I have an 85 Westy Automatic, CA emissions, with AC. Here's a pic of what mine looks like behind the radiator fan: http://xochi.com/vanagon/hotfoot The pipe insulation is mine. However, the spray foam is not...I'll go out on a limb here and guess that the spray on foam is not OEM? Do I have some parts missing, perhaps?
On Aug 23, 2008, at 5:59 PM, Mike Collum wrote: > Mike wrote: >> What year is yours? An earlier model? My '87 Westy has no such >> problem. >> It does have some exterior insulation and interior insulation and >> carpeting. > > > Earlier than what, Mike? My '84s and '85 don't have that problem > either. They have the same insulation as you have. > > When I shipped my '84 7 passenger from Hawaii to California, in '99, > we > drove it across the desert to Dallas then on up to Maine and didn't > experience any hot foot behavior. > > Mike |
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