I saw 3 burnt to a crisp '93 Eurovans at junkyards- all had fires that started under the dash. I 've found some Vanagons where the fire started under the dash. I've seen a few burnt engine Vanagons. My '82 was a Diesel that had an engine fire . I bought it, restored it and it hasn't burned since. The '86 Westfalia I'm restoring also had an engine fire that I think was caused by a fuel line that leaked , or a plastic connector that goes thru the firewall may have become brittle and broke. The fire was put out in time to save the engine and car. The fire extinguisher was not used -the fire department got to it within five minutes. The engine is new- I suspect that something was overlooked or not tightened which came loose, like fuel line to an injector etc. The key-on power wire burnt from the ignition to the coil and melted the ignition switch, freezing the key in the on position. Robert 1982 Westfalia 1986 Westfalia 1991 Syncro
----Original Message Follows---- From: shawn luft <shawnagan@SYMPATICO.CA> Reply-To: shawn luft <shawnagan@SYMPATICO.CA> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Risk of fire? Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 23:23:31 -0400 Are vanagons as prone to catching on fire as the earlier bay window buses? - Shawn
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