Hi Steve,
no heat shield associated with cat.
It just hangs out in the breeze, though some aftermarket cats have a
heat shield built on.
See below about muffler heat shield.

I like your planto wait and see.
More or less, the hoses only go one way,
and the pictures in Bentley are fairly decent for that ...
and you gotta have a Bentley manual.
plus some parts diagrams show where hoses go , like some vendors show
their hoses by where they go on the engine .

there is a muffler heat shield of course ..goes clear across the back.
It's 'classic VW assembly style'    that the heat shield has to be
mounted on the engine before you put the engine in the van . It only
fits one way too.

Have fun !
Scott
turbovans

On 4/14/2013 4:13 AM, Steve Cotsford wrote:
> That is a very kind gesture Scott...thank you.      I am looking for the area where the coolant, heater hoses hook up to the engine and if there is a heat shield over the muffler cat area.
> At this point it might make more sense that I move along with my project and when I get to a stage where i am not sure how things go, I might ask for a custom-composed shot.   It will take me a few days to get my act together.
>
> Thanks again,  Steve
>
> On Apr 14, 2013, at 12:25 AM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
>
>> How about I just send you some photo's of 2.1 wbxr engines ..
>> got lots of those ..pics and engines .
>> No need for you to go somewhere,
>> when the e-waves can shoot them to you instantly and for free.
>> Do you have a request for a custom-composed shot ?
>> Scott
>> www.turbovans.com
>>
>> On 4/13/2013 6:58 PM, Steve Cotsford wrote:
>>> Having just got my project home, I would like to take some photos of a stock 2.1 engine.    Are there any list members in central /western NC or southern VA/Tennessee who would permit me to visit briefly, camera in hand?
>>>
>>> Also if anyone has knowledge of a shop or individual who regularly works on these vans in the same general area, I would love to hear about it.
>>>
>>> Many thanks,  Steve