Try Jason at mtnhobit@aol.com  I know he is parting out a low mileage
digifant equipped van in NY.  Seems to be a good guy to deal with.

Karl Wolz

|-----Original Message-----
|From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]
|On Behalf Of John Rodgers
|Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 12:47 PM
|To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
|Subject: Engine Bay Electrical Fire
|
|  I have begun pulling the burned wiring harness that is in
|the engine bay out of the vehicle. What a nightmare this is
|going to be - replacing the thing. I split the cover of the
|harness to see the extent of damage and all those wires are
|burned - insulation melted and charred. Nothing salvageable.
|The whole harness has to go. I haven't asked around yet about
|a replacement. A couple of fine Volks have offered, but I'm
|not there yet. It will be a few days. I'm planning to
|photograph this effort for posterity for the list, in case
|anyone else ever has to do it. Out of this effort already
|comes this admonition - Inspect  your engine bay today for
|chafing, rubbing, vibrating, hoses, wires, etc. Be sure
|nothing is touching something else unless it was intended that
|way. Tie things off, add chafing strips, install plastic wraps
|around plumbing, hoses and wires. You DO NOT want the trouble I've got.
|
|I confess - in my view, the WBX engines are as close to an
|opposed cylinder aircraft engine as one can get without
|flying. Lots and lots of wires, hoses, plumbing, cables, etc.
|running everywhere. And it has all the same hassles. All that
|rubbing, chafing, vibrating, cracking - same, same. Routinely
|inspect your engine, same as a 50 and 100 hour inspection on
|an airplane. Give it a thorough going over, write down all the
|dings on a list, then go back and fix them, checking off the
|list as  you go. It's the only way. Airplanes have to have an
|annual inspection where the machine is brought back up to as
|near new as possible once a year. It's the law. Without it -
|the license is not valid. Our Vanagons need that kind of
|inspection as well.
|
|John
|
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|John Rodgers
|Clayartist and Moldmaker
|88'GL VW Bus Driver
|Chelsea, AL
|Http://www.moldhaus.com
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