Mike: Thanks for the excellent comparison. So the 83 oil pan has a threaded hole for the turbo drain line. Hmmm... One of my delaying elements in putting the 84 TD engine into Reinhardt has been my struggle over what to do with tthe drain line into the Vanagon oil pan. I've hated the thought of drilling a hole (lack of confidence). Is this oil pan available (Ken Wilford?) Does the threaded hole come with a threaded plug just waiting to be removed? Maynard OvO '79 '82 Westy Diesel "Reinhardt" '93 EV GL "Klinger" '00 Golf GLS TDI "WooHoo" '84 Jetta GL TD On Tuesday, January 09, 2001 12:28 AM, Michael Snow [SMTP:mwsnow@home.com] wrote: ... > The oil pan itself is interchangeable with the 1982 model, but incorporates > an updated drain plug design and a threaded hole on the side of the pan for > the turbocharger oil return line on TD vans. |
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