On Saturday, November 25, 2000 7:22 PM, Rusty Johnson <Roq8cyans@AOL.COM> wrote:
>
>  My '80 Westy has an all-metal engine bay hatch -- and I have seen nothing
> but plastic hatches on wasserVans.   I'm sure the metal hatches fit all
> years, but would not use a plastic lid on an aircooled (pre '83 1/2) Vanagon.
>  (The later lids are lighter, though -- and just fine since the engine bay
> temperatures are lower with the WBX).
>
My Diesel Vanagons have also had metal lids, not plastic.

Maynard
'82 Westy Diesel "Reinhardt"
'93 EV GL "Klinger"
'00 Golf GLS TDI "WooHoo"
'84 Jetta GL TD