Fuel tank heat shield - Vanagon water-cooled conversion

[eric.freudenthal]

I put an ej22 in my (orignally air-cooled) 1981 vanagon maybe 7 yrs ago.

the fuel tank and front of the vehicle now get quite hot.

I wonder if vw's water cooled systems included any insulation or fuel tank heat guard.

Thanks, seir

[ALIKA T3]

[zerotofifty]

[jlrftype7]

If you have the stock Spare tire carrier, you can swap it out for an aftermarket version that's more open to air flow. We've got one, it defiantly changed the air flow under the Vanagon out of the radiator fan. Also, have you checked to see if you have the stock insulation pads still attached to the underbody from VW. They can fall apart over time and fall off.
As for adding interior insulation, I added Reflectix insulation under our front carpet based on suggestions from here on Samba to combat heat sneaking into the interior. There are threads on it- cheap and easy.
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[danfromsyr]

when I did mine I added a air diversion 'tube' or shield from the cooling fan housing using that aluminum bubble wrap.
add some pound on grommets and used zip ties in holes around the perimiter of the fan shroud. all this does is create a soft diversion half pipe that prevents the hot air from directly contacting the fan facing floor surface..
but I didn't do anything to the horizontal floor and it's quite ok.
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[MsTaboo]

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