Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2015 09:50:55 -0500
Reply-To: George <skiplaubach@COMCAST.NET>
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From: George <skiplaubach@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: air cooled rear hatch ...
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I have a white (rear hatch (the one that utilizes "key entry technology")) one. Has a bit of rust at lower corners (POR 15 coated). I'm at nearly the same latitude, if that helps - Chicago suburb. Off an '84.
Photos at your request.
Skip
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> On Apr 3, 2015, at 9:36 AM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA> wrote:
>
> If you pick up an older steel hatch, you'll know ... it is noticeably heavier.
>
>> On 03-Apr-2015, at 11:23, Mudd Not Jack Sparrow wrote:
>>
>> I've never cut through it.
>>
>> Maybe I'll do that for the double engine project.
>>
>>
>>> On Apr 3, 2015, at 7:22 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Isn't it? I've cut through one of the late models to clear a diesel injector, and it was fiberglass all the way as far as I could tell. You might not have an original.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 9:20 AM, Mudd "Not Jack" Sparrow <rummaging@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> My 91 engine lid is plastic?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On Apr 3, 2015, at 7:17 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> The older, air-cooled and diesel engine lids are all steel, not plastic. Except for the sound deadener which looks like coir. When I first read the post, I thought the request was for an engine lid "hatch" but it was for the rear door hatch.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 9:12 AM, Mudd "Not Jack" Sparrow <rummaging@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Steel hatch?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What part exactly is steel?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Apr 3, 2015, at 5:05 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Look at diesel hatches. they are steel, if that's what you want. A lot of
>>>>>>> people have swapped them out for plastic hatches because the steels are so
>>>>>>> heavy and the fire protection aspect is more or less wasted on a diesel.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jim
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 2:29 AM, John Dillon <johndillon@johndillon.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> still looking for the rear hatch for an air cooled vanagon … hopefully in
>>>>>>>> Ontario or close … anyone have such a creature?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> jdd
>>>
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