Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:42:47 -0800
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: engine removal/swap questions
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the upper plastic part of the oil filler tube does not easily come off as
far as I know.
I recommend just leave that along.
just undo the two 13mm hex nuts or bolts that hold the whole oil filler tube
to the block, underneath.
the inner one is a little trcky ...
but very doable.
unless you take the engine and trans out together as a unit, you need to
take the oil fillter tube off this way.
Unless you want to mess around with attaching the upper plastic part back on
after forcing it to come off.,
Just do it the right way.
on the temp sender question.
I wonder if you are talking about a 2WD 2.1 waterboxer which has 2 two
contact sensors on it, and is plastic,
versus a metal t-stat housing that's on a sycnro 2.1 engine ....
which has a single contact screw-in sensor for the temp guage.
scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "TJ Hemrick" <x53gunner@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 7:12 PM
Subject: engine removal/swap questions
>I don't remember having this issue on my syncro so I'm throwing this out
> there. Is it possible to remove the plastic upper part of the oil filler
> tube from the lower metal portion so I can drop the engine? It's been a
> few
> years but the tube on my sycncro was slightly cracked so it would just pop
> off. The one on I'm working on (non syncro-not that it really matters) is
> real tight. I don't want to break it my getting too aggressive.
>
> Also, the used motor I have has a single contact sensor on the thermostat
> housing. The contact points towards the front of the van just for
> reference
> and it's on the lower portion of the the thermostat. Mine has two spade
> connectors but this thing has a flat round disc shape (about 1/8 inch in
> diameter) with a stud holding it about an 1/8 inch off the surface of the
> sensor. I'm thinking pure temp sensor but why mine is different from the
> donor motor has me wondering. I asked the PO that I bought the motor from
> (he did a bostig conversion and damn is that thing SWEET!) what year the
> van
> is so I can figure it out. I'll probably end up swapping the thermostat
> housing unless I have the cable/connector in the stash I bought.
>
> thanks,
>
> TJ
> 87 Wolfie
> Melbourne FL
