Never had this much fun with your 'notajeep', did you? Mike > From: Steven Denis <NotaJeep@AOL.COM> > Reply-To: NotaJeep@AOL.COM > Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 16:05:10 EST > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: aircooled transaxle with 1.6NA diesel > > In a message dated 1/18/02 3:29:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, vgonman@MSN.COM > writes: > >> This is not completely correct.................. >> >> The nosecone is different is it not? On a transporter, the shiftrod goes >> into the top of the nose cone. Ona vangaon on the side right? > > It's perfectly correct...we are, and HAVE been, talking aircooled VANAGONS, > not 78 and earlier buses.(except where I pointed out you can use the gears if > you have a mill) > A 091 VW gearbox is a 091 gearbox.is a 091 gearbox..some have different R+P's > and like that but 80-83 (pre-waterboxer) gearboxes interchange diesel to gas > just like that. the diesel belhousing is different (to fit the inline engine) > and the input shaft is likewise shorter (the crank is not as "deep" on the > inline) and the front mount is slightly lower.. > The whole diesel gearbox and engine sit lower and tilted to the rear compared > to the 2.0 gas aircooled. THAT is why the diesel calls for more oil to bring > it up to the top of the (front-side) filler hole..ya gotta fill up the final > drive (low) area. > > I'm gunna put a headgasket hex on somebody soon...<grin> > |
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