Date: Sat, 25 Jan 1997 14:50:28 -0500 (EST)
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From: KENYON FAIREY <kfairey@oit.umass.edu>
Subject: Re: Pad over engine & Fire extinguisher
I too find it hard to believe that ANYONE could own a Westy and not KNOW what
kind of engine lid they have! I have opened the compartment just to study or
check the engine enough times to KNOW that the '91 has a plastic lid, while my
'80 had the heavy metal one. I personally thought that the metal one was safer-
in the case of a fire, etc.
Of course my engine fire totally destroyed the plastic one - allowing much more
damage to occur to the engine!
Kenyon
>
> Ron Lussier wrote:
> >
> > At 12:05 PM 1/24/97 -0600, SyncroHead@aol.com wrote:
> > >Concerning the engine lid though, all later models (87+) I've seen came wth
> > >the plastic lid, while and 82 diesel's I saw came with the heavy metal lid.
> > > I think VW changed over sometime between 82 & 86 from metal to plastic on
> > >all the lids.
> > >
> > >Does anyone know when this change was made?
> >
> > I'm fairly sure that my '90 has a metal lid.
> >
> > Ron
> > --
> > Ron 'Coyote' Lussier /\_/\ ____ Chaco Communications
> > (408) 865-0657 ( ) \ _/__ 10164 Parkwood Drive #8
> > coyote@chaco.com \ / \X / Cupertino, CA 95014-1533
> > (1990 VW Westfalia Camper) \_/ \/ http://www.chaco.com/~coyote
> "Fairly Sure"? Darn it you must have a Gem of a VW if you dont KNOW!!
> Well its friday
> Dave 86 westie
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> Name: Dave (WR3I)
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> Date: 09/12/95
> Time: 21:47:25
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