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• Re: poor mileage
  Historical mailing list - Mike Frost
  Thu, 1 Dec 2005 13:21:01 -0800
  ...The shield braid on the O2 wire actually cut thru the inner layer of insulation due to years of vibration. After fixing this, it...
• Re: Using FM stereo for film soundtrack: tach effect
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 15:03:29 -0700
  ...Plus, the stereo is > already shielded, but because something in the wiring is wrong, the > shielding is being bypassed. More shielding won't really...
• Re: Clear Vinyl Shield for V-Gon Front End
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 13:15:52 -0400
  ...Clear Vinyl Shield for V-Gon Front End I don't know about the rest of the list membership, but the front of my...
• Re: Pic of melting wiring in my Air cooled '81. How's yours? --- :^)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 14:48:52 -0800
  ...There IS a heat shield. I stand corrected! --- :^) But...... I looked and now remember that I repaired an area of the thick fabric (name...
• '87 Westy Weekender owner needs help!!!!!! 2.1L wbx running rich???
  Historical mailing list - Mike Frost
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 05:57:21 -0700
  ...This wire is actually a coaxial cable with an insulated center conductor that is wrapped in a braided copper shield and then insulated again...
• Re: Oxygen sensor coax
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 28 Jan 2006 12:35:05 -0500
  I should think that shielded audio cable would work and can be obtained from places like Radio Shack. You could always remove the old...
• Re: Darrell Boehler's digifant tool
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 11:13:03 -0500
  ...It may also be possible to make the tool using a shielded pc serial / modem cable, however pin 1 of a shielded modem cable...
• Re: Rebuilt engine project
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:40:04 -0400
  ...Modifications of the muffler heat shield and thermostat housing heat shield were necessary to fit the 2.1 system. See photos here > _http://picasaweb...
• Re: =Fire Extinguisher?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Sato
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 21:42:05 -1000
  ...I've got some lovely heat shield > > tubing I > > plan on using when I redo my headlight wiring. Note this is heat > > shield > > tubing...
• Front Heater Fan Lube Tube
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Wed, 7 May 2014 15:38:59 -0700
  ...So it won't flap around, I'll lead the tubing out through the bug shield and cap it hanging downwards. Hopefully I won...
• Re: BAD gas mileage and injector service
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:08:03 -0400
  ...Have you actually done that? It could only work if the torch flame shields the hot end of the sensor from oxygen. Yours, David
• 87 vanagon: sources for new windshield?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Mar 1996 10:05:00 -0400 (EDT)
  Hello all, My 87 van has 136 kmi on it and the wind shield is looking sandblasted--especially annoying driving at night, or into...
• Re: Oil Drain Plug Seal
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Sep 1996 20:33:46 PST
  ...Headlight rocker switch Driver side engine shield 85 GL 60 356 coupe (almost finished!)
• Any experience with electronic rust prevention?
  Historical mailing list - Jahan Byrne
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 10:24:25 -0800
  In Hawaii, several auto dealers install a product called "Electro-Shield" from Auto Saver Systems. It supposedly slows down corrosion using by interfering with...
• Re: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/car/540019138.html
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:04:19 EST
  ...540019138.html << > > Still has its original blue plastic film protecting heat shield/drain > board! > > so does my rusty 84 westy parts car with over...
• Re: 89 Bluestar muffler question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Jan 2014 21:37:38 -0500
  ...89 Bluestar muffler question Well I have removed my muffler and heat shield. Definitely not an easy job. I modified the syncro heat shield...
• Accident problems - melted wiring?
  Historical mailing list - Blake C. Thornton
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 09:58:34 -0700
  ...Anyhow I find that the heat shield that covers the muffler is not attached to the rear of the van and there is a...
• Flat Spot
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Dec 95 13:14:02 EST
  ...just had the front window shield seal replaced and the van inspected (yeah yeah i know that ain't got nothin' to do with...
• 81 vanagon performance
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Buck
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 02:51:42 EST
  ...O2 sensor checked, wired correctly (shield grounded). Temp sensors check out. I'd like to hear your opinion or experience. Thanks, Steve
• Re: 80 Vanagon Part's for sale
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Hosick
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 00:45:52 -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...
• Wanted: vanagon refrigerator door and cabinet on east coast
  Historical mailing list - I dapkins
  Wed, 7 Apr 2004 05:30:59 -0700
  ...Also looking for a replacement metal shield to cover the refrigerator flue (not the plastic cap) No junk yards around here seem to have...
• Re: O2 Sensor Wire
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Thu, 13 Jan 2005 20:46:33 -0500
  ...Basically the same kind of wire- current on the inside, shield on the out, but much more robustly built. I ran it from the...
• 1.6L Diesel Blow-by
  Historical mailing list - jmileham
  Wed, 12 Sep 2001 11:08:32 -0500
  ...The guy who rebuilt this used brass washers as heat shields, and they're about half the thickness of the regular heat shield. Unfortunately...
• Re: Demons III
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:15:33 -0500
  Funnn-ny! A tale worth telling! BTW - you do know that today's technology has produced welding shields that are clear until the instant...
• Re: Rain shields
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 7 Feb 2009 22:30:07 -0500
  PB wrote: > Is there any particular trick or secret to keeping them up where they > belong? I installed them on my '85 Westy and...
• Re: '82 Diesel Smoke
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Fri, 1 Mar 1996 14:23:19 -0800 (PST)
  ...Of course, you need a deep socket of the correct size and a new heat shield every time you replace an injector. Mike
• Re: Fires
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 21:18:56 EST
  ...AC.NZ writes: << you could always make stainless or aluminum heat shields... >> What could they bolt to though? I've been thinking about this...
• Re: propane heaters anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 05:09:23 +0000
  ...the wall of the closet in a Westy (needs a heat shield above it) or as a portable. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Max said - Does anyone have a...
• Re: Somethings knockin on my wheel........
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Wed, 29 May 2002 17:33:49 -0700
  ...2) brake heat shield 3) bearings >From: WOGNACIOUS@aol.com >To: dieselvanagon@hotmail.com >Subject: Re: Somethings knockin on my wheel........ >Date: Wed, 29...
• 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: Radio interferance and Intermittant Power Loss
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 11:39:50 -0400
  ...So, the basic prescription is to make sure all grounds and wire routes and wire shielding are excellent condition. In working for a busy...
• Diesel:was big trouble
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 18:57:38 EST
  ...diesel@audifans.com Big THANK-YOU to all who responded to the stuck heat shield. Not only for the tips/ideas but the inspiration...
• Re: Digijet O2 Sensor Wiring Issue
  Historical mailing list - joe brown
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:17:09 -0800
  ...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: Rad Fan isn't working properly
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Sat, 10 Apr 2004 20:23:17 -0700
  ...so I could remove it from the exhaust shield (somewhere I read that shifting the shield was necessary to remove and replace the oil...
• Re: Tools and spare parts
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 8 Feb 2012 09:22:10 -0600
  ...a roof canopy for being out in the sun, or engine shield for rocky roads!" > > Ha! > > All toyota did was to make vehicles that...
• Re: [DIESEL] injector questions
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 16:23:26 EST
  I would go with Bosch rebuilds and new heat shields (usually included). $20 eache exchange is about right. Add a diesel fuel additive. Maybe...
• Parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 19:13:04 -0400
  ...viscous coupling, differential, axles, suspension, calipers and rotors, shaft and protective shield . All for $500 or may consider selling separately. - Syncro gas tank $150...
• Re: Using FM stereo for film soundtrack: tach effect
  Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 13:42:24 -0400
  ...Anyone know of any type of shielding for this function?
• Re: Thinking swap? Engine options are only half the story...What ...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 9 Sep 2000 08:08:21 EDT
  ...In a single tip, the spark in vertical and is shielded by the electrode. The horizontal spark changes the shape of the flame kernel...
• Coolant hose replacement/ Bleeding Question
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 17:55:22 -0500
  ...Just trying to not pull those head shields off to speed up the process. Thanks Kevin 87 Westy
• Re: Stock 2.1 in NC
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Apr 2013 19:01:39 -0400
  ...Probably that stud is used to hold the heat shield. I need to take my time and get things right ! If you have ever...
• Re: Stock 2.1 in NC
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:19:03 -0700
  ...Probably that stud is used to hold the heat shield. I need to take my time and get things right ! > > If you have ever...
• melted plastic in fuse panel area during relay install
  Historical mailing list - tolga
  Thu, 6 Jan 2005 21:43:07 -0500
  ...Are these still available new? -The other melting was of the plastic 'shielding' of one of my power wires (red, 10 or 12g) that...
• Re: ECU or O2 sensor ?
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 27 May 2005 12:42:21 -0500
  ...The '85 has the shielded green wire and the shielding is grounded in the ECU connector. On mine the ground splice had corroded so...
• Re: Traveling Tool Kit?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 4 Jul 2015 15:48:26 -0700
  ...but I have a shield for the oil filter a set of belts yes... rescue tape - I use it twice... once to fix a...
• Re: Head (gasket) fix
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 09:22:40 EST
  I got some nice shield grouding straps from my local Farm and Country Store for $3.50 for a 16 inch line. It worked...
• Re: saturday stumper: why do Canadian westys have the elec. outlet down low
  Historical mailing list - Normand Gagnon & Sylvie Brunet
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 12:38:13 -0500
  ...US spec have a >dish-drainer / heat shield, Canadian have a heat shield which is part of the >lid and can't be moved...
• Re: radio whine - success, failure, success
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:48:01 -0400
  At 08:43 PM 4/13/2011, Alistair Bell wrote: >Shield on or off makes no diff. to my problem. My noise comes through...
• Re: Removing engine/transmission
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 12:18:06 -0500
  ...any cooling lines going to chassis, remove side heat shields, loosen rear heat shield bolts (don't remove it, it will flop down as...
• Re: Worse than Vanagon Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Fri, 14 May 2021 11:00:57 -0700
  ...The inner lead on green shielded O2 cable on vehicle harness may be shorting to cable shield. A failed and clogged cat might cause...
• Re: Pictures of Detlev's Vanagon Projekt
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 21:43:37 -0700
  ...I think some shielding may be useful, maybe modify and reuse the WB stuff? I say this 'cause I noticed a substantioal increase in...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - JT
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 10:11:57 +0700
  ...IF SO LET US GATHER, BREAK,WE CAN SET UP(DEDICATED,SHIELDED,GALVANIZED,HARD ANODIZED,"YOU NAME IT, I GOT IT,OR CAN GET...
• Re: Catalytic Convertor Orientation
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 15 Aug 2004 14:02:05 EDT
  In a message dated 8/14/2004 5:24:10 AM Pacific Daylight Time, rehaufler@MAC.COM writes: > There is a heat shield, > which...
• Re: '87 Westy Weekender owner needs help!!!!!! 2.1L wbx running rich???
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 09:36:07 -0400
  ...Strip back the outer insulation and cut the excess braided shield so it no longer touches the inner conductor, and your van will once...
• Re: sometimes it just won't go...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 7 Mar 2011 19:45:29 -0500
  ...I leave one permanently rigged with the (shielded) end hanging down near the alternator. Yours, David
• Re: Multi Conductor Shielded Automotive Wire Temperature Rating
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 10 Jan 2018 12:48:35 -0800
  ...https://sbw.org/westybattery/ The audio shields are grounded at the radio, and I haven't yet installed a dedicated ground wire from the...
• Re: Position Cat In Line With Vanagon Body? Heat Questions. Pics.
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:17:53 -0700
  ...I have considered putting a Shield on it for S'&G'Traffic & TallDryGrass but it is still on the ToDoList. I'll take some...
• Re: Antifreeze Removal
  Historical mailing list - Stan Harrison
  Thu, 6 Nov 2003 15:01:41 -0500
  ...To > get to that plug, I would need to remove the protective shield below the > push rods. To remove the shield I would need...
• Re: Fires
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 20:13:53 EST
  ...put exhaust clamps or hoseclamps over the pipes and attach the shields to these? >> I think steel would be a better bet for this...
• Re: Stove grate
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 31 Aug 2002 18:19:33 -0400
  ...No metal heat shield on the stove cover, either, just three little rubber feet. _ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org \__, |\__,_|_|_| "The VW...