Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 19:31:32 -0700
Reply-To: mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From: mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Re: how much oil in 82 diesel
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Yes, good info there for the 82 diesel mounting system. The 83+ uses a
different setup though the differences might escape the notice of the
casual observer.
Mark
Alistair Bell wrote:
>
> For a graphic representation of this see the engine mount page (admittedly
> small right now) on my website, its linked from the tech references in the
> Vanagon section
>
> http://homepage.mac.com/alistairbell/home/
>
> Alistair
>
> --
> '82 Westy -> diesel converted to gas in '94
> albell@uvic.ca
> http://homepage.mac.com/alistairbell/home/
>
> on 13/05/2002 6:50 PM, mark drillock at drillock@EARTHLINK.NET wrote:
>
> > On 2wd diesel Vanagons the tranny nose mount is different than all
> > others. It raises the tranny nose quite a bit with the desired effect of
> > lowering the back of the engine to clear the engine cover better at the
> > injection pump. The 2wd diesel oil pan is designed to offset this tilted
> > engine/tranny position and still have the oil pan level to the ground.
> > If you use this oil pan with any other tranny or engine mounting
> > position the bottom of the pan may and probably will not be level to the
> > ground.
> >
> > Mark
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