Please allow me to backtrack and speak only to what I've seen with my eyes.
My previous statement would be much more accurate if it started with "My 89
Vanagon's engine compartment...."  My apologies all around.

MiKE H.

>At 06:26 PM 9/28/98 -0600, Michael Harrnacker wrote:
>>Ummm, the engine compartment of a Vanagon is not even close to "enclosed."
>>The big hole at the bottom of the compartment would probably negate the
>>desired effects.
>
>Ummm, my 82 Westy, which says 'Vanagon' on the back, doesn't have any hole
>at the bottom at all, big or otherwise.  The engine is completely enclosed
>by black tin.  I've been in the marine business a long time (sail loft) and
>I've seen a lot of engine compartments that weren't as 'enclosed' as my
>Westy's.  Any fire I have is going to get fought through the oil
>filler/liscence plate lid, and I bet I can fill the engine compartment with
>foam in no time.
>