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Date:         Fri, 3 Apr 2015 12:55:11 -0300
Reply-To:     Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA>
Subject:      Re: air cooled rear hatch ...
Comments: To: Mudd Not Jack Sparrow <rummaging@YAHOO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <72B5B7AE-8311-4A7F-8725-D3C244E951B3@yahoo.com>
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I guess that depends on the condition of you rear end ;-)

On 03-Apr-2015, at 11:57, Mudd Not Jack Sparrow wrote:

> Will it ruin the rear springs, and scratch your rear bumper and you drag the tail down the street? > > >> On Apr 3, 2015, at 7:36 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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