In <Pine.SOL.3.93.960523113248.1785A-100000@halfdan.med.umn.edu>, Gerald Skerbitz wrote:
>'84 1.9L Vanagon 
>There is a brown wire leading from the wiring harness at the left of the
>engine (black wrapping) and going forward and through the tin and
>disappearing *down there* somewhere.  :-) 
>....  If not, what is that
>wire doing?  Whre does it go? 
>

That's the wire for the patented VW Vanagon DOOMSDAY water-cooled
self-destruct device! It's wired to 25 kg of plastique located under the drivers
seat- that way yer van won't fall into the wrong hands if it breaks
down....

I think it was an option on most models...:)

Mike Esc.