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• Re: westy help please
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 22 Mar 2003 23:53:30 -0500
  ...When I got my '85, someone had tried to use the heat shield/dish drainer as a grill (usually the other side of the...
• Re: WTB Heat shield for stove lid
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 24 Apr 2005 15:17:41 -0500
  ...The item mentioned and at E-bay is a sink drain board, and up it's a heat sheild for the couter top lid...
• More 89 Bluestar questions
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 15 Jan 2014 17:06:00 -0500
  ...Having the wrong heat shield probably made things worse. I have no more flashing red lights on the dash :-) Moving on, I have some...
• heat shielding and wires near radiator
  Historical mailing list - Robyn Rudisill
  Wed, 31 Mar 1999 11:49:51 -0600
  ...Anyone know of tubular heat shields that could protect the wires? How susceptible is normal auto-grade 18 gage wire is to heat? Any...
• Re: What does heater lever do?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 07 Feb 1997 13:16:37 +0200
  ...I found two shielding broken in my van because of a small radius at the heaters control panel. Open the dash board cover and...
• Re: Pic of melting wiring in my Air cooled '81. How's yours? --- :^)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 13:07:21 -0800
  ...I was corrected earlier in this thread. --- :^) The shield is still on the engine I pulled. As far as I can tell, the heat...
• Re: � � � Re: Fire Extinguisher s
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 14:09:47 EDT
  ...I've got some lovely heat shield tubing I plan on using when I redo my headlight wiring. Note this is heat shield tubing...
• Re: Diesel heatshield; how necessary?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 08:08:45 -0700
  ...The protection plate mounts (sketch 14, sheet 1) at the rear to the stock muffler heat shield (the one that often rattles) by means...
• Re: heat shielding and wires near radiator
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Wed, 31 Mar 1999 16:21:16 -0500
  ...Anyone know of tubular heat shields that could protect >the wires? How susceptible is normal auto-grade 18 gage wire is to heat? > >Any...
• Re: Need an O2 sensor heat shield...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 12:19:12 -0700
  ...Need an O2 sensor heat shield... I just might have one in my basement, forgot to look over lunch, I will look tonight though...
• Heat Shields
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 18:17:50 -0500
  Well, I spent much of the day, building my heat shields out of aluminum... ! This afternoon, I was cleaning out the van as it...
• Re: Stock 2.1 in NC
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:59:49 -0400
  ...I am looking for the area where the coolant, heater hoses hook up to the engine and if there is a heat shield over...
• TIICO: Is Muffler Heatshield Used?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 13:19:39 -0400
  ...Has anyone put a heatshield between the engine and the muffler/cat? Is there some way to use the original heat shield? Thanks, Bill...
• Re: Coolant bottle is out of whack!
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:36:08 -0400
  ...I hoped securing the heat shield would position it better but >> I >> had to fight (and lost) to get the coolant bottle intalled. I...
• Re: More 89 Bluestar questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 15 Jan 2014 19:54:20 -0500
  The heat shield, muffler brackets, and the rear support are different for the Syncro. Not only are the mounting holes in a different location...
• Re: Push Rod Shield Cover Question
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 30 May 2002 11:29:27 -0400
  ...Are you confused with the rear heat shield/engine mount area? Jay Dave Baker <DBAKER5@KC.RR.COM>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 05/30...
• Need an O2 sensor heat shield...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 21:35:05 -0700
  Anybody have one fore sale? I looked under there and noticed it was gone, What now we have sensor thieves??? TIC Robert
• Re: Heat Shields
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 01:20:48 EDT
  lyle...nevermind..i didnt read your whole post.. ***smacks head hard with open palm** duh chris.. anyway kudos to you for your creativity and...
• Re: Wire gauge for the shielded wire for the O2 signal?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 Sep 2014 09:23:32 -0400
  ...Not designed for the heat or any contamination. The inner insulation will quickly fail. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Re: Thanks for EV tire info and more.
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Mar 1996 19:45:20 +0000
  ...Took several visits to convince them it was a real noise (man, some MGs are really DEAF), but they said the heat shield bracket...
• Re: Syncronicity Achieved! (LONG)
  Historical mailing list - Trace Choulat
  Mon, 9 Oct 1995 19:42:46 -0400
  ...comes from a loose heat sheild on the > exhaust pipe near the muffler. One of the brackets holding the shield in > place is broken...
• Re: Oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 23 Mar 2005 21:10:58 -0500
  ...There is a heat shield that seems to prevent putting a wrench on the sensor. Does the exhaust system have to be dropped to...
• Re: Oil Pressure Switch R&R
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:59:26 -0700
  ...The heat shields are different so some modification > of > >that ' 84's heat shield will be necessary. > > > >Cheers, > > > >Frank Condelli > >Almonte, Ontario, Canada > >'87...
• Subject: Sink Drip Tray Onto Canadian '81?
  Historical mailing list - Katherine J. Maas
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:14:45 -0600
  I installed the drip tray in mine a few years ago, and yes, you need to remove the heat shield. Katherine & Vanita Calgary, AB
• Diesel:Big Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 10:54:44 EST
  ...When I took out #3 injector I couldn't get the heat shield out. I tried everything, I had a punch and tapped about...
• Fuel Line Heat sheilds
  Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 09:59:51 -0800
  ...line heat sheilds at Napa, but nobody seems to know what I'm talking about when I ask for fuel line heat shields. TIA...
• Re: WTB Heat shield for stove lid
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 24 Apr 2005 16:12:07 -0400
  ...didnt even have these heat shields... >> >>chris >> >> > > Actually it is a two use item. Up it is a shield down it is a griddle...
• Westy Fridge Fans - Follow Up
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sun, 23 May 1999 09:09:58 PDT
  ...I decided to move it out from inside the heat shield. Expecting that 12v would be the weakest heat source, I figured out how...
• Protect PTFE AN8 hose from heat
  Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
  Mon, 5 Jun 2017 22:54:30 -0700
  ...I am using a PTFE braid AN8 hose line and was wondering about a way to better shield the hose from the hight exhaust...
• Heat shields on Type 4 manifolds.
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 6 Oct 95 17:29:16 EDT
  ...ask one here, the '77 and '78 both have / had thin heat shields molded around the manifolds coming off the head. On the '78...
• Re: Diesel heatshield; how necessary?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 18:19:59 -0700
  ...The muffler heat shield is retained in the modified set-up. Alistair on 18/7/01 1:46 PM, Rachel Cogent at Gnarlodious@EARTHLINK...
• Rebuilt engine project
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:22:35 EDT
  ...Modifications of the muffler heat shield and thermostat housing heat shield were necessary to fit the 2.1 system. See photos here > _http://picasaweb...
• Re: Eurovan Catalytic Conver
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 09 May 1996 14:04:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Maybe that guy had an aftermarket cat, that was missing a heat shield or something?
• Re: Burp tank mounting..?
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Sat, 9 Sep 2006 19:37:33 -0500
  Your probably right, I will have to make a heat shield then...I wondered what kept the cat and muffler from cooking everything..? Now...
• Re: Wire gauge for the shielded wire for the O2 signal?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 20 Sep 2014 07:45:30 -0700
  ...Not designed for the > heat or any contamination. The inner insulation will quickly fail. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Re: Multi Conductor Shielded Automotive Wire Temperature Rating
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 10 Jan 2018 13:39:20 -0500
  ...It isn't shielded but there may be other shielded wire from the auto sound system installers that would be appropriate for this specific...
• Re: Wire gauge for the shielded wire for the O2 signal?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 20 Sep 2014 18:09:01 -0700
  ...Wire gauge for the shielded wire for the O2 signal? > > > > Mobile CB coaxial wire? > > > My only thought is heat-vibration possibly affecting the coax...
• Drove My Vanagon Today-All Is Not Well
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 21:10:04 -0200
  ...But there was so much heat radiating off the shield it was about to melt the wiring. With the low power and excessive heat...
• WTB Heat shield for stove lid
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 13:49:26 -0700
  Volks, Before using this so-called heat shield as a griddle, be sure the original blue polyethylene plastic film is in place; it'll...
• Re: More 89 Bluestar questions
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 15 Jan 2014 20:21:08 -0500
  ...Anyhow the slightly bigger diameter of this circular seam is what is interfering with the heat shield. I'm sorry if my description was...
• Re: [WetWesties] Does a dark top increase the temp inside a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - John C.
  Sat, 16 Sep 2006 04:20:53 EDT
  ...RE:Light vs Dark Top I've had both, white/light is better, now use a heat shield on the dark top when parked...
• Re: freshly rebuilt 1600DP running VERY HOT!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 May 1996 17:49:54 -0500
  ...What are they? What d DW>> they do? What happens if I don't have them? DW>They sound like the heat shields for...
• Carver P4 - Tech. support notes
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 20:09:07 EDT
  ...The heater case gets warm, but not too hot to touch. The shield around the exhaust pipe can get hot enough to slightly melt...
• Re: 'Block Heater' shield
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 21:48:56 -0500
  ...Re: 'Block Heater' shield > It doesn't get that cold here (thank the gods!), but the old diesel > can get persnickity when it drops...
• Re: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/car/540019138.html
  Historical mailing list - G. Jannini
  Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:00:14 +0000
  >> http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/car/540019138.html << Still has its original blue plastic film protecting heat shield/drain board! George/ATL '89 Westy...
• Re: Multi Conductor Shielded Automotive Wire Temperature Rating
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 10 Jan 2018 11:06:39 -0800
  ...Need a lightweight > alternator for your homebuilt aircraft? > > Regarding shielded wire, remember to always ground all signal shields at > only one point. Signal shields...
• Re: O2 sensor in gutted cat question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:28:48 -0600
  "What is more important is to have the clip on shield in place to keep off wind and road debris. Wind will cool it...
• Rear Heat Shield
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 10:57:29 -0500
  ...Last night, I installed the large aluminum heat shield (behind the muffler/cat) that bolts to the motor mounts and has 4 small bolts...
• Re: Seeking comments on Muffler Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 08:33:27 -0500
  ...In such a case, I'd imagine you could simply > cut away a part of the heat shield with tin snips and end up...
• Re: Digifant ECU: Corrosion? And.... Rosin or Heat Damage? PICS
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 14:49:49 -0400
  ...You'd notice the shield. It's a heavy can covering the entire small board. Electrical, not heat. Yrs, d
• Oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Holland
  Wed, 23 Mar 2005 16:44:15 EST
  ...There is a heat shield that seems to prevent putting a wrench on the sensor. Does the exhaust system have to be dropped to...
• Re: WTB Heat shield for stove lid
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 02:01:45 EDT
  In a message dated 4/25/05 4:57:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jefferrata@YAHOO.COM writes: << Oh, and that little mysterious silver...
• Re: O2/ECU coaxial cable
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Thu, 8 Mar 2001 09:22:00 -0600
  ...At the end where you strip the shield away, be sure to use some heat shrink on it to prevent moisture from entering the...
• Re: Heat Shields
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 17:05:47 -0700
  ...Happy Motoring! On 9/12/06, Marion Lathem <resiolute@copper.net> wrote: > > Well, I spent much of the day, building my heat shields out...
• Re: another spade terminal question - syncro temp gauge sender
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 10 Feb 2013 13:19:49 -0500
  ...Wrap and twist bright clean wire, leave a tail you can press onto the button surface while soldering using electronic solder and quick heat...
• Re: O2 sensor in gutted cat question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:12:26 -0700
  ...about like making a heat shield for a rubber engine mount near an exhaust pipe in an engine conversion ....... you arrange some way to...
• Re: Drove My Vanagon Today-All Is Not Well
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 19:21:29 -0500
  ...Mike Jeff Stewart wrote: <snip> >I found the heat shield above the muffler EXTREMELY hot.
• Re: ECU Monitor
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 5 Oct 2013 15:54:40 -0700
  ...O2 heater element grounds at engine bay. O2 body is the ground for the sensing element. It grounds through exhaust. The shielding wires (aka...
• Re: 'Block Heater' shield
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 17:23:38 -0800
  ...Would it be benificial to create a tin shield for the >underside of the engine. Something that would wrap the block heater and >the...
• Re: propane heaters anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 05:09:23 +0000
  ...Westy (needs a heat shield above it) or as a portable. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Max said - Does anyone have a vented propane heater to recommend? Mike Finkbiner...