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• Re: Door vents
  Historical mailing list - Zeidler HelmutNTC-Dusseld.
  Mon, 1 Sep 1997 14:46:17 +0200
  ...At least this ductwork turns down to the engine compartment. There it is attached to the alternator fan which pushes the cold air through...
• Re: Removing the rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 16:58:50 PDT
  ...Perhaps you can plug them in the engine compartment and get rid of the hoses under the rear seat. Mark McCulley >From: Ron 'Coyote...
• Re: van won't drive faster than 30 in any gear -- automatic
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 21:54:16 -0700
  ...engine reaches a certain RPM (that gives you 30mph) but the engine won't rev any higher, your problem is in the engine compartment.
• Re: Looking for info from up north of TN
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Fri, 18 Jul 1997 23:18:42 -0500
  ...Properly maintained and detailed engines and engine compartments in the north like were I live generally do not get rusted up even with minimum...
• Re: Engine Compartment Fires but Erovan This Time
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Tue, 25 Dec 2007 06:58:33 -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...
• Re: strange Clicking Noise from engine compartment (??)
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:45:03 -0400
  ...strange Clicking Noise from engine compartment (??) So.... for the past couple of days, pickle has been producing a very frustrating noise. It's a...
• Re: Real starter problem solved, wiring harness needed - Short Version
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 20 Jul 2014 16:06:39 -0700
  ...I now need the main wiring harness that runs along the front of the engine compartment to the idle stabilizer, throttle switch, injectors and...
• Oil Splatters in Engine Compartment
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Aug 1995 06:51:20 -0700 (PDT)
  ...so I opened the engine lid to find oil splattered all over the back (FIF) part of the engine compartment! It was concentrated around...
• Re 2.1 engine
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 17:20:15 -0500
  ...This engine woukd more than likely fit your bill Mike. T he entire engine compartment and body is completly burned up. The yard worker...
• gas lines and fires
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Nowaczek
  Mon, 28 Sep 1998 13:53:54 -0600
  ...EVERY ONE of the rubber segments that join the metal sections of the ring line in the engine compartment showed signs of cracking and...
• Re: Vanagons & Fuel Line Fires
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Sun, 3 Jan 1999 16:16:21 -0800
  ...I have been vexed trying to locate >the exact source, it doesn't seem to be the engine compartment, but >rather somewhere forward from...
• Re: Ceramic Coated Heads
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 10:54:50 EDT
  ...With all of the exhaust being in the engine compartment, I wanted to reduce the engine compartment temps, to prolong the life of all...
• Re: black smoke pouring out exhaust?!?!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Feb 1995 15:36:04 -0500
  A good friend of mine traced billowing black smoke out the exhaust to a bad ground connection in the engine compartment. It took him...
• Re: head scratchin fun with the 2.3
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 20:16:10 EDT
  ...4cyl) turbo? the Esslinger kit - does it contain all mounting brackets? does the engine compartment or acess lid have to be modified?? thanks, chris
• Re: compression & advance
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Thu, 4 Jun 1998 17:25:18 -0400
  ...Haynes says so and so does the sticker in the engine compartment. Thanks Sean Bartnik Johnson City, Tennessee '81 Vanagon L Westfalia
• Bleeder vlave repair?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 17:21:48 EDT
  Can the bleeder valve in the engine compartment be cleaned out or repaired? There is a piece adjacent to the knurned head that looks...
• Re: Fast German ruined my dash, now what?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 00:55:24 EST
  ...ive actually amassed a small tool collection from tools being left in the engine compartment from careless mechanics. chris
• Re: Scoop for breather?
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 21:35:44 -0500
  ...The air intake on the outside is so positioned that it forces quite a bit of air into the engine compartment. You could also...
• Re: Engine ground straps
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Sun, 6 Jun 1999 20:43:24 -0700
  Hi Shawn Shawn Wright wrote: > > Today I started cleaning up and checking ground straps in the > engine compartment, and found that the right side...
• Re: Burnt Vanagon of the Week
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 17:22:08 -0800
  ...The reason the fire is so difficult to fight is that fuel line leaks will spray the entire engine and engine compartment with fuel...
• VDO tach wiring (1981 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Fri, 1 Feb 2002 08:37:11 -0700
  I have one wire (from PO) that I goes back to the engine compartment. I assume it goes on the positive terminal of the...
• Re: Coolant hoses?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 09:20:15 -0700
  ...Anyone remember who had > that? Vanagain sells all hoses in the engine compartment for a few hundred. I highly recommend it since my 86...
• Re: Relocating syncro fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 17:52:22 PST
  ...relay and cranking the engine to drop the > > pressure in the fuel lines, remove the nipple in the engine compartment >that > > connects the fuel...
• EuroSpec Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Sun, 8 Nov 1998 12:44:59 -0800
  ...much less stuff in the engine compartment...and everything is really accessible. the engine is mounted at an angle so that it fits without...
• Re: Do you know that your vanagon air duct may be clogged?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 28 Oct 2014 13:58:58 -0400
  ...When moving engine compartment temp drops to ambient anyways, as per Bostig research. You're better off with cooler intake air around town. Chris...
• re Fires
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Meanley
  Sat, 26 Sep 1998 01:45:02 EDT
  ...It is mounted in the engine compartment and if a fire starts, sensor melts, halon goes off and light on dash goes on. I...
• identifying some parts, 80 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 09:58:19 MST
  ...in the engine compartment, left front wall there is a do-hickey that is composed of 4 white tubes with wires coming out of...
• Cover for fuel hose
  Historical mailing list - BM2AM
  Fri, 22 May 1998 21:00:38 EDT
  Any one have any ideas on what to use to cover my fuel hoses with in engine compartment?Any sources?I tried JC Whittney...
• Re: Metalic Chirping Sound ~More Details
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 11:24:54 -0400
  ...attachment, the one that ties it to the passenger side wall of the engine compartment. A well placed drop of oil fixed it. JGS
• 84 Parting
  Historical mailing list - Darrel Combs
  Sun, 4 Aug 2002 14:20:38 -0400
  Full wiring harness from fuse box to engine compartment wiring harness from heater rear to dash windshield wiper motor assembly power brake booster and...
• Re: I-4 rough idle
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Mon, 1 Mar 2004 13:11:58 -0500
  ...cleaner and sprayed around the engine compartment, when it motor picks up speed , look to where you just sprayed and there will be your...
• Central Locking - can't open rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
  Tue, 23 Aug 2005 19:23:43 -0700
  ...I need to access the engine compartment and I cannot unlock my rear hatch to open it. I've followed the owner's manual...
• WTB: coolant tubes
  Historical mailing list - John Stepto
  Wed, 13 Apr 2005 13:35:46 -0400
  I am looking for the coolant tubes that run from the engine compartment to the front of my '84 Westy. Do the plastic ones...
• Built-in Fire Extinguishers
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:09:52 -0300
  ...a piped-in fire extinguisher; one where you don't have to raise the engine lid to cover the compartment with suppressant. David (dsl82westy)
• Re: Firestop where would you place these in the engine compartment ?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
  Mon, 27 Nov 2006 15:51:23 -0500
  ...Firestop where would you place these in the engine compartment ? > > Those look great! Watching the video it appears that fire is required to > ignite...
• Re: Gypsy is gone...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 09:23:52 -0600
  ...Can't tell yo how many fuel leaks in the engine compartment I have found over time. Once I discovered a fuel leak by...
• Re: Rearview Camera Cable Routing
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 12 Apr 2019 13:44:17 -0400
  ...When I look at the > driver's side of the > rear engine compartment, I can see the electrical wire bundle going up to > the...
• Re: engine quits, oil sprayed on engine/compartment...smoke...oh my
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 14:54:16 -0500
  I thought about that, but what made the engine quit other than it seized up from lack of oil? Plus, when I've had...
• Re: Oil Splatters in Engine Compartment
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Aug 1995 16:11:31 -0400
  ...Out around the pulley, of course! The fumes carried oil droplets out with it, and they condensed all over the engine compartment. I cleared...
• Re: what is this device in my '72 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Fri, 2 Dec 1994 10:35:35 -0800 (PST)
  On Fri, 2 Dec 1994 jeffs@almaden.ibm.com wrote: > > In the engine compartment of my '72 Westy there is a ~2.5 ft...
• Re: ENGINE SWAP QUESTION
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 14:57:10 EDT
  ...Will it fit in the engine >compartment. It appears to be essentially the same as any inline 4 VW except >for the intake manifold...
• Re: Gas spillage & other oddi...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 04 May 94 14:21:04 EDT
  ...auxiliary airbox wiring harness, or b) more likely bad ground in engine compartment. Dennis Haynes had this problem with the smoke coming out the...
• Re: 86 Coolant Pressure Leak/Problem.
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 25 Aug 1999 07:57:11 -0700
  ...The coolant tank in the left rear of the engine compartment. It has a complex cap with a fitting for a hose that leads...
• Re: fuel pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 21 Jan 2001 09:32:59 -0800
  ...Darrell, it is my impression that a good hydraulic fuel gauge made to be a mechanic's tool in the engine compartment is a...
• Areas of vacuum in the engine compartment?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:50:03 -0800
  ...I am thinking that the Sprinter intercooler will be as long as the engine compartment is from front to rear and still leave some...
• Re: Looking for drivers side engine tin
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 4 Feb 2023 09:21:56 -0700
  ...16 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Need the tin piece for 2.1L left side engine compartment. Anyone have? > > Thank you, > Dennis
• air box hose
  Historical mailing list - vwghost
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 18:46:49 -0500
  ...on a 2.1 engine.It is the hose that runs from the right side of the engine compartment to the air filter box...
• Re: Wrap exhaust pipes with fiberglass?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:03:32 -0400
  Mark, It occurred to me how it might also reduce Vanagon engine fires two fold. The reduced engine compartment heat might decrease the rapid...
• Re: Firestop where would you place these in the engine compartment ?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:01:15 -0800
  ...Firestop where would you place these in the engine compartment ? > From the video - it looks like gravity is helping out a bit - > > And they...
• Help! Changing coolant of 91 Westy...
  Historical mailing list - Fonni Chang
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 21:25:03 EDT
  ...I was afraid that the coolant may not have enter the engine compartment, that can really screw up the engine. Anyone, please help, what...
• Re: Replacing Starter on 85 Vanagon - Jackstands or Ramps ?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:47:36 -0500
  ...Scott, I had my mechanic add a push button starter switch in the engine compartment. He replaced the ignition switch also, which had a...
• Cleaning Grounds
  Historical mailing list - Brian Waz
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 16:29:30 -0700
  When disconnecting and cleaning the grounds near in the engine compartment, anyone have suggestions as to what to coat the nicely cleaned contacts with...
• Re: (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 14:28:02 -0400
  ...the time...) A plastic bag made it's way into the engine compartment (or i forgot one there!!!!), it was suck by the cooling...
• Re: Fiberglass Exhaust Wrap - Cooler engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:22:14 -0700
  ...would help much. >> >> As an added benifit it really does reduce engine compartment >> temperatures. >> Which makes it hard to cook lunch: http://tinyurl.com...
• Re: spare tire compartment gas can?????
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 15:38:24 -0400
  ...spare tire compartment gas can????? >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >One question I know wasn't asked in the whole discussion, or maybe it...
• Overheating symptoms?
  Historical mailing list - Jonny Miner
  Tue, 19 Mar 96 16:18:34 UT
  ...Without a temp gauge, how do I know if my engine is getting close to overheating. I know the engine compartment seals should be...
• RE: Wanted: Kennedy Eng. #
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Thu, 21 Dec 95 16:58:47 -0500
  ...the engine compartment size of a Vanagon is much less than the Breadloafs'.
• engine fire rebuild
  Historical mailing list - mat christensen
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:40:23 -0700
  ...a engine fire (not too bad melted harness and lines).I plan on repacing all rubber and plastic bits in engine compartment,my question...
• Re: '85 Engine hesitation help
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:25:43 -0400
  ...With engine off, have someone slowly press, then release the gas pedal as you listen in the engine compartment. You should be able to...
• Re: Rearview Camera Cable Routing
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Mon, 8 Apr 2019 23:25:02 -0700
  ...When I look at the > driver's side of the > rear engine compartment, I can see the electrical wire bundle going up to > the...