Date:         Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:42:59 -0400
Reply-To:     Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
Subject:      Re: Easy to remove engines
Comments: To: Jonathan Poole <jfpoolio@GMAIL.COM>

Yea... that is why i said 72+ :-) i have to cover my butt with you guys :-)

Anyway, how to remove engine in a few steps:

-Jack van on car ramp (rear)
-Unplug battery
-under the van, disconect heater box cable, fuel line and ALT + wire to starter
-Disconnect all FI related wires that goes to the walls and throttle cable,
revove air box, diconnect plug to ALT regulator and the small black wire,
same for booster brake line.

-Put jack under engine, center this one, remove all 4 bolts from carier,
lower engine until the drive axles are parallel to the ground, remove a 4
nuts engine to trany. Back up engine until it clear the main trany shaft,
lower engine.

I'll do a video this weekend for those poor left alone Air cool vanagon owner.

Cheers, Ben


On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:23:20 -0400, Jonathan Poole <jfpoolio@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

>Ben's Statement
>
>"The Air Cool vanagon engine is the most easy to come out.. of all, that
>include bus's from 72 up and Water cool Vanagon."
>
>reminded me of the splittys with the removable rear apron... Now that was
>easy.  Hardest part was removing the bumper, if there was one.  You can get
>one of those engines out in what 20 minutes?  Hmm,, maybe I should switch
>back to a split westy??
>
>Jonathan Poole
>'82 ac westy