Date:         Fri, 7 Jan 2000 03:00:36 -0800
Reply-To:     Wolfgang Carolsfeld <wolfgang@ISLAND.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Wolfgang Carolsfeld <wolfgang@ISLAND.NET>
Subject:      WTB:  oil-filler tube for Syncro
Comments: To: vanagon <vanagon@vanagon.com>
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Hello List :

Does anybody that's parted out or swapped out a 2.1 waterboxer from a
Syncro have a good oilfiller tube assembly they are willing to part with ?
 The plastic tube and metal pipe down to the crankcase are an inseparable
unit ... and its one such complete assembly that I would like. VW wants too
much money for a new one ... what can I say.  The filler tube is different
on a Syncro ... different engine  mount height I think.

I separated the plastic part from the metal pipe to improve clearances,
while removing my engine for replacement, such as you had to do on the
older aircooled bus engines. DON'T do this maneuver on the waterboxers,
because the plastic tube has a doubled inner liner to funnel the oil into
the metal pipe at the bottom, and that liner sleeve effectively prohibits
reassembly. And if you persist long enough, like I did, you end up with a
mangled plastic pipe :-((
Its the toughest, most obstinate, resistant, resilient plastic I've ever
tried to assembly onto anything. They should make kids toys out of that
stuff !!!

After the fact I made a little tool to enable undoing the recessed 13 mm
nut that holds the oilfiller flange at the bottom. I cut a 3/8 drive
extension off at about 1  1/2 inches and filed two flat sides on the stub
to turn it with an open wrench. Using this you can tighten or loosen the
upper nut with the engine carrier in place using a 13 mm socket + modified
short extension + open end wrench.

Wolfgang.
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