Date:         Mon, 15 Jan 2001 16:57:37 -0800
Reply-To:     Bill Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bill Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET>
Subject:      Re: rusty engine compartment, no splash shields?
Comments: To: Mrblimbo@GATEWAY.NET
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> Hello, I'm extremely green regarding vanagons and I checked archive but
> couldn't find answer to my question so here it is.  Do or did water-cooled
> vanagons have any sort of engine compartment tin? I know that they don't
need
> the tin due to being watercooled but I looked at a vanagon today and the
> engine comparment was extremely rusty the motor was just rusted.  It ran
fine
> but looked terrible.  I was thinking that if you put some tin back there
to
> be used as sort of a splash shied that it would reduce some of the rust.
By
> the way the rest of the body was in great shape with on a few spots of
> surface rust.  Marcus

If the engine compartment was that rusty, and the rest of the vehicle had no
rust... and the paint was new... I'd suspect they did a cover up just to
sell the vehicle... check it out close... crawl under the van with a flash
light... look carefully.

Bill