Date:         Mon, 13 May 2002 19:16:15 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Subject:      Re: how much oil in 82 diesel
Comments: To: mark drillock <drillock@earthlink.net>
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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