I used corrugated plastic to replace the cardboard surround in the engine bay at the air intake. used another piece to dam the fresh air intake instead of the grille for the winter. sucked in the half of a blizzard driving home from the T.S.O. show last year; siezed up the blower motor! got an entire sheet of the stuff from the post office - free. they use it on top of pallets of sacked mail. will probably use it to replace radiator panel in the Audi too. take care, be well and enjoy a safe, happy holiday ... mike

--- On Wed, 11/23/11, Frank Lee <techedteacher@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> From: Frank Lee <techedteacher@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Cardboard isolation plates at the air intake & radiator
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2011, 2:04 PM
> Can someone point me to a diagram or
> photos of the air isolation plate in
> the engine compartment?
> I need to cut out a new one.���Photo works
> so I know exactly where it goes.
> (might have saved the engine from aspirating coolant spray
> when the upper
> coolant tank leaked)
> 
> Also the air dams or plates at the front radiator
> grills.� Or tell be the
> better replacements.
> 
> I have heavy agricultural waxed corrugated cardboard that
> should work well.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Frank
> Yellow Sub - 82 diesel na camper
>