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I am Wildcat
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 Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 4:47 pm Post subject: diesel engine - deck lid cover |
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Anyone have a link for a new diesel engine deck lid cover? Mine is getting pretty worn and I'd like to replace it, but I can't seem to find any online. If you know of a source, I would appreciate it!
I'm pretty sure the deck lid I currently have is from a stock 1.6 D engine. It has recessed parts in the foam that are shaped differently than other deck lids I've seen online.
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andy syncro-nutz
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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I think there was only two covers Metal or Plastic 
I think the indentaions where for 2wd vans as there engines are closer to the deck lid ?
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 5:16 pm Post subject: |
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| andy syncro-nutz wrote: |
| I think there was only two covers Metal or Plastic |
Slightly OT -- was one style of cover notably lighter than the other? The cover I have is heavy -- manageable but I can foresee the day when the weight and the somewhat awkward way it lifts out could become a problem. |
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I am Wildcat
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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Mine is definitely made of plastic. It's also heavy...because it's soaked in oil. I've cleaned it with some simple green and a spray house which has help some, but it's worn down to the plastic in a few places too.
Here are a few pictures of the inside of my engine cover to verify if it is different looking that any other engine cover out there.
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andy syncro-nutz
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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The metal cover is way heavier than the plastic cover 
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andy syncro-nutz
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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| andy syncro-nutz wrote: |
| The metal cover is way heavier than the plastic cover |
just noticed you have 1.9TD,  That engine is taller than the stock 1.6TD About an inch or so??
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| andy syncro-nutz wrote: |
just noticed you have 1.9TD, That engine is taller than the stock 1.6TD About an inch or so?? |
Correct on the 1.9TD. I'm not sure how much taller it is than the stock 1.6, but I assume that's why there is an indentation in the foam on the cover.
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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wildcat my westy is 1.6 NA and my engine cover which is OG is stupid heavy compared to my 84 westy gas cover (metal vs plastic) and does not have the foam but more of a plastic sheeting covering insulation. I can post a pic if yunt me too
I would imagine as noisy as the diesel engines are the metal engine covers help with the sound deadening.
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Zeitgeist 13
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Your cover looks like nearly every other fibreglass cover out there on the market today. You're unlikely to find another in much better shape than that.
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Oh and my metal cover has oe deadening material on top also
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| Your cover looks like nearly every other fibreglass cover out there on the market today. You're unlikely to find another in much better shape than that. |
* I had actually typed a very similiar reply, but recanted before posting it earlier
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I am Wildcat
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Zeitgeist 13 wrote: |
| Your cover looks like nearly every other fibreglass cover out there on the market today. You're unlikely to find another in much better shape than that. |
* I had actually typed a very similiar reply, but recanted before posting it earlier |
haha....I know guys. I know.
Just wanted to know if anyone knew of a source for a new one! I figured one of you out there was sitting on a warehouse full of these things just waiting for someone to come knocking.
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| I am Wildcat wrote: |
| andy syncro-nutz wrote: |
just noticed you have 1.9TD, That engine is taller than the stock 1.6TD About an inch or so?? |
Correct on the 1.9TD. I'm not sure how much taller it is than the stock 1.6, but I assume that's why there is an indentation in the foam on the cover. |
wait, there are vanagons that came stock with the 1.9TD? I thought the only diesel sold in US was the 1.6 NA. |
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| srmpf wrote: |
| wait, there are vanagons that came stock with the 1.9TD? |
none that I know of
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| Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 7:53 am Post subject: |
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| tclark wrote: |
| ... that old foam scrapes right off Then i replaced it with that mylar faced engine compartment sound deadener... |
Does this make it noticeably lighter? |
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| Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:19 am Post subject: |
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This is probably the best option, thanks for the lead!
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