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• Re: vanagon spotted on TV
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Wed, 14 Jan 2015 10:14:08 -0800
  I saw that too, when they opened the engine compartment the lid was all to familiar............ha ha Paul in Tracy On Wed, Jan...
• Re: [Syncro] Relocating syncro fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 09:18:20 -0500
  ...in the engine compartment. > > ... > > The new filter sits above the engine near the firewall where the fuel lines > > enter the engine compartment. > > I really...
• Re: Another Vanagon Burns Up
  Historical mailing list - Trina Lindal
  Fri, 1 Apr 2005 09:25:04 -0800
  ...My parent's diesel boat engine caught fire, and the fire extinguisher was IN the engine compartment. When we opened the engine compartment door...
• Re: Fwd: Re: gas odor in engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:31:12 -0600
  ...gas odor in engine compartment > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Monday, November 14, 2011, 9:50 AM > 85 1.9 2 wheel drive...
• Lights for the engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Rob Gunter
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 08:01:12 -0400
  ...You can string this light almost anywhere in the engine compartment. Don't know the name, but thought I would let you all know...
• Relocating the battery in an '84
  Historical mailing list - jfg69
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 16:14:20 -0500
  ...I was thinking it might be nice to mount it in the engine compartment, and free up the space under the seat for an...
• Re: Fiberglass Exhaust Wrap - Cooler engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:22:50 -0600
  ...would help much. > > As an added benifit it really does reduce engine compartment > temperatures. > Which makes it hard to cook lunch: http://tinyurl.com...
• Exhaust banging on startup:'87 westy
  Historical mailing list - John W. Parkins
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 12:48:43 -0400
  ...Sometimes when I start the engine, I hear a thump from the engine compartment. When the engine "catches" the torque causes the engine to...
• Halon Fire Extinguishers in Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 08:41:40 -0800
  Has anyone found a way/location to install a Halon fire extinguisher in a Westy's engine compartment? I installed one of these in...
• Re: Do you know that your vanagon air duct may be clogged?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 28 Oct 2014 16:24:05 -0400
  Interesting point the 2 guys make about the positive pressure in the engine compartment trying to lift the engine cover while driving at speed...
• Re: Hanging wire...
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 15:18:48 +0200
  ...Hanging wire... >Upon my 88 weekender engine compartment inspection, i noticed a grey/white >stripe wire and a yellow single female connector hanging loose...
• RE: Oil Splatters in Engine Compartment
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 01 Aug 1995 15:49:45 EST
  Mine (DP 1600) does this occassionally too. Still wondering why... christian
• Re: Interstate Batteries Researched & Purchased
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 10:05:20 -0800
  ...I'd try real hard to find one that fits before modifying the battery compartment. > Also, do you have to "tie" the battery down...
• Re: Turbodiesel question: Need to help to ID part on left side of engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Wed, 24 Nov 2004 18:31:00 +0000
  ...Need to help to ID part on left side of > engine compartment >Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 09:38:18 -0800 > >Hi folks, > >First...
• EV OilChanges and Lower Engine Cover....
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 05 May 1996 07:18:22 -0500 (EST)
  ...from comming into the engine compartment...I like a nice clean engine! Ric
• Re: Starter Upper Nut on Air Cooled Beasties----
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 16:12:32 -0600
  ...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: orphaned wire in driver's side of engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Timothy O. Crooks
  Sat, 15 Aug 1998 01:27:27 -0400
  ...with a green stripe, in the driver's > side of the engine compartment that is not connected to anything. The wiring > diagram in the...
• Re: Cleaning engine compartment/Grounding Points - 91 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:45:00 -0700
  I use WD-40 as an engine compartment cleaner - I don't like the idea of using water. You might want to remove and...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 17:35:26 -0400
  ...92 cabriolet engine into their 88 or later vanagon?If so can anyone help me with the wiring in the engine compartment ? Darrel [text...
• Re: 12 volts in engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 11:28:40 -0800
  There are 2 places I would use to get 12 volts in a waterboxer engine compartment. The 13mm wiring nut on the alternator has...
• Fuel line replacement question
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Thu, 1 Apr 1999 08:57:25 -0800
  I'm getting ready to replace the fuel line from the tank to the engine compartment and the return line from the engine compartment...
• lisence plate foam
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Fri, 3 Sep 2004 17:09:34 -0700
  Hello, I am trying to seal up all the air leaks in the engine compartment of my 1982 air cooled Westy in preparation for...
• Re: Engine fire... again!
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 14 May 2008 14:04:52 -0400
  ...not be very hard to do -- plumb some piping into the engine compartment, connect to an extinguisher located maybe under the back seat, run...
• LONG!!! posting in English for pre 67 westy admirers!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Feb 1996 15:05:12 -0500
  ...Upholstery on the engine compartment for all windows, rear door locks, electrical system with two (?) lights. (?) Vorzelhalterungen? Price DM 1850 including installation (!!) *) The left...
• Warning about A/C Hoses wearing out
  Historical mailing list - Cort, Joel
  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 11:17:09 PDT
  ...The hose comes from the evaporator in the ceiling to the compressor in the engine compartment. The low pressure is the fat one - about...
• '57 Pickup Restroation
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Jul 1995 19:37:48 -0400
  ...Also looking for engine compartment and side compartment doors. Need parts for the fresh air duct. If you have anything you think I might...
• Firestop where would you place these in the engine compartment ?
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:38:01 -0800
  http://www.williams-pyro.com/managefiles/stovetop_firestop.php
• Fuel line update
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Sat, 10 Apr 1999 01:29:45 EDT
  ...Replaced all engine compartment fuel lines and clamps. Every step was an adventure, but now I can stop driving with the fire extinguisher in...
• Re: Ultimate Fix #1
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 18:23:04 EDT
  ...one of the handy grounds in the engine compartment and the battery post in the battery compartment >> Forget about the spool of wire; you...
• Re: Parts needed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 5 May 2012 13:55:58 -0700
  ...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: Happy Holidays!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Fri, 26 Dec 2003 06:15:37 -0500
  ...The fuel line had popped out of a 2" section of rubber hose right where the fuel line passes through to the engine compartment...
• Re: PS pump switch, engine compartment wiring harness, ECU, starter
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Wed, 10 Feb 2016 13:52:54 -0700
  ...m=441390 Inside the wiring box at the front of the engine compartment, there is a fat red wire coming off a post. Snip...
• Re: Removing the rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 14:22:22 +0200
  Ron 'Coyote' Lussier wrote: > Does anyone know if it's possible to close this loop inside the engine > compartment? Ideally, I'd just put...
• Relocating syncro fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 09:21:06 PST
  I relocated the fuel filter on my 87 syncro to a much more accessible location in the engine compartment. The original location was above...
• DIY engine hoist?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Sun, 14 Jul 2013 17:17:28 -0400
  ...a bus engine? Searched the archives and never came across what I remembered -- something involving 2x4s set across the engine compartment? Any leads appreciated...
• Re: Westie luggage area
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Thu, 18 May 2000 14:18:08 -0400
  ...I have VB3 all > around my engine compartment. I can barely hear my motor at idle and even > at highway speeds noise is damped...
• Battery and Battery compartment
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Jones
  Thu, 24 Jul 1997 08:38:51 -0600
  While exploring my new Westy, I stumbled upon the primary battery compartment. Could this be in a more inconvienient to get to? Am I...
• Porsche 6 in late bus
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Jan 1995 16:52:10 -0600 (CST)
  ...The late (68-79) busses have a much higher engine compartment, so maybe on older (and hence cheaper) Porsche 6 would fit without such...
• Re: PS pump switch, engine compartment wiring harness
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 10 Feb 2016 15:55:44 -0800
  ...PS pump switch, engine compartment wiring harness Alternate take: The wiring diagrams are always challenging, but looks to me like that red wire in...
• Re: Battery relocation to engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 1 Jan 2014 23:15:28 -0800
  there's no existing engine compartment battery mounting bracket or support in waterboxer vanagons, though installing the battery sideways behind the right tail light...
• Re: Bleeding Cooling system per Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 12:33:20 -0800
  ...open bleeder valve at front of engine compartment (on black plastic >> >fitting with 4 large radiator hoses connecting to it.) > >
• Block Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Larry
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 06:54:43 -0500
  Who sells the electric "block heaters" that install in one of the engine compartment coolant hoses? Thanks, Larry Hensley
• Re: Starter removal help needed
  Historical mailing list - Ed Sato
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 22:33:58 -1000
  I think it is a nut that can be reached from the engine compartment. Aloha, Ed
• wtb: 81 engine seal; sticker idea
  Historical mailing list - Matt Goike
  Thu, 11 Jul 1996 14:38:15 -0400
  i'm in the market for a good condition used engine compartment seal for an air-cooled vanagon. (thought i'd troll for it...
• Tach wire - 84 Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Clark
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 10:56:44 -0600
  ...What color is the tach wire in the engine compartment? Bently doesn't list it for the 84 and for 85 up it's...
• ENGINE SWAP QUESTION
  Historical mailing list - robert asmann
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 14:27:48 -0400
  Has anyone done a swap of the 16 valve GTI engine. Will it fit in the engine compartment. It appears to be essentially the...
• Re: Oil Splatters in Engine Compartment
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 01 Aug 1995 15:16:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...3 spark plug halfway across the engine compartment. Probably an unrelated failure, but spectacular and _very_ noisy. Engine was history after that, obviously, and...
• Re: how to put out engine fire?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  Sat, 15 May 1999 10:06:16 -0400
  ...with. >> This might seem a little paranoid, but has anyone thought of installing a race style cable operated extinguisher in the engine compartment? Scott
• Does back closet have a floor?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 6 Aug 2012 14:54:09 -0700
  ...The stuff in it fell into the engine compartment when I removed the engine cover! Stuart '85 Westy, lots to do
• Re: The New Rear-Engined VW UP!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:50:07 +1200
  ...Hope they make the engine >compartment big enough for a friggin v8 this time. You mean a 180� V8 (boxer)...
• Generator in the Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 15:29:00 -0700
  Has anyone ever put a Generator in the engine compartment, like in the side tail light area? I guess you would have to have...
• rusty engine compartment, no splash shields?
  Historical mailing list - Marcus Burhanna
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 19:41:23 EST
  ...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: Red tek r-134 question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 19:30:47 -0400
  > If your engine compartment is a tightly closed area like Air Cooled > versions you might have an explosion if the additives contain Butane or...
• Re: OXS wire in black box engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:45:46 -0700
  There is no wire in the engine compartment black box for the dash OXS light. The dash OXS light connects to a mileage counter...
• Re: 1972 (engine almost in?!?!?) Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 11 Jul 1995 21:02:40 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Looking at the 72-74 engine and engine compartment, I don't see how anyone can install the engine with the fan housing on...
• Re: Proper adhesive for engine compartment seal
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:31:01 -0700
  ...ckelmo1@comcast.net> wrote: > Finally scored a new seal for the engine compartment. �One long piece of extruded rubber. �I have to assume that...
• Re: low temp and howling
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Mon, 17 Oct 94 14:15:25 CDT
  ...I've got a strange howling in my engine compartment that I can't hear >when I open the engine compartment. I only hear...
• Re: [Syncro] spare wires in engine compartment box?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 3 Jun 2003 14:06:12 -0700
  ...In the wiring junction box at the left front area of the engine > compartment, there is a 3-wire plug with green/white, brown...
• Need Part
  Historical mailing list - Bob Kelly
  Thu, 11 May 2000 11:56:21 -0700
  Anyone have the upper water tank (engine) for a Vanagon "D" The one that is in the right side of the engine compartment ? Please...
• Re: '99 SA Vanagon pics
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 14:57:51 -0500
  ...On Friday, February 21, 2003, at 02:35 PM, Alistair Bell wrote: > Lots to see and comment about in the engine compartment.