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• Re: '84 tranny probs
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Wed, 25 Jun 1997 07:37:32 -0400 (EDT)
  ...For filling the trans, I ran a piece of hose from the fill hole up to the engine compartment, then forced the gear oil...
• Re: Cleaning Grounds
  Historical mailing list - Geoff Wilke
  Fri, 27 Apr 2001 20:58:34 -0700
  ...Cleaning Grounds When disconnecting and cleaning the grounds near in the engine compartment, anyone have suggestions as to what to coat the nicely cleaned...
• Re: Bought an Infared Thermometer....now what????
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 7 Sep 2002 20:41:42 EDT
  ...Check that the bleeder in the engine compartment is closed, then, make certain the entire system, including the pressure cap, will maintain pressure when...
• Oil leak, 1.9L, '84
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 08:33:02 -0400
  I have an oil leak that is dripping from the very right (passenger-side) front (nearest passenger compartment) corner of the engine. The leak...
• Re: shuddering clutch
  Historical mailing list - Ed Hinchey
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 09:37:56 -0400
  ...It started right after a major soaking of the engine compartment with cooling fluid when a cooling line broke. The shuttering has lasted about...
• Re: Seam rust?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
  Sat, 19 Jun 2004 11:28:41 -0400
  ...I have done the pan and engine compartments of two Things and never had any significant rust through. And you know Things, they only...
• Re: RIP Click (or was he Clack?)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 3 Nov 2014 23:26:26 -0500
  ...the >vehicle makes it up the driveway....what did he do in the engine >compartment?" Jump-started the motor, I would imagine. Yrs, d
• Re: Audi Diesels in Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 05:31:18 -0500
  ...The shop doing it had to cut the back out of the engine compartment. The owner/dreamer ran out of money so it was...
• Fuel pump's initial pulse?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 28 Jan 2007 16:54:59 EST
  ...we're only dealing with the fuel pump relays in the engine compartment? One of the relays under the dash? Best, Jeff 83.5...
• Re: I need intercooler fan ideas!
  Historical mailing list - Don in Phoenix
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 08:39:29 -0700
  ...ensuring that air can only move forward and into the intercooler / engine > compartment. > > Suggestions, comments and ideas please! > > Thanks in advance! > > David Marshall > > Fast...
• Re: Westfalia Noise
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jun 1996 15:41:45 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I'm thinking about fastening the tarboards salvaged from the engine compartment of a baywindow bus to the ceiling of the engine compartment of...
• Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 21 Nov 2013 09:20:23 -0800
  ...It also turns on the power relays in the engine compartment. The exact details varied over the years. Mark JRodgers wrote: > > > A little aside...
• Re: Reducing exhaust heat extends the life of water hoses.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 11:03:07 EDT
  ...So it is a good thing to reduce the exhaust heat from the engine compartment. Robert [text/html]
• Re: rust in air intake louvres '71
  Historical mailing list - UTORInfoCommons
  Tue, 9 Jul 1996 13:18:34 -0400
  ...It might be advantageous to try and access them via the engine compartment route, although a few lessons in hatha yoga and having the...
• Re: My new 5-min webpage
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Tue, 25 May 1999 14:35:13 -0400
  ...You can support the engine with another jack or span the opening of the engine compartment with a 2x4 and hang the engine with...
• Re: Anyone pulled a Wiring Harness?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:32:24 -0400
  ...Push > multi pin connector out of van and work this end back, and into engine > compartment. There you go, one piece.........this is all...
• Re: Engine Died
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 30 Mar 2020 10:51:22 -0700
  ...connector in engine bay junction box? Or do same at black/red 50 circuit wire to T2m 'near relay panel, engine compartment' ? Neil. On...
• Re: Long Block Advice
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Sun, 02 Feb 1997 20:48:48 -0600
  ...a GTI engine mate up to the Vanagon bellhousing w/o modification or adapters? Will the engine compartment hold that engine w/o major...
• Re: Buying a 1986 Vanagon - My $0.02 Worth
  Historical mailing list - Marty Wallace
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 21:25:58 -0700
  ...fuel injection system and > better routing of coolant hoses in the engine compartment. > MM _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at...
• Re: Oil Buzzer advice
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 18:54:52 -1000
  ...with 10cent cooler ...air intake is in the engine compartment ...somewhat warmer . The oil cooler exit air goes into the engine compartment I believe...
• Re: Replacing the starter on my 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sat, 21 Jan 2017 17:08:20 -0800
  ...Makes it simple to safely crank the engine from the engine compartment too, with the key off. Mark Richard Koerner wrote: > > Once I thought...
• Re: diesel starters, Bently question.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 6 Feb 1996 18:38:20 -0800 (PST)
  ...to the electrical connections, but the starter did come up through engine compartment. Good time to replace the heavy guage wire from the battery...
• Re: Cow mooing in wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Sat, 25 Mar 2000 00:31:29 -0500
  ...the van, and the engine >is cold, it sounds like a cow mooing coming out of >the engine compartment. >Sort of like this. Moooooo...
• Boiling coolant
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 12:48:36 -0400
  ...I went to open the engine compartment and could hear the coolant boiling. All belts are inplace and seem tight. The coolant bottle is...
• TiiCo installation instruction manual question
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 21:14:18 -0700
  ...Does anyone know what peter means by "disconnect the engine compartment water ring" ? What...is that the engine bay hatch gasket?If so Why...
• Fule line leaks
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Zygmunt
  Sun, 14 Nov 2004 05:47:02 -0800
  ...tube - used to run from the fuel pump/tank to the engine compartment. 3) metal lines - connect to the injectors. I found some dry...
• Re: V8 into Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:08:33 -0800
  ...http://www.msdsinc.com/projects.htm The bottom righthand side of the webpage has a picture of the engine compartment of Marty's Chevy...
• Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:18:05 -0700
  ...What's a surefire way to find out if the engine pings with these non-standard plugs? Can one pull off the engine compartment...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Apr 1996 22:41:09 -0700
  ...Steward Warner Rebuilt Gas Heater 20,000 BTU's (will fit in the engine Compartment under the spare tire wheel well. 9. Tailight Assembly...
• Re: Behind light storage was:vanagon Digest - 20 Feb 2020 to 21 Feb 2020 (#2020-66)
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 23 Feb 2020 11:29:11 -0400
  ...battery was for my air cooled busses., the side of the engine compartment. > > Do you have a vanagon with the battery there? If so...
• Re: Magnets and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 30 Jul 2017 21:16:48 -0700
  ...the light was handy for folks seeing the back area at night or for night view of the engine compartment. The velcro adhesive refused...
• Coolant Pipe Locations Metal vs. Plastic. Retrofitting diesel coolant hoses.
  Historical mailing list - Will Taygan
  Sat, 11 Dec 2010 22:33:50 -0900
  ...And does anyone have a good picture of the plastic coolant pipes where they enter the engine compartment? From what I can make out...
• The wire harness becomes brittle
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sat, 3 Feb 2007 13:18:59 -0800
  ...My belief is that the cheesy plastic sleeves do a poor job of protecting the wires from the temperature ranges in the engine compartment...
• For Canucks Only -what kind of battery?
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Sat, 10 Feb 2007 22:58:03 -0800
  ...Side terminals only This battery fit under the engine compartment lid. I recall Alistair Bell has one battery in the back of his I...
• Re: strange Clicking Noise from engine compartment (??)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:10:06 -0400
  At 09:21 AM 6/13/2010, Jack R. wrote: >the van. There is, however, a correlation between the noise and >acceleration. Can you...
• Re: Help! Won't Start
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 17 Dec 2000 23:01:06 -0800
  So today I was cleaning up my engine compartment. Everything went back together fine, but now my van won't start. I have my...
• FS: Aircooled '80-'83 Engine compartment seal by the foot
  Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
  Thu, 6 Sep 2001 13:33:08 -0400
  Hello from Atlanta, Ga. I have 8 feet of new seal as stated above for sale by the foot----I only needed 4 feet...
• Re: '85 Westy Brake Booster Location
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 22:56:02 EST
  ...Is it in the Booster in the engine compartment? >> Take the speedo top cover off to see it. IIRC the instrument cluster has to...
• Vanagon to Campmobile conversion
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:45:53 -0700
  Hey volks, Me '86 Vanagon has an ECM (?) mounted below the z bed (now removed) on the starboard side of the engine compartment, fwd...
• Re: Conversion Choices
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 17:00:02 -0700
  ...That said the diesel vans put the battery back there in the far right corner of the engine compartment so that compensates for the...
• Re: 98 AHU installed at 50 deg
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:12:23 -0700
  ...98 AHU installed at 50 deg > Hi, > If I install that engine at 50 deg, will I have to modify the engine > compartment lid...
• Insulation for busses/vans
  Historical mailing list - Stephen White
  Wed, 9 Jul 1997 11:47:19 -0500 (CDT)
  ...in the passenger compartment it wont need the oil and heat resistance of something that would go in the engine compartment...) any opinions on...
• Re: fuel leaks
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 24 May 2005 23:01:49 -0400
  ...then inside the engine compartment another short section > of fuel line goes from the barbed side of the fitting to the engine itself. > > Anybody...
• Re: Alternators correction!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 15:19:03 -0700
  ...places on engine compartment wall >>> 14.23-14.25 > > There's your half volt drop right there. Alternator to engine, engine to transmission, transmission...
• I love junkyards
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 06:07:33 -0000
  ...floor crumpled) Two hubcaps, power steering resivoir and hoses, coolant resivoir, engine compartment tin and a airflow meter. (everything I was looking for) The...
• 84 Westy 1.9 TD
  Historical mailing list - Harry Patrick
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 16:38:40 -0400
  ...Fire originated in relays at front left of engine compartment. Relays are destroyed as well as the cold start cable, accelerator cable, vacumm hoses...
• Re: '90 Vanagon: Hose leaking antifreeze
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 27 May 2001 11:30:18 -0500
  ...I checked around the engine > compartment > this morning and followed the hosing from the reserve tank until I > found the > leak. > Looking at the...
• Re: Air intake "scoops"
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 09:14:24 -0500
  ...as the engine warmed up and the air temps increased in the formula vee engine compartment the car would slow by a couple of...
• Re: Engine Degreasing
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 22 Jun 2013 11:28:08 -0700
  ...You can use any one of the numerous engine degreasers available at your FLAPS. Afterwards, I Krown oil the entire engine compartment, this does...
• Re: Battery placement alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:22:39 -0700
  ...Kinda seems like placing it in the engine compartment would be > less > > than optimal, though. Almost as inconvenient as under the passenger seat. > > > > Hmmm...
• Re: Kombi on fire
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  6 Oct 1995 09:46:56 -0700
  ...rubber hoses in between are subject to the same pressures, and engine compartment heat - so they will eventually dry out, harden and be subject...
• Fuel Line Replacement
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Fri, 13 Aug 1999 11:46:48 -0400
  ...My engine compartment now looks much nicer with the new black German hoses and shiny new Swedish stainless clamps. Just wanted to let the...
• Re: Fuel line replacement
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 10:55:39 -0500
  ...There are some hard plastic lines under the van, but the engine compartment lines are all flexible. -Karl Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA...
• WTB '87 GL Weekender parts
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 20:20:23 EST
  ...front seat (grey, adjustable, drivers or passenger) * Grey carpet that covers engine compartment * Fluorescent Light, above table (I actually need only the front cover...
• Re: Catastrophe???(Oil lite and oil alarm on!)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 12:49:17 EST
  ...Have someone keeping an eye on things in the engine compartment. Let us know how it goes. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis <Kernersville...
• Re: Fold-down bed latch release won't
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 3 Dec 2001 12:11:02 -0800
  ...Take the pad out from above the engine compartment, and use a coat hanger or a stiff wire to fish stuff out. SOme seats...
• Re: Coolant hoses?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 11:38:07 -0500
  > I remember some vendor had a kit of all the coolant hoses in > the engine compartment. Anyone remember who had that? I also sell...
• Re: Install of a Surepower 1315
  Historical mailing list - Preston Grimes
  Mon, 14 Aug 2006 15:54:01 -0700
  ...I also put it in the aux battery compartment under the driver's seat. I placed it in the front right corner of that...
• Re: VIN/Chassie No. Questions
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 2 Jun 1996 12:30:05 -0300
  ...I had posted to the group my chassie number (247016777) as taken from the engine compartment. This lead to much more confusion for I...
• Re: strange Clicking Noise from engine compartment (??)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 13:13:48 -0400
  ...strange Clicking Noise from engine compartment (??) > > I just was driven around with the engine cover open looking for noises and > didn't have any...