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• Re: Further Information
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 5 Aug 2011 06:16:11 -0400
  ...Batteries The stock location for the starting battery in the diesel is in the engine compartment, based on what I've seen. Shorter wire...
• Re: 2 Deep cycle batterys & move starter to rear right engine compartment ??
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 8 Nov 2006 16:54:38 +0000
  The original TYpe II's had the battery in this location - makes you wonder why they moved it out of the engine compartment in...
• Re: Easier battery jumping?
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 13:12:40 -0600
  ...note..there is no safe place to jump a vanagon from the engine compartment. in fact every location in the compartment would be severely...
• Calif air cooled engine picture needed
  Historical mailing list - thomas LaPointe
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:38:36 -0500
  as with a previous poster, I am looking for a few pictures of an air Calif air cooled engine compartment to use for reassembling...
• FS - 2.1 WBX core and parts - No. Calif
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 13:22:19 -0700
  ...Also have other tin and plastic parts from engine compartment.. ask. Right rectangular headlight - $50 obo Near Sacramento John
• Re: So thar I was (Engine wouldn't start)
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 08:02:59 -0800
  Mike, In my experience it's not necesssary to actually get water into the engine compartment to cause the problems you describe. The humidity...
• Re: Engine Fire and ITC
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 30 Apr 2006 11:10:34 -0700
  ...Given the choice between Monokote in my engine compartment and anything else, I think I'd choose "anything else". That ITC ceramic coating stuff...
• bumper sticker /f
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 5 Jun 1998 09:03:01 -0500
  Seen on a breadloaf Westfalia on the engine compartment lid: USED OIL :-) Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA '87 GL Weekender "Beverley" VW shop...
• Those two vents behind the rear window
  Historical mailing list - Adam B
  Thu, 1 Jan 2004 14:50:11 EST
  ...do they just feed air into the engine compartment for cooling? Or is it for the air intake? Thanks
• Re: Real starter problem solved, wiring harness needed - Short Version
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Jul 2014 21:29:37 -0400
  ...I now need the main wiring harness that runs along the front of the engine compartment to the idle stabilizer, throttle switch, injectors and...
• EV vs. Vanagon vs. Caravan....Just the Facts M'am...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Apr 1994 13:33:22 -0500 (EST)
  ...Rear compartment dimensions: Rear hatch to back of front compartment - 110.1 inches Width of compartment 61.8 inches Flat, useable floor space - 74...
• Re: Oil cooler for 81 (and 67) Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 14:34:38 -0500
  ...If the cooler won't fit in the engine compartment, then it won't fit in the engine compartment and that's that. If...
• Re: gas leakage?
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Sat, 20 Apr 1996 09:07:39 -0600
  ...engine compartment. Seems I'd pared on a slight sidehill (nothing : big, just the slant of the street) with a full tank, and the...
• Engine overheating
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 13:26:06 -0600
  ...around the top of the engine compartment) to the top of the thermostat housing. When I replaced my engine and all hoses last year...
• Re: Mexican Watercooleds = Wasserboxers?
  Historical mailing list - Bob R. Kenyon
  Fri, 20 Jan 1995 14:08:28 -0800 (PST)
  On Fri, 20 Jan 1995, Dave Kautz wrote: > A very kind lady who is at Stanford gracefully lifted her.......engine > compartment lid for me...
• Re: Conversion Choices
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 16:28:09 -0700
  ...As for the engine compartment or the rear vanagon weight distribution, a 35-40 lb battery , the battery box, the expansion tank, coolant and...
• Flushing Tee and Filling cooling system procedure.
  Historical mailing list - Vince P.
  Wed, 12 May 1999 11:05:02 -0700
  ...6) With engine still at 3000 RPM, top off reservoir in engine compartment and replace cap. 7) Turn off engine for 5 minutes. Then...
• Re: Ground strap placement?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 06:54:40 -0800
  On an '81 there is no ground strap in the engine compartment. There's a ground strap that runs from the transmission to the...
• Re: Stainless Exhaust
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Nov 1998 18:12:30 PST
  ...The entire engine compartment will now be about 40 degrees cooler (reduction in radiant heat), so now all the rest of the compartment components...
• Re: Fuel line replacement
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 10 May 2008 16:01:19 -0400
  Are you talking about the fuel lines around the fuel tank or the ones in the engine compartment? The ones around the fuel tank...
• Re: Was: very loud Screeching noise on very cold days - turns heads - now: te...
  Historical mailing list - Brian McClure
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 10:02:37 EST
  Toothpaste works good on glazed belts- the abrasive cuts the glaze, and it leaves my engine compartment minty fresh! Brian 83 Urabus
• Re: Air intake
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Wed, 21 May 2008 07:13:32 -0600
  Why not manufacture a flange that seals off the snorkel cavity from the engine compartment? Then run the intake through this flange, with the...
• Re: Westy OEM fire extinguisher/Halon suppressant
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 2 Jan 2008 16:17:46 -0800
  ...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: 86-91 labeled diagram of engine/engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:30 -0800
  ...86-91 labeled diagram of engine/engine compartment > Most of the items are offering themselves to be connected to only one > place. > As you...
• Re: Bus Depot auxiliary battery hook up kit #1738-cant figure it out
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 1 Oct 2005 14:49:03 -0700
  ...Westy without a sealed compartment under the front seat, except for models that had the battery in the engine compartment. The vents you have...
• Re: Relocating syncro fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 16:40:01 -0500
  ...relay and cranking the engine to drop the > pressure in the fuel lines, remove the nipple in the engine compartment that > connects the fuel...
• Re: Parts needed
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 5 May 2012 18:49:54 -0400
  ...wiring harness complete for the engine compartment. > 2. two rear topside vent covers. > 3. hoses and plastic for the engine compartment. > 4. engine cover...
• Friday Stuff
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:33:25 -0700
  ...But I can't see how you could! So damn much 'stuff' in that engine compartment. But the cab is like a luxury car...
• sad event/check your fuel lines (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Fri, 3 May 96 18:48:03 EDT
  ...I wonder what it would take to rig up an engine compartment extinguisher system, like race cars use for their interiors. You smell or...
• dual battery types
  Historical mailing list - Earl J Smith
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 13:49:19 -0800
  ...the space behind the taillights on the driver side of the engine compartment. The ECU is there now but it could be relocated. Has...
• Re: Cooling Intake Air?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Jun 1996 18:51:04 -0400
  ...Any air that is stagnant in the engine compartment is air that is not pulled in by the engine fan. Actually, all air brought...
• Pooh's new engine - latest pictures
  Historical mailing list - Woodcock, Frank
  Tue, 22 Sep 1998 12:39:43 +0100
  ...The story is told at http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~mpages/pooh.htm Click on the Engine compartment for new pictures. Contrary to...
• Re: reverse lights not working,
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 17:44:54 -0500
  ...Hmm, I don't recall an inline fuse on the backup light circuit that is in the engine compartment. I only had a connector...
• Re: Clean Engine and Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 18:04:01 EST
  ...In other words nothing shows but the engine compartment. Really, only takes 5 minutes:) Use a good engine degreaser if you have it. I...
• Re: PS pump switch, engine compartment wiring harness, ECU, starter
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 10 Feb 2016 14:48:50 -0800
  this is the black box ... the B+ post and the red thick wire and the red thin wire http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery...
• Coolant Hose Exploded Diagram
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Sun, 11 Mar 2012 17:21:29 -0400
  ...the coolant hoses and their part numbers for the ‘83.5 and ‘84 vans? I need the ones on the engine compartment. Thanks, Bryan
• Re: Faintly disturbing noises beginning behind...('84 inline gas VW with 5sp)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:38:25 -0700
  Don't know exactly what you are hearing but the last ime I started hearing 'something' in the engine compartment it was the water...
• Re: Reality check
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Tue, 17 Dec 2002 10:38:23 -0800
  ...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: Air Scoops
  Historical mailing list - Paul Schiemer
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 23:29:05 -0400
  ...Cooling air exits the engine compartment through openings between the body, the tin, and through the gaps provided by lousy fit (just had to...
• Fiberglass Exhaust Wrap - Cooler engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:26:24 -0400
  ...Also I'd like to insulate the intake runners and place some insulating mat between the fuel lines and the engine. Chris S.
• Re: 81 Clutch Slave Cylinder Removal
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Harris
  Sun, 5 Aug 2001 10:02:49 -0700
  Greetings!! >Access it through the engine compartment. It will be a lot easier. Aloha, >Ed Thanks for the tip, but...umm, how exactly do...
• Re: Advice on 82' GL
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Fri, 6 Jul 2007 12:29:45 -0400
  ...Also check the seal between the cooling tin and the engine compartment as well as the seal between the license plate and chassis. These...
• Re: stuck rear seat compartment
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 08:50:40 -0700
  ...I found that when you remove the mattress pad over > the engine and lift the bench you can get into the compartment with your...
• Re: picture of VW Sharan
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Fri, 6 Oct 1995 09:08:03 MST
  ...I know its a compact mill(I had a Passat with the VR6), but the > EV engine compartment is designed around that 5cyl at...
• How hot should oil get?
  Historical mailing list - Edge
  Sun, 19 May 96 17:17:09 -0500
  ...being open affect the air flow into the engine compartment enough to make the engine run warmer? Someone told me these air intakes only...
• Re: Pictures of Detlev's Vanagon Projekt
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 19:29:14 EDT
  ...We did run it for a little while getting the warm engine compartment air when we were first getting the engine running and it...
• Re: gas odor in engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:19:39 -0600
  ...13/2011 1:16 PM, Mike Riley wrote: > smell gas in engine compartment and it is moderately strong. fuel hoses are 6 months old...
• Re: Burnt Vanagon of the Week
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 18:37:39 -0800
  ...the entire engine and engine compartment with fuel before the fire >even starts and then any and everything in the engine compartment is ablaze...
• Re: Power of a 2.0L Air cooled vs 2.1L???
  Historical mailing list - Noel Sachkowsky
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 07:52:51 EST
  On a Vanagon, a single Weber will not allow you to use the engine compartment cover. I already made that mistake. Stick with duals...
• Re: Engine Fire - Suppression System Quote
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Wed, 20 Apr 2005 16:58:44 -0600
  ...for a quote on a DIY installation kit for a > Vanagon engine compartment assuming that we got 50 folks together (big > assumption, I know...
• Re: source for spring clamps for fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 09:45:39 -0500
  ...Small Engine shop"? Mike Edward Maglott wrote: > I'm looking for the spring clamps for replacing my fuel lines in the engine > compartment. Not...
• Re: picture of VW Sharan
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Oct 1995 15:00:41 -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...
• Re: 86-91 labeled diagram of engine/engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:48:25 -0800
  ...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: Do you know that your vanagon air duct may be clogged?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 28 Oct 2014 13:40:53 -0400
  ...s enough positive pressure in the engine compartment of a 2.1l to lift up an engine cover that's merely covering the hole...
• Re: Problems on the road
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:00:29 -0400
  Robert, check the black box in the engine compartment, left side, in front (not the one over the coil), check the multi-pin connectors...
• Re: Alternators correction!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 16:13:14 -0700
  ...places on engine compartment wall >>>> 14.23-14.25 >> >> There's your half volt drop right there. Alternator to engine, engine to transmission, transmission...
• watercooled engine avail.
  Historical mailing list - Marcus Doherr
  Wed, 19 Oct 1994 08:45:17 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Without much time, I took a quick look into the engine compartment, and - believe it or not - everything (engine, tranny etc.) was still in...
• Re: Relocating the battery to the rear of the van - ideas anyone???
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 3 Feb 2003 23:08:46 -0800
  ...Would free up engine compartment for all the engine mods you plan on making ab
• Re: watercooled engine avail.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 19 Oct 94 13:10:39 PDT
  ...Without much time, I took a quick look into the engine > compartment, and - believe it or not - everything (engine, tranny etc.) was > still in...
• Re: how to put out engine fire?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 15 May 1999 16:28:11 +0200
  ...thought of installing a > race style cable operated extinguisher in the engine compartment? We had a discussion on this system on the list sometimes...