yesterday, i saw another burned late model vanagon. an '88. it had an engine
fire, and was burned to a crisp.. nothing left.. even the square headlites
were melted..
i had thought before about getting a metal engine acess lid from a aircooled
van, and dismissed the idea, cuz they were too heavy..
well, now i've changed my mind...
the fire entered the van thru the plastic acess lid, quickly...it just melted
right thru it.  if the lid had been metal, there might have been some time to
save the van.
anyway, i'm gonna go with the metal one just to be safe..

chris