With this talk of engine fires and decklids and such, I thought I'd add
my couple cents...

Fire extinguishers are available from the marine industry that mount in
the engine compartment of boats, or in this case, your vanagon. They are
set to go off automatically in case of a fire. There was a women
listmember here about 7 or 8 months ago from the East coast that swore
by them. She had completely lost her '91 Westfalia and wasn't about to
do it again. These setups can be had for under $200 I'm sure. If you
travel with a dog or other animal it's a must!

JordanVW had mentioned recently seeing a burnt up van and I too just
photographed a completely toasted late model. The door handles were
melted off. I think the passenger side molding might have been the only
salvageable part left. The van is owned by a bud of mine, he said when
he gets ready to crush it I can come out and take what I want. I'll
probably take the drivetrain just to see what it looks like. I'll have
pics to show as soon as I get the film developed. "Chris, you should go
get some photos too!"

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