020 12:02:51 -0400
  ...under the bonnet (I could not make enough space in the engine compartment). > On 23-Feb-2020, at 11:32, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST...
• No Start Scenario
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Fri, 13 Mar 2015 19:42:26 -0700
  ...The >> engine compartment wiring box is forward from that, on the firewall. >> >> Mark >> >> John Goubeaux wrote: >>> On 3/12/15 11:17 AM, mark...
• Re: syncro with snorkel ? Yes/No?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Jun 1997 23:24:52 -0700
  ...You can't see much -- it disappears into this square tubing support back in the engine compartment and never really re-emerges. Somebody in...
• fuel pump doesn't pump
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 3 May 2004 05:48:02 -0500
  ...However this won't help the engine start. I swapped the fuel relay in the engine compartment with a known good one and that...
• Fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:32:13 -0700
  ...I was just browsing over some of them and noticed -the lines in the engine compartment have a plastic sleeve over them. None of...
• Re: Need AFM adapter so different aircleaner or cold air intake can be used- to cone or no!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:27:55 -0500
  ...the hot engine compartment. My general solution to this was to mount the air filter in the driver's side compartment and then to...
• Screeching when cold
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Jones
  Tue, 30 Sep 1997 08:07:27 -0600
  ...engine and the engine is cold, it will idle at about 400 RPMs and a high pitch screech will sound from the engine compartment...
• 71 camper advice
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Apr 1996 11:24 EDT
  ...a while, but the engine compartment is clean and there is no rust anywhere in or around the engine compartment. It comes with an...