Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:15:36 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Ohana <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Ohana <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Organization: Cosmic Reminders
Subject: Re: Removing my 1.6 na
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what you really want is the 5 speed diesel vanagon dipstick system ..
as that 'overhead' dipstick tube is much better than the 82 type where
the dipstick is in the plastic oil filler cap.
( those just wear out there ) .
For an oil filler tube..
one could use the 82 4 speed type,
a 5 speed type that's built better and can be heated and bent a little,
or ..no oil filler tube on the oil pan.
Instead ...this is really neat .....
make the oil filer cap on the valve cover, on top of an extension piece,
by welding. ...like one that sticks up a couple of inches and then the
oil cap is level, making the oil filling at the valve cover very easy.
the stock 82 DV oil filler tube and dipstick system is the weakest
version of diesel vanagon oil filler and dipstick set up.
Only used that one year, which tells you something.
On 6/18/2013 7:44 PM, ralph meyermann wrote:
> Yes! That one. Are they still available??
>
> Velma 82 na diesel westy
> On Jun 18, 2013 9:43 PM, "Don Hundt" <donhundt@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Scott,
>> I think he was referring to the dipstick tube on his stock 1.6, not the
>> AAZ that he hasn't received yet.
>> Don
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jun 18, 2013, at 7:28 PM, Scott Ohana <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> AAZ dipstick tubes ( as used in a Golf/jetta type , which is not a
>>> filler tube , just a dipstick tube ) break if you look at them funny.
>>> Very common.
>>> it's not what you should be using in a diesel vanagon anyway ..the
>>> golf/jetta dipstick tubearrangement.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 6/18/2013 7:07 PM, ralph meyermann wrote:
>>>> Hi Volks! Ive heard about removing waterboxers by dropping it with the
>>>> cradle out from underneath but with my limited resources by not being
>> able
>>>> to get Velma elevated enough to do that and some eyeballing I was able
>> to
>>>> pull engine up and out through the top side without much trouble
>>>> surprisingly, thank goodness!! The shipping company said my AAZ will be
>>>> here tomorrow between 2 and 4 pm. I did find a small oil leak source
>> thats
>>>> coming from the plastic dipstick/filler tube being cracked and Epoxyd
>> over,
>>>> does anyone know if a vendor has that part or is it a dealer thing?? No
>>>> injuries to report other than one busted knuckle, a good day in my
>> book!!
>>>> Thanks!
>>>> Velma 82 na diesel westy
>>>>
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