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• Re: inadequate cooling
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Sep 1996 01:10:37 -0400
  ...Engine should coool properly with no airflow in compartment at all. The Vanagon cooling system is actually oversized and I have personally driven in...
• fuel leaks
  Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
  Tue, 24 May 2005 16:31:33 -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...
• Fwd: Re: gas odor in engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:50:25 -0500
  ...no drips anywhere firewall fitting like new vapor recovery hooked up smell only in engine compartment and vents anybody have problems with hose permeability...
• More on Exhaust fumes in early buses
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Dec 1995 11:17:54 -0800
  ...Aftermarket paper air cleaners allow fuel stand-off vapors to enter the engine compartment air stream. Eug, '71
• Re: Dirty vs. clean
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:09:02 -0800
  ...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: Bus Depot auxillary battery hook up kit #1738-cant figure it out
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 1 Oct 2005 11:46:32 -0700
  ...The Westy charges only when the engine is running. Mark >..................................Also, there is no >provision for a battery vent in the battery compartment under...
• Re: 2.1 conversion warning
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 21:48:25 EDT
  ...This would keep the engine compartment temps down and might be enough to keep the engine cool enough. Another Option: Simply use the 2...
• Re: Firestop where would you place these in the engine compartment ?
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Mon, 27 Nov 2006 14:50:43 -0500
  Are you sure the heat from an engine (not on fire) will not set them off? TC wrote: >http://www.williams-pyro.com/managefiles...
• Re: engine quits, oil sprayed on engine/compartment...smoke...oh my
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 14:18:06 -0700
  ...engine quits, oil sprayed on engine/compartment...smoke...oh my > how about a blown o ring on the oil cooler? > > > -- > No virus found in...
• Batteries, Venting, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 09:33:58 -0500
  ...Think of this; Boat batteries are in the engine compartment where there is heat, & spark. The batteries are vented, right into the engine compartment...
• Re: about "Under the Bus"
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 24 May 1996 09:02:09 -0700 (PDT)
  ...But the best thing about keeping an engine compartment clean is that while you're wiping things down, especially during detailing section, is that...
• Re: 2nd Oil Cooler...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jun 1996 22:44:58 -0700
  At 1:36 PM 6/19/96, DOUGLAS wrote: >If you put it inside the engine compartment, all you do is pre-heat your...
• Re: Second Battery Installation
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 08:17:36 -0400
  ...Larry in Ontario, Canada "Russell, William" wrote: > I had intended to run a nice big cable from that battery compartment back to > the engine...
• Re: engine quits, oil sprayed on engine/compartment...smoke...oh my
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 01:33:49 -0400
  ...inspecting the engine compartment we see oil all over > the front of the engine mostly. i'd just changed the oil earlier this week...
• Air-cooled Buses are naturally loud
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 May 1994 18:26:40 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The engine compartment could be lined with these pads, like a Bug, and more pads can be placed inside of the Bus above the...
• Re: battery tray comparisons..opinions?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Jun 1996 18:22:37 -0700
  >these are metal...i dunno if i want to keep a piece of wood in the engine >compartment on a permanent basis...danish vs...
• Re: Mystery connector
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 29 Jan 2000 21:14:33 -0500
  ...a control unit behind the LHS rear tail light, a monovalve in the coolant line on the rear RHS of the engine compartment, and...
• Re: Westie luggage area
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 18 May 2000 09:43:27 -0700
  ...I have VB3 all > around my engine compartment. I can barely hear my motor at idle and even > at highway speeds noise is damped...
• Re: 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Thu, 9 Oct 1997 11:18:36 -0700
  > I have been looking for some after market items to dress out > the Vanagon engine compartment, ie crome valve covers and any other > dress...
• harness, cap fix
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Sun, 28 Nov 1999 07:48:06 -0500
  ...for the AFM is for BOTH digijet and digifant engines? Also, does anyone have a good engine compartment wiring harness for sale? Thanks, Woody
• Cold Starting tricks
  Historical mailing list - Phillip M. Kenney
  Sun, 12 Jan 1997 10:08:18 -0700
  ...I took a small electric heater and put it in the back of the van over the open engine compartment. After heatin for 1...
• Re: Where do jumper cables go on an 87 westy?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 10:45:37 -0800
  ...jump start terminal similar to what the Audi 5000 has in it's engine > compartment. Any decent aftermarket parts supplier can provide remote terminals...
• Switched 12V power in Engine compartment and hall unit to ecu question. (1984 van)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:41:40 -0400
  ...Where is there a good switched power in the engine compartment 2.when the power is switched on, pins 1 and 13 see 12v...
• Re: HOT eng comp
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 17:06:32 -0700
  RE: My previous msg about the engine compartment being very hot, I forgot to mention the van has 126K miles. Thanks, Jerry
• Re: Engine Compartment Fires but Erovan This Time
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Wed, 26 Dec 2007 10:58:02 -0500
  ...Fire started in the forward part of the engine compartment. The VW bus fire engine fire gremlin is now haunting the T4's as...
• Fuel line relocating
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 00:42:55 -0500
  ...to <underline>underneath</underline> the van well <underline>ahead</underline> of the engine compartment. That way the only lines "in " the compartment would be...
• Re: Fuel Line Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Tue, 19 Oct 1999 15:02:00 -0400
  ...Next unscrew the double-nippled flange on the back of the engine compartment and pull the fuel line into the engine compartment where you...
• Re: Electric vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:31:47 -0600
  ...Electric vanagon I look at that engine compartment and think how poorly they made use of the space. They probably could have gotten about...
• Re: strange Clicking Noise from engine compartment (??)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 21:42:26 -0400
  ...It's a loud clicking sound, that, as far as we can tell, seems to >> be >> coming from the engine compartment area. >> >> >> >
• power steering line in engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:01:09 -0400
  Volks, I'm starting to lose a lot of ATF through a corroded power steering line located in the engine compartment: specifically, the lower...
• Re: WANTED: Pictures of Syncro engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:46:27 -0600
  ...Pictures of Syncro engine compartment > > > > > > > > DJ-code is a European WBX with 112 hp and a DIGIJET ECU. The engine > code > >> is > >> at the...
• Re: Cleaning Engine, Do's and Don't
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 22:05:09 -0800
  ...Todd '88 Westy Sidney White wrote: >What is the product of choice to clean up the engine compartment-Gunk?, what >needs covering up, protected...
• Re: Type 2s battery in engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
  Wed, 8 Nov 2006 19:09:59 -0500
  ...Type 2s battery in engine compartment >> The original TYpe II's had the battery in this location-- >> makes you wonder why they moved it...
• Re: low temp and howling
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Sun, 16 Oct 94 15:44:55 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: Wanted: Engine cleaning tips
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Sep 1999 08:36:02 -0700
  If your engine is not bad, first spray the entire engine/compartment with WD40 (outdoors is best). Let it soak. Then spray the entire...
• Re: Berh Compressor
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sun, 29 Mar 2015 10:09:39 -0700
  ...Any compressor which the hoses will fit into, attach to whatever engine you're using, and fit within the confines of the engine compartment...
• Re: 91 Vanagon Manual - slow cranking....
  Historical mailing list - brett rueff
  Fri, 3 Dec 2010 17:51:43 +0000
  ...I had found and cleaned the first two grounds - battery and transmission - where in the engine compartment is the engine ground? Date: Thu, 2...
• Re: Halon Fire Extinguishers in Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 11:05:58 -0800
  Since the subject of fire extinguishers has come up I will re post the following regarding my engine compartment fire alarm. Bill Volks, thought...
• Re: Westy OEM fire extinguisher
  Historical mailing list - Dan Weeks
  Wed, 2 Jan 2008 18:28:22 -0600
  ...outside to the engine compartment, just for sticking the nozzle > of the > extinguisher into in case of an engine compartment fire. Anyone > ever though...
• Re: Another Vanagon Burns Up
  Historical mailing list - Wognacious
  Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:40:31 -0800
  ...The metal firewall behind the rear seat kept the conflagration away from the passenger compartment. After the engine wiring and all engine compartment plastic...
• Re: 1972 (engine almost in?!?!?) Westfalia
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jul 1995 08:45:01 -0500
  >engine and engine compartment, I don't see how anyone can install the >engine with the fan housing on, much less the tin. Like...
• Turbodiesel question: Need to help to ID part on left side of engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 24 Nov 2004 09:38:18 -0800
  ...There is what appears to be an airpump of some sort on the left side of the engine compartment. It has some electrical connection...
• Re: WANTED: Pictures of Syncro engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:29:38 -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...
• engine cooling fans
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 19:47:03 -0400
  ...engine compartment rather than letting the heat down there just heat of the car body and bake all the rubber parts in the engine...
• Re: Fwd: Re: gas odor in engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:16:52 -0800
  Can you get fumes/smell from a compromised charcoal canister without getting actual seepage? -- Cya, Robert '87 & '86 Auto GLs
• Re: Fire! (a sob story)
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Tue, 4 Aug 1998 01:57:02 EDT
  ...This intake seems to be a straight hole down to the engine compartment that forces fresh air over the engine to aid in cooling...
• Re: engine swaps - weight differences
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Fri, 4 Dec 1998 09:42:22 +0100
  ...If you own a camper with 5 cylinder engine, you may drop an additional electric power generator into the engine compartment. There is a...
• Re: [Syncro] Relocating syncro fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 12:30:27 PST
  ...mark lortie <mlortie@UCSD.EDU> > >I would be interested to know what the ambient temperature is in the >engine >compartment is when idling in...
• electronic ignition?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 5 Nov 96 19:26:38 EST
  Hey all, I was under the impression that all Vanagons came with Hall effect electronic ignition stuff but poking around the engine compartment on...
• Re: [Syncro] Relocating syncro fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 08:36:05 +0100
  ...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: HELP! Engine Problem
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Fri, 5 Nov 2004 17:09:30 -0800
  John, Sounds like a vacume line has come off, time to go into the engine compartment and search it out real good for disconnected...
• Re: Gas Gen. in Engine space? Nooooo!
  Historical mailing list - Peter Young
  Wed, 4 Jun 2008 18:44:05 -0400
  ...Those large cavities on either side are where the air scoops feed into the engine compartment.Even if you have a water cooled model...
• Re: PS pump switch, engine compartment wiring harness, ECU, starter
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 10 Feb 2016 14:45:07 -0800
  ...PS pump switch, engine compartment wiring harness, ECU, starter Does anybody know what gauge wire this is? I was thinking of ordering one of...
• Re: YIKE! Lost 3 qts oil in 30 sec, messy eng. compartment...
  Historical mailing list - Southard Family
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 21:24:23 -0400
  ...nearly all > our oil in just a few seconds, coating the engine compartment ... > - Hard to determine the source of oil ... my guess is oil...
• Rear Cushion
  Historical mailing list - pmunce
  Thu, 25 Mar 1999 03:23:49 -0800
  ...can tell me where I could find a grey cushion that is normally found in the rear of a Vanagon above the engine compartment?
• what is this device in my '72 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - (Jeff P. Schneiter)
  Fri, 2 Dec 1994 09:38:16 -0800
  In the engine compartment of my '72 Westy there is a ~2.5 ft long black cylinder, 5" in diamter, with German writing all...
• Re: Westy OEM fire extinguisher
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 2 Jan 2008 19:01:56 -0500
  ...It'll flood the entire engine compartment (temporarily - due to it's not being sealed below and the fact that halon's heavier than...
• Re: Spare 1.9 cooling system part?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 17 May 2010 07:25:48 -0400
  ...spare engine compartment bleeder H piece? (025 121 > 085) The piece that clips to the "firewall" at the front of the engine > compartment and...
• 88 fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Randy Newell
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 18:23:35 -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...
• Fan Belt Woes
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Apr 1995 17:13:11 -0400
  ...I opened the engine compartment and lo and behold the fan belt had a big ole gasher in it. Below that, there was some...