

| Subject: | Re: air cooled rear hatch ... |
| From: | Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow |
| Date: | Fri, 3 Apr 2015 07:23:55 -0700 |
I've never cut through it. Maybe I'll do that for the double engine project. > On Apr 3, 2015, at 7:22 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > > Isn't it? I've cut through one of the late models to clear a diesel injector, and it was fiberglass all the way as far as I could tell. You might not have an original. > > Jim > >> On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 9:20 AM, Mudd "Not Jack" Sparrow <rummaging@yahoo.com> wrote: >> My 91 engine lid is plastic? >> >> >>> On Apr 3, 2015, at 7:17 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> The older, air-cooled and diesel engine lids are all steel, not plastic. Except for the sound deadener which looks like coir. When I first read the post, I thought the request was for an engine lid "hatch" but it was for the rear door hatch. >>> >>> Jim >>> >>>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 9:12 AM, Mudd "Not Jack" Sparrow <rummaging@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>> Steel hatch? >>>> >>>> What part exactly is steel? >>>> >>>> >>>> > On Apr 3, 2015, at 5:05 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > Look at diesel hatches. they are steel, if that's what you want. A lot of >>>> > people have swapped them out for plastic hatches because the steels are so >>>> > heavy and the fire protection aspect is more or less wasted on a diesel. >>>> > >>>> > Jim >>>> > >>>> > On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 2:29 AM, John Dillon <johndillon@johndillon.com> >>>> > wrote: >>>> > >>>> >> still looking for the rear hatch for an air cooled vanagon … hopefully in >>>> >> Ontario or close … anyone have such a creature? >>>> >> >>>> >> jdd >>>> >> >
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