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• Re: Engine (VanaJetta) won't shut off when hot.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:53:04 -0400
  ...Maybe relay box is too close to exhaust or exhaust too exposed. > > Would a heat shield on exhaust or relay box help that much? > >
• 1.9L Hose Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Sun, 30 Mar 2014 16:38:29 -0400
  ...Since I'm replacing the motor mounts and have the muffler, cat, and heat shield out, this should be easy, right? The problem is...
• Drip Tray "latch" to keep up while cooking
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sat, 29 May 2010 18:58:22 -0600
  ...It only has the heat shield bolted to the lid. I have purchased a drain board and hinge from thesamba, but am a bit...
• SURVEY - I need a metal fab. project
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 17:53:45 -0700
  ...mentioned recently), simple rear bike hangers, nerf bars, and air intake heat shields. What I'd really like to hear is what other folks...
• Re: Friday Question: What's Your "Dream Dash???"
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 12:52:39 -0500
  ...Carpoon switch, phaser switch, low-frequency jammer switch to silence the rattling heat shields of those cheap little cars with 1000 watt stereos, smoke...
• Re: future is looking bleak..
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 13:27:15 +0200
  ...minutes or so, and the insulation from the wires above the heat shield bagan to smoke... stank like hell. The idea is that fuel...
• Re: 87 Heat not truning off!!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 7 Oct 2007 22:30:03 -0700
  ...be a small machine screw that tightens a clamp onto cable shield, thus holding enitre cable in place. Neil. On 10/7/07, Mike...
• Re: help! overheating with maple syrup smell
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Fri, 22 Dec 2000 19:08:03 -0800
  ...I recommend thinning it out when it's really hot out or you are running hard and need to dump a lot of heat...
• Re: Post-waterpump replacement - wires and noises
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Thu, 24 May 2007 21:49:36 -0500
  ...Are the "wires running free" bare and woven together? If so, that's the shield. It is there to keep interference out of the...
• Re: O2 sensors: 1-wire to replace 3-wire?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 15:40:35 -0400
  ...Will the slower warm up time of the sensor w/out the heater be a problem? (i.e., do I *really* need the heated...
• Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 21:09:13 -0600
  ...My green wire to the ECU is not shielded. How does the shield connect to the ECU? What effect does not having a shielded...
• Re: O2-sensor blues and more on '84 1.9L engine
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:57:52 -0500
  ...measure the voltage between the >>> connector and engine ignition control module heat shield, I am getting >>> around 0.46 volts with engine warmed up...
• Re: [T2] Turbobus update
  Historical mailing list - courtney hook
  Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:38:13 -0700
  ...Also, are you going to need a heat shield on that muffler assembly to deflect heat away from the engine or will it be...
• Re: i can hear my fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - David Johnson
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 12:39:25 -0600
  ...That will shut off the gas heater. As for the fridge, it is possible the cooling gel has set up a little - there are...
• Re: Custom Cat Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sun, 16 Apr 2000 19:25:54 GMT
  ...This can be recessed into the closet, but extra heat shielding has to be put on the ceiling, and it's awfully close to...
• Re: Speaking of heat and rubber.. CV boots?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:00:25 -0700
  If I was going to run exhaust pipes under CV joints I'd sure have a heat shield there. I would think an exhaust...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Sun, 8 Dec 2002 19:59:54 -0700
  ...fact so hot that the body coloured shield > below the rear bumper has discoloured from the heat. > > In my search through the archives I...
• Re: Digifant timing/tuning help needed
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 30 May 2010 11:57:02 -0400
  ...The wire to the O2 sensor is a coaxial type wire, (inner wire outer > shield). Pell back some insulation and check the outer shield...
• Re: insulating against road noise
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 6 Apr 2008 12:36:04 -0600
  Woody asked; >>Ken also informed me that rubberized "ice and water shield" used on >>roofs is essentially the same product as the adhesive, rubber...
• Re: exhaust head stud welded! to exhaust header flange
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:55:10 -0500
  ...When I removed the heat shield, to get to the oil pressure > sender I discovered that a previous owner (or repair shop) installed the...
• Re: FS: 2.5L Subaru conversion kit
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Mon, 18 May 1998 02:51:43 EDT
  ...I have everything), complete Kennedy conversion hardware (KEP conversion plate, flywheel, upgraded clutch/pressure plate, TOB, Syncro crossmember/engine mount, complete exhaust, heat shield...
• Re: 91 Carat has the highway hick ups
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 May 2010 11:41:52 -0400
  ...From the factory the sensors had heat shields and the 1.9L engines had insulation over the sensor. As for air flow I do...
• Re: Manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:08:07 -0700
  ...the trans on the bench i made a small sheet metal heat shield that > sort of slipped behind the slave arm. �in between it...
• Re: Inexpensive O2 Sensors - archives
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Fri, 16 Feb 2001 10:20:56 -0500
  ...The catalytic ceramic sensing element could have a variety of >different protective shields (including no shield) in place depending on >part >number and OEM...
• Re: [DIESEL] injector questions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Snyder
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 17:34:15 -0500
  ...Re: [DIESEL] injector questions > I would go with Bosch rebuilds and new heat shields (usually included). $20 > eache exchange is about right. Add a...
• Re: o2 Sensor on 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 17:50:55 -0400
  ...the heater in the > sensor. Make sure there is 12 volts when the engine is running. The > sensor should also have shield plate to...
• Re: Pic of melting wiring in my Air cooled '81. How's yours? --- :^)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 14:29:50 -0500
  there is supposed to be a heat shield above the muffler. Mine was (is still) missing. Do you still have yours? On 3/3...
• Eurovan exhaust rattles.
  Historical mailing list - James Digennaro
  Tue, 05 Aug 1997 21:56:08 -0500
  ...this will hold the system away from the heat shield. the whole job takes 5 minutes and the only tool needed is a 13...
• Re: Stocking and Preparing your Westy - This is not spam
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 7 Nov 2004 21:07:34 -0600
  ...heavy as hell and no heating stuff came with it. oh, we got cigarettes and toilet paper (John Wayne paper ... :) and chocolate (well ... sorta...
• Re: occasional hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 25 Dec 2017 09:51:48 -0700
  ...Since it is > winter does you O2 sensor still have the heat shield clipped on it? Wind > and rad spray will cool it to...
• Re: Curtains
  Historical mailing list - John Ray
  Thu, 20 Nov 2014 09:25:03 -0800
  ...nights I can reduce the area for heat loss and I don't have to mess with a sun shield up at the windshield."
• Re: 88 Westy: Cost to Replace Broken Engine Mount?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 13:03:27 -0400
  ...To replace them, you need to remove the muffler/cat, the heat shield, and the rear crossmember while supporting the engine with a jack...
• The DEEP, DARK secret of fiberglass exhaust wrap discovered
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:24:31 -0400
  ...I needed to shield some not-so-hot parts from the hotter-than-H parts. I've read reports of exhaust headers rusting very...
• Re: Amp Wiring Dilemma
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:51:09 -0600
  ...about the heat buildup. Does it really matter if the >> power and signal lines get close if the signal lines are shielded? >> The only...
• Re: O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Bill H.
  Tue, 1 Mar 2005 14:21:13 -0800
  ...a shield as the last time I looked (not thrilled about digging through the snow to take a look right now). And heat wasn...
• Re: removeing 79 van engine.
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 May 1996 09:39:05 -0400
  ...The problem appears to be the >heat shield that is under the main part of the tin. Any ideas, >anybody. What am I missing...
• Re: The DEEP, DARK secret of fiberglass exhaust wrap discovered
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:53:36 -0500
  There is always a price to be paid when a change from the engineered design is made.And trying to deal with heat is...
• Re: Midas or not
  Historical mailing list - Trace Choulat
  Wed, 1 Nov 1995 19:35:40 -0500
  ...They tack welded the heat shield, to stop rattle, FREE. I know that's not extraordinary, but the dealer wants $27 just to look...
• Re: uk sycro exhaust supplier..help, please
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Sat, 1 Jun 2002 16:55:21 +0100
  ...mail order tel 02089173833) and managed to get everything except the heat shield and the cast 2 into 1 knuckle (at the left front...
• Re: Burp tank mounting..?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 9 Sep 2006 12:40:57 -0700
  It sounds as though you may be missing the heat shield that goes between the cat/muffler and the engine compartment. That's what...
• Re: O2-sensor blues and more on '84 1.9L engine
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 14 Aug 2011 23:07:14 -0700
  ...measure the voltage |between the |> connector and engine ignition control module heat shield, I |am getting |> around 0.46 volts with engine warmed up...
• Re: I4 conversion exhaust - some comments
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 9 Mar 2008 01:36:48 EST
  ...This > required a simple layer of sheet metal as a heat-shield to keep the heat away > from the floor, but worked very well...
• Re: Gas heaters...was Re: Heater
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 28 Jan 2015 21:14:02 -0800
  ...Westfalia. >>> >>> However the heater itself appears to contained under the drivers side of the van above/in a large metal shield/encasement which looks...
• Re: Single wire Oxygen sensor: Substitution report..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 31 Oct 2014 10:24:49 -0700
  ...I was unsure whether the shielded cover of the harness-end of the sensor/ECO connection should be grounded somehow, to the sensor? or...
• Re: Canadians - how do you drain your dishes, eh?
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 22:05:45 -0700
  ...the US models have. > > Rich, > Dish Drainer? I thought those were heat shields to protect the wood cover > from closing down close to hot...
• Re: Fuel Injection Hose-----what size ID.....7mm?
  Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 08:03:15 -0800
  Now the biggest trick is getting replacement heat shielding for the lines. I've been searching for this stuff for months to no avail...
• Diesel injector leak, Was: sniveling lurker no more!
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Thu, 19 Mar 1998 15:01:05 -0500
  ...1/ Injector heat shield. Will look more like a seep from the head though. Common problem when unknowing mechanics do not replace them with...
• Re: rear valence trim?
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Thu, 2 Sep 2010 20:56:53 -0700
  As you can see, it is obvious that the holes are for bolts or screws to hold up the heat shield/splash guard. In...
• Re: 'Block Heater' shield
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Wed, 13 Dec 2000 20:30:09 -0800
  At 9:48 PM -0500 12/12/00, 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\" wrote: >Um, wouldn't a cardboard box catch fire with a light...
• Re: FS: Misc. 1.9L Parts
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Tue, 8 Jun 2004 22:55:15 +0200
  ...1.9L Parts > Shameless eBay plug..... > > 1.9L Exhaust Hangers/Brackets > 1.9L Head Heat/Debris Shields > > http://tinyurl.com/yqvzz > > 1.9L internals...
• Re: Stock 2.1 in NC
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 14 Apr 2013 07:13:38 -0400
  ...I am looking for the area where the coolant, heater hoses hook up to the engine and if there is a heat shield over...
• Re: Head gasket leaking. Bummer.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
  Sun, 25 Jan 2009 09:40:49 -0400
  ...After driving I could hear a drip and sizzle of coolant dripping onto the heat shields. Upon advice form the list, the choice was...
• Re: Can I drain coolant from someplace more accessible?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 11:46:36 -0400
  ...I'd rather not >remove the shield beneath the head. > >Is there a place I can drain coolant besides this that will suffice? Dear...
• Re: List of vanagon engine conversions that fit below the stock engine lid...
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 11:20:28 -0500
  ...60-degree v6 ALMOST fit using a fiero intake manifold -- some heat-shield trimming was required) sudhir On 12/28/06, Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins...
• Finally changing coolant on '88 - any tips?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn & Janis Wright
  Sat, 26 Apr 1997 12:41:14 -0800
  ...then refill? (I want to be prepared for this, since the heat shield bolts look pretty rusted at the exhaust ports.) Also, what is...
• S&S header for a GTI experience
  Historical mailing list - Carl Krucke
  Wed, 28 Apr 1999 21:38:56 -0400
  ...On deceleration the sensor would whack the exhast heat shield and broke the wire off within a week. Like it was doing a whole...
• Fw: A/C Compressor and Transmission noises
  Historical mailing list - James Lowe
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 23:11:07 -0700
  ...been hearing what I thought was the exhaust pipes hitting the heat shield or some other sheet metal in the engine compartment. But I...
• Re: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 1 Apr 2014 07:37:36 -0700
  ...The cooler is > shielded as to have max benefit of air coming through the vent. Push fans > sit on top. > > Best to use an...
• Re: Bar's leak versus other fixes
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 13:35:11 -0700
  ...removing the shields for this, they are a PITA. The only > > other places a leak could come from is the heater hose connection (a...
• Re: 84 Starter/Auto Trans problem?
  Historical mailing list - TBill
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 13:41:31 -0800
  ...fix this. > > If my starter is ok, should there be a heat shield that is missing? > Should I clean the exterior of the starter...