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Subject:Re: Engine cover, History
From:Scott
Date:Thu, 3 Jul 2008 01:30:57 -0400
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The main advantage to the metal ones are some ( literally ) 'fire wall' affect if there's an engine fire.<BR>
The nice thing about the plastic ones are how much lighter they are.<BR>
I don't think there's a big difference in sound deadening.<BR>
Be glad to give you a fair deal on a plastic engine cover.<BR>
Scott<BR>
www.turbovans.com <BR>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">On Thu Jul  3  2:33 , John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> sent:<BR>
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</inua@charter.net></span></span> <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(245, 245, 245); margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">But you can't toast marshmellows like with the plastic ones once a hole<BR>

melts through.<BR>
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John Rodgers<BR>

88 GL Driver<BR>
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Chris S wrote:<BR>
<span style="color: red;">&gt; Metal allows you to cook hot dogs while the engine is on fire.</span><BR>
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<span style="color: red;">&gt; On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 6:36 PM, Neil2 &lt;<a href="javascript:top.opencompose('vidublu@gmail.com','','','')">vidublu@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:</span><BR>
<span style="color: red;">&gt;</span><BR>
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<span style="color: red;">&gt;&gt; Hey volks,</span><BR>
<span style="color: red;">&gt;&gt;</span><BR>
<span style="color: red;">&gt;&gt; My diesel Westy (81.5) has a metal cover and all others I've seen are</span><BR>
<span style="color: red;">&gt;&gt; plastic.  What's the story?</span><BR>
<span style="color: red;">&gt;&gt;</span><BR>
<span style="color: red;">&gt;&gt; For those who prefer a more direct approach:</span><BR>
<span style="color: red;">&gt;&gt;</span><BR>
<span style="color: red;">&gt;&gt; Is the metal version better, sound dampening, for instance?</span><BR>
<span style="color: red;">&gt;&gt;</span><BR>
<span style="color: red;">&gt;&gt; Does the plastic version have advantages?</span><BR>
<span style="color: red;">&gt;&gt;</span><BR>
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<span style="color: red;">&gt;&gt; --</span><BR>
<span style="color: red;">&gt;&gt; Neil2</span><BR>
<span style="color: red;">&gt;&gt; '82 Diesel Westy (Duckie)</span><BR>
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