Ken; That's why some such conversions have trouble, they have to leave off the oil-to-water heat exchanger. I suggest leaving it on and remotely mounting your oil filter. Check out JEGGS.com and order a catalog. Lots of shinny, go-faster goodies! Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis <Kernersville,NC 86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe neksiwel.20m.com On Thu, 12 Apr 2001 17:53:34 -0500 Ken Nelson <bm30@QWEST.NET> writes: >I'm putting a 2.1 l engine in my '85GL. Upon installing the exhaust I >made a >interesting discovery - the rear cross over pipe is a interference fit >with >the oil filter. The question is are the cross over pipes that >different, did >the P.O.of the 2.1 have the wrong oilfilter installed, or did I do >something >wrong? >Ken Nelson ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. |
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