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• Re: 88 fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 05:00:32 -0400
  <snip> Do you water-cooled guys really need 10 feet of fuel hose in the engine compartment <snip> Ken's 10' fuel hose kit...
• Re: Aircooled engine in Watercooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:45:13 -0400
  Yah, well if you want HEAT in the passenger compartment, then you'd need all the ductwork to get the heat from the engine...
• Parts Needed
  Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
  Fri, 4 May 2012 13:09:31 -0400
  ...wiring harness complete for the engine compartment. 2. two rear topside vent covers. 3. hoses and plastic for the engine compartment. 4. engine cover...
• Re: Air Filter Intake Assembly
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 May 1997 13:39:13 -0400 (EDT)
  I don't claim to have all the answers to your question, but I do know that the engine compartment in a rear engine...
• Metalic Noise in Engine Compartment
  Historical mailing list - Ray
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 09:00:55 -0700
  Determined the metalic noise I heard in the engine compartment was indeed the water pump bearing going out. At least it looks like that...
• gas odor in engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:16:19 -0500
  smell gas in engine compartment and it is moderately strong. fuel hoses are 6 months old and NOT showing any signs of leaking firewall...
• Hanging wire...
  Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 18:19:21 EDT
  Upon my 88 weekender engine compartment inspection, i noticed a grey/white stripe wire and a yellow single female connector hanging loose underneath the...
• Re: duct tape
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 15:14:01 -0400
  ...the insulation in the engine compartment lid is somewhat falling off and I thought I would use duct tape to tape it back up...
• Re: Relocating the battery in an '84
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 13:42:52 -0800
  I wonder if it is a good idea to put a battery in the engine compartment. Cars do it but I saw a Eurovan...
• Re: Engine Compartment Fires but Erovan This Time
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:47:53 -0800
  ...Fire started in the forward part of the engine compartment. The VW bus fire engine fire gremlin is now haunting the T4's as...
• engine compartment perimeter coolant rail
  Historical mailing list - Andrew R.
  Fri, 11 Sep 2015 09:45:55 -0700
  I have a slight leak at one of the junctions in the coolant line that runs along the top perimeter of the engine compartment...
• Re: Heavy red wire in engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 5 May 2001 20:41:58 -0700
  ...Heavy red wire in engine compartment '88. I didn't pull the engine, but I've almost got it back in. There are two...
• orphaned wire in driver's side of engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 14 Aug 1998 19:32:26 -0700
  In my '87, there's a single wire, white with a green stripe, in the driver's side of the engine compartment that is...
• Re: Positive story
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 22:20:32 -1000
  > > > i went inside the engine compartment and started pulling straw out of line feeding air to > > > the filter and when i was finished i...
• Mystery module. what the heck is it? '72
  Historical mailing list - Ed Gould
  Wed, 18 Sep 1996 12:01:20 -0400 (EDT)
  ...the other end of that wire goes into the test block on the passanger side of the engine compartment with all the other wires...
• Re: 85 misses when wet
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 24 Oct 2003 05:41:50 EDT
  ...Today I spray cleaned the engine compartment. Mike, I pressure wash the engine compartment all the time on mine and and my customers vans...
• Re: 88 fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 20:45:01 -0700
  ...He said that the kit that he has is just for the lines in the engine compartment. The kit actually looks like a 10...
• Re: Relocating the battery in an '84
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 16:41:53 -0500
  > I wonder if it is a good idea to put a battery in the engine compartment. > Cars do it but I saw a Eurovan...
• Ground Straps
  Historical mailing list - Mark Bowie
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 12:01:27 -0400
  Greetings- There has been a lot of talk recently about the importance of well-connected ground straps in the engine compartment, especially for proper...
• Infrared thermometer
  Historical mailing list - Baja Leo
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 20:56:35 -0700
  I aimed mine at everything in the engine compartment, radiator hoses, heater hoses, cylinder heads, block, thermostat, etc. What you are looking for is...
• Re: Hand-held tach use with Digifant
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 00:48:49 -0400
  ...If not what are you using to read RPM at the engine > compartment?
• Re: No Start Scenario
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 12 Mar 2015 11:48:33 -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...
• The black box in engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - zzyzx
  Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:52:07 -0800
  ...I'm rewiring this Westy There is a black box 4"x6"x1" in the engine compartment driver side a few inches ahead of...
• Diesel Vanagon Coolant Hoses - The Engine Compartment Explained.
  Historical mailing list - Will Taygan
  Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:13:55 -0900
  ...Finished up the funky engine compartment hoses (the hardest to fabricate) Please let me know if there's any errors: http://vegwerks.wordpress.com...
• Battery relocation to engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 31 Dec 2013 22:21:29 +0000
  I was considering relocating the battery to the engine compartment for more space up front, and more traction in back. I know the diesel...
• 2 Deep cycle batterys & move starter to rear right engine compartment ??
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 8 Nov 2006 07:02:35 -0800
  Has anybody moved a starter battery to that area in the right rear of the engine compartment just in front of the tail lights...
• Re: Dirty vs. clean
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:01:35 -0400
  ...which does not seem to be the norm. > > Where do you fit on the continuum? > > I always try to keep my engine compartment clean...
• Re: Timing light power connections
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 15:38:04 -0400
  ...Alternatively, you can connect the positive to the positive post inside the black junction box at the left front corner of the engine compartment...
• buzzing noise
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Thu, 1 Mar 2007 16:38:35 -0500
  ...I have this buzzing noise coming from my engine compartment. It think it's most noticeable at an idle, especially if your sitting in...
• O2 Sensors, and harness connetion failure
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:10:46 -0800
  ...There is a VW kit, to replace the O2 sensor lead from the engine compartment to the ECU connector. Engine's which run oddly...
• O2 Sensors, and harness connetion failure
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:10:46 -0800
  ...There is a VW kit, to replace the O2 sensor lead from the engine compartment to the ECU connector. Engine's which run oddly...
• Starter Upper Nut on Air Cooled Beasties----
  Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 07:01:51 -0400
  ...The half moon bolt with nut on the top of the starter can only be accessed and unbolted from inside the engine compartment! This...
• Re: Westie luggage area
  Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
  Thu, 18 May 2000 09:20:51 -0700
  <snip> Surly some soundproofing here and under the rear seat would be highly beneficial. <snip> It Surly is beneficial to soundproof the engine compartment...
• protect your van from fire!!! metla engine lids FS
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Sep 2001 20:31:58 EDT
  i've got a few metal engine compartment lids is anyone is interested.. they fit ALL 80-'91 vanagons. if your van should have...
• Re: What adhesive should I use for the Engine Compartment Lid Seal?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 16 Aug 2021 18:43:21 +0000
  ...On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 11:30 AM Stephen Edwards <chibicyclist@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I just purchased an Engine Compartment Lid...
• Re: Radiator Installation in an Air Cooled Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Sat, 29 May 1999 21:46:19 -0400
  ...is located either in the actual rear or on the side of the engine compartment. For the rear application, air is drawn up over...
• Re: bleeder valve engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 23:54:49 -0400
  ...there be coolant coming out of the bleeder valve in the engine >compartment when bleeding the coolant system? > >Thank you ion advance for your...
• '56 kombi rustoration
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 09:08:12 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Today I'm going to fab the replacement piece for the engine compartment, and continue to scrub the engine compartment down. Enjoy your day...
• Spare 1.9 cooling system part?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 16 May 2010 16:43:39 -0700
  ...Does anyone have a spare engine compartment bleeder H piece? (025 121 085) The piece that clips to the "firewall" at the front of...
• Fw: [Syncro] Relocating syncro fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 13:08:10 -0800
  ...Re: [Syncro] Relocating syncro fuel filter >I measured the temperature at the upper left forward corner of the engine >compartment for my 90 Westy...
• engine compartment sealing
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Wed, 2 Jul 1997 18:15:01 -0400
  ...I realized that the foam seal on the license plat= e was a major source of engine compartment leakage. Apparently the old foa= m...
• STARTER FIXES
  Historical mailing list - DSTEVENS
  Wed, 7 Oct 1998 10:00:19 -0400
  WELL THERE IS A FORD STYLE REMOTE STARTER SWITCH THAT MOUNTS IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT(MANY of us are familiar with) but there is a...
• Re: A few urgent things - curtains, hot start, book
  Historical mailing list - JOHN REYNOLDS
  Tue, 17 Jul 2001 23:24:22 -0400
  ...I snaked the wires up to the front right (passenger) side of the passenger compartment under the engine seal into the engine compartment. I...
• Re: WANTED: Pictures of Syncro engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:50:08 -0400
  ...Any pictures of the left side of the engine compartment would help. Chris. On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 2:20 PM, Paul Connelly...
• RE: Oil Splatters in Engine Compartment
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 01 Aug 1995 13:40:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Oil Splatters in Engine Compartment I have noticed this when the throttle is hammered on for high-rpm usage. May also have to do...
• Re: Parts needed
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Sat, 5 May 2012 15:29:41 -0400
  ...wiring harness complete for the engine compartment. 2. two rear topside vent covers. 3. hoses and plastic for the engine compartment. 4. engine cover...
• Real starter problem solved, wiring harness needed - Short Version
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 13 Jul 2014 19:57:41 -0400
  ...I now need the main wiring harness that runs along the front of the engine compartment to the idle stabilizer, throttle switch, injectors and...
• The Real Starter Problem Found. Now I Need a Wiring Harness
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 13 Jul 2014 19:50:43 -0400
  ...So as I was clipping away the various wire ties holding the main harness in the front of the engine compartment. I noticed that...
• Re: Attn. 2L Air cooled experts. Is this a bad idea?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 09:52:14 -0600
  ...The engine cooling is from the fan pushing cooler air from the engine compartment over the engine fins. Hence the importance of the seal...
• Re: rusty engine compartment, no splash shields?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 16:57:37 -0800
  ...Do or did water-cooled > vanagons have any sort of engine compartment tin? I know that they don't need > the tin due to...
• Re: Aux. Oil Coolers
  Historical mailing list - DThies1008
  Sun, 17 May 1998 19:17:28 EDT
  ...On an aircooled motor if temp is higher than normal check to make sure the engine compartment is sealed hot air from the cylinders...
• Re: Anyone pulled a Wiring Harness?
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:36:43 -0600
  Yes, several..........Don't recall how long it took, but it must be under one hour........disconnect everything in the engine compartment and clip...
• Re: Conversion Choices
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 15:50:29 -0700
  ...That said the diesel vans put the battery back there in the far right corner of the engine compartment so that compensates for the...
• Re: Head gasket FIX!!!
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Sun, 13 Jul 1997 00:08:35 -0400 (EDT)
  ...THINK ABOUT THIS !!! > > Many cars today have engine compartments that have very bad air flow for > cooling. When the car is stoped and engine...
• Re: Westie luggage area
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Thu, 18 May 2000 11:18:25 -0700
  >>It surly is beneficial to soundproof the engine compartment.<< I can attest to that. This is an area where the Adventurewagen really shines. The...
• air flow?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 14:48:54 -0500
  ...of air flow in the two rear side vents (to the engine compartment). The one on the passenger side obviously ends up in the...
• Re: Dirty vs. clean
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:27:21 +0000
  <I always try to keep my engine compartment clean, because I hate working on a car and have to deal with falling crud.> I...
• Re: duct tape
  Historical mailing list - Dan Winget
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 15:18:58 -0400
  ...I was somewhat concerned >about the temperature in the engine compartment. What would be a better >choice than duct tape? > > TIA Karl. > >Karl >'81...
• Re: Fiberglass Exhaust Wrap - Cooler engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:10:07 -0400
  ...As an added benifit it really does reduce engine compartment temperatures. Which makes it hard to cook lunch: http://tinyurl.com/yluzag Bon Appetit...
• Re: Gauges in the engine bay
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:06:25 -0700
  I see very little point in gauges in the engine compartment. You will want to know what the parameters you are measuring are , when...