Date:         09 Nov 1995 10:10:10 EST
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Tom Forhan" <TFORHAN@hr.house.gov>
Subject:      Transplant: Diesel Bellhousing Question

     Late last night, I was going through my Audi Bentley (three volumes
     the size of the one Vanagon volume!) looking for numbers of desirable
     tools...

     I happened upon a small diagram of the engine bell-housing flange for
     the 5cyl non-turbo engine, the one that makes good sense for a
     transplant. What caught my attention is that it is an eight bolt
     affair. Returning to my Vanagon Bentley, I could find no
     similar diagram for the various bellhousings used, but from the
     pictures it seems that they use four bolts to hold things
     together.

     Can anyone with a Diesel who has had the engine out confirm this?
     The Transplant Task Force has heard a rumor that the Diesel
     bellhousings will directly mate with the VAG 5Cyl engines, but my
     observations would make that seem unlikely.

     Tom F.
     90 Syncro Westie
     90 Audi 200 TQW IA Stage I