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Date:         Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:47:17 -0800
Reply-To:     neil <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         neil <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Melted Windage Tray pic
Comments: To: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@hotmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <BAY106-F9875B6F3B895674B28D0FA5AF0@phx.gbl>
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actually I should have read before I wrote.

the topic on:

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2985968&postid=34514445

page says:

"Oil Pick-up baffle question"

I imagine the poster is correct in saying it's the oil pick up baffle, though hard to tell from first pic. I've never seen one first hand. Theres more pics lower down. If I do the I4 conversion thing, I'll be sure to look into the correct part as per:

http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0101B&L=vanagon&P=R511&m=115398

an interesting/informative read.

Still kind of a funny pic though......... (Yah, "funny" til something like that happens to me!)

On 1/20/07, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@hotmail.com> wrote: > http://i12.ebayimg.com/03/i/07/cc/d9/bc_1_b.JPG > > The VW I4 windage tray looks like this, is made from steel and won't melt. > Effective anti-slosh device. Got one in my motor. No idea what that plastic > toy was doing in that guys engine pan, but it's not a windage tray? You can > get them fromvendors for $30.00. > > > Bob Stevens > '87 Westy Syncro > "Passion Fruit" > > > > >http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2985968&postid=34514445 > > > >No disrespect to poster on that site, but wow! > > > >At least I have a better idea of what this part is and what it > >shouldn't look like! >


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