Vanagon list: Well, in spite of all the suggestions that I leave the diesel the way it is, I just can't. I can't even keep over 50 on the little hills around here, so going through the moutains is going to be really slow. If it was just me and I was a young guy with lots of time and no cares in the world, I'd do it in a second; This, however is not the case. I have two small children. An extra day or two crossing the country is going to be a painful pill to swallow. There are a couple of other reasons to do it. Noise is one, the smell is another and the soot is another. So, enough with justifications. The ideal transplant is not available and with my money situation right now it isn't going to be available. So, the obvious donor is my rusting '84 with the nice rebuilt-head motor which I recently bought (from the Volks Cafe) and installed. So, at least I know how to do that part. I can take it out and I can put it in. The diesel, however, I'm not so confident about. Of course, the manual has the entire procedure on two pages (one side each). To the chase: those of you who have pulled a deisel engine, are there any real gotcha's? Does anyone know how much sheet metal work I'll have to do? Will I be able to bolt up the front transmission mount cleanly, or should I find a welder right now? For you garage mechanics, if I drop the diesel, how high am I going to have to lift the back of the van to get the engine out from underneath? (it's in my carport and there's a real limit and I'd much rather know it now! :-} ) Is there a way to mount the battery in the engine compartment on an '84? It looks like there should be room on the left side if I mounted the coil and relay box on the front sheet metal. Has anyone done this? I need to put the battery somewhere and I'd rather not have it under the passenger seat. Advice anyone? -- Gerry Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@med.umn.edu> U of MN Med School Admin 6-5379 Home St. Paul,Ramsey County,Minnesota, USA
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