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• Fw: LP westie tank
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 11:04:09 -0600
  ...Mark Watts <MVAone@AOL.COM> | What are the original colours of the Westie Lp tank and guard| The tank and shield on my Canadian...
• 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: Sourcing some parts....
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:13:28 -0500
  ...My '85 van for instance, though terminally rusty has gorgeous dust shields. Many east coast vans have perfect dust shields. It seems to be...
• Heat shields on Type 4 manifolds.
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 6 Oct 95 17:29:16 EDT
  ...one here, the '77 and '78 both have / had thin heat shields molded around the manifolds coming off the head. On the '78 one...
• Re: 1985 O2 sensor and idle
  Historical mailing list - John Haddad
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 10:39:43 -0400
  ...There is a braided shield of wire over the in- side wire. Some folks have accidentally allowed the braided wire to come in contact...
• Re: Engine conversion help sought
  Historical mailing list - John Koloski
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 10:06:18 -0400
  I grounded the shielding from the O2 sensor wire to the body sheet metal under the back seat, near the control unit. I don...
• Re: Rich Running....Vanagon Syndrome? HELP!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 6 Jan 2016 17:22:03 -0500
  ...It's probably where the shield ends on the bright green wire. The insulation tends to crack there because of the sudden change in...
• Re: Tooooooooooooo ritch a startup...com on guys!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Benoit
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 23:39:50 -0400
  ...Also, the NGK is the wrong diameter to >accept the clip on deflector shield. The shield keeps air from cooling >the sensor off and...
• Re: Unusual lube places
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:42:28 -0500
  ...I also ordered a can of their Gear Shield Extra Heavy which I had never tried before -- is a heavier grease but still has...
• Re: GE High output "bulbs"
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Feb 1999 01:48:21 EST
  ...not doing yourself any favors blinding oncoming traffic. >> well, that's not my problem :<) (its friday, on the east coast..... ;<) chris "shield your retinas!!"
• Re: Oxygen sensor wiring question.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 09:45:05 -0400
  At 07:06 AM 6/13/2002, Vanagon man wrote: >3 wires...2 white, 12v to heater >one green with shielding........... signal david -- David...
• Re: 1981 window dropped inside door
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 20:17:53 -0700
  ...Remove the arm rest, remove the vent at the rear of the door, remove the plastic "finger shield" under the door handle, carefully pop...
• Electronic Rust Protection?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Cavanaugh
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 13:44:49 -0400
  Has anyone tried the electronic rust protection systems? Counteract out of Australia is an expensive one; there is one called Electro-Shield which JC...
• Re: Catalytic Convertor Orientation
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Sat, 14 Aug 2004 10:07:27 -0700
  ...In addition, on my converter, there is no shield, but there are raised stamped arrows and text indicating the exhaust flow. I guess they...
• Re: Towing and Rock Damage
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 20 Feb 2018 12:25:48 -0500
  ...Seven hours of friction from undetected flapping cloth can do a > lot of damage. > > I am also uncomfortable with building a shielding structure. First...
• Re: Electrical/starter problem??
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Cooper
  Fri, 21 Aug 1998 09:26:45 -0400
  ...Sometimes they corrode inside the shielding. I guess the only way to check on this is to cut some of the shielding back and...
• Re: Drove My Vanagon Today-All Is Not Well
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 15:36:55 -0800
  ...However, on checking it out just to be sure, I found the > heat shield above the muffler EXTREMELY hot. So hot, in fact, that...
• Re: intake air temps, was:Re: Oil Buzzer advice
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 2 Oct 2015 09:13:30 -0700
  ...I was thinking to either reroute that 2" intake hose or shield it with some kind of wrapping but I took the stance of...
• O2 Sensor Shield
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:30:59 -0600
  Thanks for all the feedback 'n suggestions. Found out BD has them.I took Denis' suggestion and built one from a flour sifter, and...
• Re: Fires
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 12:44:03 +1200
  ...Any shielding at all should help.
• RE: Help: Vanagon Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 09:29:58 -0700
  ...The cable pulls to the left and arcs 180 degrees to the actuator which I mounted above the muffler/cat heat shield. Mike
• Re: Pigtail needed
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 13 Dec 2015 09:28:49 -0500
  ...The > green wire going to the sensor is a shield wire like an audio cable. Get to > that outer shield wire and with the...
• Re: Window rain shields?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 30 Jun 2014 05:34:22 -0700
  ...I want the ones that come down a little to shield from wind-blown rain. The ones on the Safari Van also seem to...
• Re: O2 sensor - wire repair?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 17:24:33 -0500
  ...How should >that duel green wire connect? The green wire is coaxial-shielded cable. You have to strip back the shield far enough that...
• Re: Let's See Now!
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Tue, 1 Nov 1994 12:20:03 -0500 (EST)
  ...NO!!! Behind the bus, I want to see the vehicle! > > Your wish is my command: > > __---------__ > | _________ | > () |_|_____o___|_| () <-- Martha, looking thru rear window and wind- > \| |/ shield...
• 87 vanagon muffler
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Clayman
  Wed, 27 Dec 2006 20:52:00 -0800
  I noticed a small hole in the back side of my muffler and through the heat shield. Is this supposed to be there or...
• Re: Fuel hose diagram
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:16:16 -0400
  Magnetic shield, something like that, i heard it was there to remove engine noise in the radio.... That is NOT my engine :-) Ben Michael...
• Re: clutch disc
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:15:05 -0700
  ...replace the Clutch Disk, T/O Bearing, Pilot Bearing and Dust Shield, and Flywheel O'Ring. Also get that Flywheel re-surfaced...........you may...
• Re: Distributor cap on '88 Westy
  Historical mailing list - John H. Zouck
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 14:55:26 -0400
  ...thus suspicious of the VW design (maybe the dialectric material or shield-to-dialectric spacing.) On Tue, 26 Aug 1997, Bo Kersey wrote: > I...
• 89 Bluestar muffler question
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 21 Jan 2014 10:14:27 -0500
  Well I have removed my muffler and heat shield. Definitely not an easy job. I modified the syncro heat shield by shortening it and...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor Ground
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 26 Mar 2006 17:45:24 -0500
  ...Oxygen Sensor Ground What are these shields that they cost upwards of $110? Anybody have a pic so we could see how to make...
• Re: Precision Navigation compass
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 1 Mar 2000 07:54:32 -0500
  Greg, we live on the edge of the Great Canadian Shield just below Algonquin Park in Ontario, Canada. Here, the magnetic deviation can be...
• Re: Wire gauge for the shielded wire for the O2 signal?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 20 Sep 2014 10:35:29 -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...
• [NVC] Windscreen for BBQ
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 16 May 2005 06:43:10 -0700
  ...It's grease spatter shield designed for household stovetop use. Three 10'' square panels hinged together. I'd like to have something to shield...
• Starter Life
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 06:11:30 -0800
  How long should a starter last before it starts freezing up when hot? Is there a way to protect against this (heat shield)? Seems...
• Re: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 1 Apr 2014 10:01:05 -0400
  ...The cooler is shielded as to have max benefit of air coming through the vent. Push fans sit on top. Best to use an...
• Headlight Protection
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Tue, 30 Apr 2002 23:04:30 +0000
  ...kits (not for Vanagons) but also have generic light shields, and bulk light shield material. http://www.xpel.com/standard.html#cuttofit The Vanagon...
• Re: Coolant Pipes needed!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 11:01:07 -0500
  ...so i got 10' of 1 1/2" shieldsflex II (series 250) wet exhaust hose from my local west marine and it works fine...
• Re: Oil Pressure Switch Removal
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 16 Nov 2015 05:14:31 -0500
  ...You may have to pry the muffler heat shield away from where you're working. I do this by forcing a piece of wood...
• 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...
• Re: o2 sensor questions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:03:02 -0400
  ...It's a shielded wire, make sure the shield doesn't short to the inner wire or it'll run hugely rich. > but >from...
• Re: Help Wiring O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 27 Apr 2003 06:27:46 EDT
  ...Must be shielded right up to the terminal end but not contacting the terminal end. Black wire from the oxy sensor is not shielded...
• Re: painlessly removing steering knuckles?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 29 May 2014 05:03:12 -0400
  ...disc brake dust shields, I've run > into the universe's rustiest fasteners (the machine screws holding said > dust shields on). I'd like...
• 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...
• 80 Vanagon Part's for sale
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Hosick
  Sun, 14 Apr 2002 21:08:39 -0700
  ...in excellent shape,and all window's(except for the wind shield)are in good shape.Most part's will inter change from 80...
• Re: fuel line shield?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 15 Jun 2018 11:04:38 -0700
  ...On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 6:54 PM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: > I'd think its heat shield but just asking...
• 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...
• Re: Sourcing some parts....
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:14:04 -0500
  I have a set of brand new front brake shields for the late Vanagon 86-91 2wd. They are $69 each. Used ones in...
• Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 20:38:54 -0800
  hi Jerry, by now you've probably seen Mark's post on this shielded wire thing. It's quite informative. I would add..........fwiw...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 16:58:26 -0600
  ...As I said before, the SHIELDING on this signal level conductor can wear through the insulation of the inner conductor at the terminus of...
• Re: EUROVAN EXHAUST
  Historical mailing list - Michael Pelikan
  Mon, 25 Nov 1996 09:33:33 -0500 (EST)
  ...It's traced to the heat shield situated above the catalytic converter, designed to keep exhaust heat away from the fueld tank. This, plus...
• Spark plug wire
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 22 Apr 2015 14:05:59 -0500
  ...I have one of these on my 2.1L WBX because nothing in the way of the metal plug shield fits the spot. It...
• Re: Window rain shields?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Fri, 27 Jun 2014 08:57:46 -0700
  Don. I had a pair on my 90 Multivan and liked them. I know i've seen some available through the vendors. The first...
• 1986 WESTY RUNNING TOO RICH
  Historical mailing list - Nick Kalman
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 13:20:53 -0500
  ...Turns out the that the outer layer shielding on the Ox sensor cable was intermittently grounding the inner Ox sensor signal wire. This was...
• Bar's leak versus other fixes
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 13:02:22 -0700
  ...In order to have a > > better look at the bottom of the head gasket, it appears that one must > > remove the pushrod tube shield...
• Re: Another question about O2 sensors..
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 30 Jul 2014 16:49:00 -0700
  That could well be true if it was a California model since those use the ECU end for grounding the coax shield. But yours...
• Re: '86GL - fuel or ignition?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 19:46:56 -0400
  ...Voltage on the inside, then insulator, then a copper shield, then outer sleeve. If the the cable deteriorates to the point that there's...
• Re: occasional hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 23 Dec 2017 16:58:08 -0800
  ...a good idea but should you put thermal wrap protection around to shield it from the heat? dan
• Digijet O2 Sensor Wiring Issue
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sat, 12 Mar 2005 12:33:33 -0600
  ...The shielding checks out with a big fat 0 and between the shielding and the conductor I get an infinite reading probing both ends...
• Re: Drove My Vanagon Today-All Is Not Well
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 22:59:35 -0500
  ...However, on checking it out just to be sure, I found the heat shield above the muffler EXTREMELY hot. So hot, in fact, that...