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• Re: fuel filter bracket attachment
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 09:52:27 -0700
  ...attached to that bugle in the > forward passenger corner of the engine compartment? Is the > whole bracket welded there, are there threaded stud posts...
• Cracked gas line
  Historical mailing list - John M. Moore
  Mon, 23 Apr 2001 13:42:14 EDT
  ...No gas sprayed around the engine compartment; it all came out in the passenger side rear wheelwell area. How come VW doesn't use...
• Re: coolant fairies...(long)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 12:56:37 -0400
  ...Also make sure the bleeder screw (engine compartment) is fully closed i.e. CCW. Good Luck and Drive Safely Ken Lewis 86 Crewcab,60...
• Fuel line??
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Sat, 30 Aug 2003 16:34:33 -0400
  Most of the line between the fuel pump and the bulkhead fitting on the engine compartment is hard plastic. The connecting rubber hose between...
• Re: Westy OEM fire extinguisher
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 2 Jan 2008 08:14:05 -0800
  ...the door heading for the rear of the Vanagon and the engine compartment. On Jan 2, 2008 8:00 AM, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail...
• a/c, cooling question
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 29 Apr 96 20:14:20 EDT
  ...I know that the engine tin on my bus ('78) is supposed to keep the engine compartment airtight from below. However, my bus has...
• rain-starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 14:31:07 -0800
  ...there is no visible moisture in the engine compartment. the situation suggests that either moist air or condensation is breaking a circuit or shorting...
• Re: air box hose
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 19:18:07 -0800
  ...on a 2.1 engine.It is the hose that runs from the right side of the > engine compartment to the air filter box...
• Water Hoses
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 15 Mar 2004 19:53:09 -0800
  ...come off the right side for the engine and up to the pipe around the engine compartment. The question, I went to my local...
• Re: 86-91 labeled diagram of engine/engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:27:02 -0600
  ...86-91 labeled diagram of engine/engine compartment > > I have picture of a my 90 and access (sometimes) to my daughter's 91. > Ask...
• Re: Fuel Line Trick! 87 Van 2.1 A/t
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 3 Jan 2008 21:30:59 -0800
  ...Without the fitting, they'd have either had to have a long piece of fuel line dangling off the body into the engine compartment...
• Re: Replacing fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 16:58:10 -0800
  ...Open the engine compartment and look with a light, crawl under by the fuel tank and look under the bus. The fuel filter should...
• Re: EuroSpec Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 8 Nov 1998 20:32:13 -0800
  ...much less stuff in the engine >compartment...and everything is really accessible. the >engine is mounted at an angle so that it fits without...
• Coolant temperature light
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Tue, 27 Feb 2001 07:19:17 -0500
  ...However, poking my head into the engine compartment seems to confirm this. Also, coolant is right where it should be. The light's behavior...
• Re: Finding and Accessing the Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 25 Dec 2005 15:19:33 -0800
  ...The problem is far more likely to be in the left taillight area or the engine compartment wiring junction box. There are 2 round...
• Re: Checking output of alternator.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 16 Jul 2016 04:37:01 -0700
  ...If yours is older than 1987 the red charging wire may have a junction inside the engine compartment wiring box where red power wires...
• Dripping antifreeze problem
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Sep 1995 20:29:05 -0400
  ...It seems to coming from the plastic area in the engine compartment. It's not coming from the overflow which was subsequently sucked (near...
• Syncro fuel vent & return lines
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 14:29:19 -0800
  ...I have changed the line from the fuel filter to the engine compartment, but it took ages. Had to use flexible wire wrapped around...
• Re: what is it?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 12:46:47 EDT
  ...you add PS (ATF) fluid to the resivoir in the engine compartment only. chris
• 110 AC Mounting
  Historical mailing list - Rosebud
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 09:57:54 -0400
  ...It was vented thru vents to the engine compartment (minor hole cutting) and the face of the unit appeared to be factory installed. Very...
• re: most excellent cleaner
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Nov 1995 19:03:22 -0500
  ...after dirt-roading it for a few days down in Panamint, Saline and Death Valley, the inside of my engine compartment looks like someone...
• Toggle off switch
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 10:09:10 -0800
  If you've read my epic email "Battery in Engine Compartment ... NOT" soon to be made into a major motion picture directed by anti...
• 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 11:31:03 -0400
  ...battery was for my air cooled busses., the side of the engine compartment. > > Do you have a vanagon with the battery there? If so...
• Re: Syncro Clutch Remove Trans Not Motor
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 15:50:19 -0500
  ...Helpfull hint!! Fabricate a support bar to go across the engine compartment opening. Use a threaded hook to hang the engine from the bar...
• '85 1.9 engine for sale in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Brian Bylenok
  Thu, 17 Aug 2000 12:33:32 EDT
  ...This engine is complete with intake, exhaust, alternator and engine compartment wiring harness and computer. The idle stabilizer is new and worth $50 alone...
• Diesel Westy Engine Replacement Suggestions Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Cook, Thomas
  Sat, 25 Sep 1999 20:01:12 -0400
  ...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: most excellent cleaner
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 19:48:23 -0800
  ...after dirt-roading it for a few days down in Panamint, Saline and Death Valley, the inside of my engine compartment looks like someone...
• Re: strange Clicking Noise from engine compartment (??)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:54:39 -0400
  ...strange Clicking Noise from engine compartment (??) > | > |At 09:21 AM 6/13/2010, Jack R. wrote: > |>the van. There is, however, a correlation between...
• Re: 68-71 Gas Heater Curious
  Historical mailing list - Shaun Kelly
  Fri, 3 Feb 1995 13:15:04 PDT
  ...I know those Eberspacher heaters are mounted on the driver's > side of the engine compartment and there is some metal ducting bringing > the...
• Re: radiator question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 5 Feb 1999 15:35:58 -0700
  ...the > compartment... Sudhir, Why bother? To quote KEP, "The stock Vanagon (radiator) is a massive thing that can cool a very big engine." They...
• Re: Air conditioning ports
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 5 Aug 2001 13:32:03 -0500
  ...My impression is that the older vans had both ports in the engine compartment. Larry A.
• Re: alternator/battery light on at 3600+ RPM..what gives?
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 23:36:19 -0700
  Check alternator connection(i think it's blue wire that goes to idiot light) and grounds in engine compartment Leon 85 Subwagen Westy Larry...
• Bleeder valve Function?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 16:40:18 EDT
  ...Does the bleeder valve in the engine compartment bleed coolant when open? I wonder if mine is working. When I bleed system, with valve...
• Re: '99 SA Vanagon pics
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 11:58:47 -0800
  ...upgrade to the prop-rod in the last > picture of the engine compartment. I also like the flocking... I like the prop rod too...
• Re: Idle stabilizer 85 van
  Historical mailing list - Hans Vanhethoen
  Thu, 10 Jul 2003 07:14:48 -0400
  ...I went all over the engine compartment and the rest of the van checking and trouble shooting why In the heck wont the van...
• Re: Fiberglass Exhaust Wrap - Cooler engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:04:44 -0700
  ...Fiberglass Exhaust Wrap - Cooler engine compartment >A caution. > > Often, exhaust systems are designed to utilize the free air to help keep > them cool. It...
• Re: Firestop where would you place these in the engine compartment ?
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Mon, 27 Nov 2006 12:47:48 -0800
  You could mount these on the engine cover, one on each side, and they should do the trick. Very very tempting to try. Jon...
• Re: Smells like Gas
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Oct 1995 22:32:43 -0700
  ...It only smells like gasoline on the >inside of the van, not in the engine compartment. While driving, the smell >is more obvious. I...
• Re: strange Clicking Noise from engine compartment (??)
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:58:37 -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...
• Re: comics
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:47:11 -0500
  ...I especially liked the one where they were shoveling dollar bills into the engine compartment. We've all BTDT!!.... DM&FS At 06:41...
• aircooled part needed.
  Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
  Sun, 14 May 2000 06:03:15 -0400
  ...that comes accross the rear of the engine from the alternator/blower, and thru the engine compartment tin to the rear of the heat...
• Thanks
  Historical mailing list - Bob Kelly
  Wed, 12 Jul 2000 08:22:30 -0700
  ...I also need a door for the rear closet( in the engine compartment) on a 82 Westy. Hard to describe the color but has...
• various coolant temperatures in cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 21:23:15 -0500
  ...Temp of water tank in engine compartment....... very HOT Temp of water in rear tank (reservoir?)...... Tepid Temp of water in Radiator................................COOL Can...
• Re: Reality check
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 17 Dec 2002 13:09:03 -0600
  ...Stan pulled to the side of the road , engine > compartment on fire, yelling "Get the beer!", SO screaming "Save > Baby!", > Stan says "Forget the...
• re:VANAGON digest 814
  Historical mailing list - bill (w.r.) crick
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 15:21:00 -0500
  ...I had planned to make some air intake vent plugs, and put the light in the engine compartment but didn't get around to...
• Re: fuel leaks
  Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
  Tue, 24 May 2005 21:57:47 -0400
  ...then inside the engine compartment another short section of fuel line goes from the barbed side of the fitting to the engine itself. Anybody...
• Re: battery in engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 08:57:33 -0500
  ...well all of the Diesel vans put the battery on a shelf in the engine compartment for a shorter battery supply cable. so it...
• Re: picture of VW Sharan
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Oct 1995 09:13:43 -0500
  ...I know its a compact mill(I had a Passat with the VR6), but the EV engine compartment is designed around that 5cyl at...
• What to look for in buying a bus
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 16:56:20 -0700
  ...Look in the engine compartment for crud and dirt and missing pieces (You should not be able to see the road from inside the...
• Re: Fwd: bus fire
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Mon, 3 Sep 2001 15:29:52 -1000
  ...several key turns later resulted in snap crackle pop from the engine compartment... and it wasn't rice krispies. to my horror I had...
• Re: clarification please
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 26 Feb 1997 17:16:12 -0800
  ...There are two sensors in the engine compartment. These are the ones normally referred to as coolant temp sensors. One of these sensors is...
• Waterpump Blues
  Historical mailing list - Paul A. Cianciolo
  Fri, 28 Jun 1996 23:13:10 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Cianciolo" <PaulC@esslink.com> > >Hello All, > >I have a noise from my 1986 Vanagon engine compartment. Upon further investigation I find that the waterpump...
• Water pumper in an 80/83 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - JAnet Andersen
  Mon, 27 Oct 1997 18:08:14 -0800
  ...The watercooled sedans( Rabbits,Jettas,Foxes,Quantums,and Audis) all have the radiator next to the motor in the engine compartment. I am curious...
• Re: Response to query about Fireboy extinguisher
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 05:24:21 -0700
  In the recent past, a Listee suggested the Fireboy halon alternative extinguisher for the Vanagon engine compartment. This is Fireboy Xenix's response. I...
• Re: 1986 Syncro Crew Cab 1.9 L
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 18 Jun 2000 23:09:45 EDT
  ...Use a continuity tester and connect it to both ends of the wire (you can unplug it in the engine compartment). Now test for...
• Tiico - wiring question
  Historical mailing list - marty guinn
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 14:25:07 -0400
  ...remember) in the connector box at the front left of the engine compartment. Whoever sent the question also posted a pic showing the wiring...
• Re: Cool air, K+N, and chips(was: Tiico convert question)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sun, 9 Dec 2001 13:02:20 -0500
  Cooler intake temps and engine compartment temps always makes more power Shine racing service in Walpole Ma has been making chips for some time...
• Thread size for power steering rack hoses
  Historical mailing list - David Hines
  Fri, 1 Feb 2008 05:00:54 -0700
  Does anyone know the thread sizes (at the PS rack) for the two hoses that run fron the engine compartment to the power steering...
• Re: Fuel lines (injector hoses)
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:18:41 -0700
  ...Do people ever use those "crimped" hose clamps when replacing fuel lines? All of my hoses in the engine compartment had those clamps but...
• Re: 85 - GL: No start when warm: Cold OK, Hot OK
  Historical mailing list - Chris R. Rowland
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 09:43:37 -0800
  Do you smell gas in the engine compartment? When this happened to me it was a bad Temp. Sensor causing the engine to flood...