In a message dated 6/14/00 7:09:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
desa4622@yahoo.com writes:

<< one of the listees, i forget his name already(sorry
 bout that) said that it could be some kind of
 propellant cylinder for the seatbelts toprovide extra
 locking force in the event of an accident..
 i'm inclined to agree iwth him because of the 1/2"
 thick hose running up the b-panel

 >>

ummm  are we talking about vanagons here??  LOL
chris