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Subject:Fwd: Behind light storage was:vanagon Digest - 20 Feb 2020 to 21 Feb 2020 (#2020-66)
From:Michael Magnani
Date:Sun, 23 Feb 2020 10:45:01 -0800

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> From: MFMAGNANI@sbcglobal.net
> Date: February 23, 2020 at 10:32:31 AM PST
> To: Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA>
> Cc: "vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com" <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
> Subject: Re:  Behind light storage was:vanagon Digest - 20 Feb 2020 to 21 Feb 2020 (#2020-66)
> 
> I’m surprised that no one has mentioned the Vanistan oil cooler that perfectly fills the space we’re talking about. 
> Mike M
> 1990 2.1 WBX 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Feb 23, 2020, at 6:54 AM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
>> 
>> For some of us, that is where the battery is located.
>> 
>>>> On 22-Feb-2020, at 20:23, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>> 
>>> yes... it's where the battery's located in my Doka...
>>> 
>>>> On Sat, Feb 22, 2020 at 4:10 PM vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox.net> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> VW didn't quite miss it. Starting in late 81 models they used it for the
>>>> battery location in diesel engine T3 with about 600,000 built that way.
>>>> These made up about half of the total production of T3 vehicles from
>>>> that point.
>>>> 
>>>> Mark
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Dennis Haynes wrote:
>>>>> One of those VW missed opportunities. This could have been a place for a
>>>> battery.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Dennis
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>

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