Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 01:30:57 -0400
Reply-To: Scott <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Scott <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Engine cover, History
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The main advantage to the metal ones are some ( literally ) 'fire wall' affect if there's an engine fire.<BR>
The nice thing about the plastic ones are how much lighter they are.<BR>
I don't think there's a big difference in sound deadening.<BR>
Be glad to give you a fair deal on a plastic engine cover.<BR>
Scott<BR>
www.turbovans.com <BR>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">On Thu Jul 3 2:33 , John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> sent:<BR>
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</inua@charter.net></span></span> <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(245, 245, 245); margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">But you can't toast marshmellows like with the plastic ones once a hole<BR>
melts through.<BR>
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John Rodgers<BR>
88 GL Driver<BR>
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Chris S wrote:<BR>
<span style="color: red;">> Metal allows you to cook hot dogs while the engine is on fire.</span><BR>
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<span style="color: red;">> On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 6:36 PM, Neil2 <<a href="javascript:top.opencompose('vidublu@gmail.com','','','')">vidublu@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><BR>
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<span style="color: red;">>> Hey volks,</span><BR>
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<span style="color: red;">>> My diesel Westy (81.5) has a metal cover and all others I've seen are</span><BR>
<span style="color: red;">>> plastic. What's the story?</span><BR>
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<span style="color: red;">>> For those who prefer a more direct approach:</span><BR>
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<span style="color: red;">>> Is the metal version better, sound dampening, for instance?</span><BR>
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<span style="color: red;">>> Does the plastic version have advantages?</span><BR>
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<span style="color: red;">>> Neil2</span><BR>
<span style="color: red;">>> '82 Diesel Westy (Duckie)</span><BR>
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