Date:         Thu, 24 Sep 1998 20:14:54 -0700
Reply-To:     Mark Drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         Mark Drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Inline 4, Mexican Vans
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At 05:23 PM 9/24/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Just a question that has been bugging me for awhile, what oil pan and
>motor mounts do the water cooled vans in Mexico use? Isn't it possible
>that they have all the parts we need to do the conversion at a
>reasonable price...
>        DrRufo
>        SOCal-81 vanagon


The water cooled Mexican vans that I have seen are T2 variants and so have
a taller engine compartment (able to accept the 1600 air-cooled upright).
If my memory is correct, the engine is not leaned over as far as it is in
my Diesel vanagon and it has the rounded oil pan, not the flat bottom one.
The engines are carbureted and they fly right by me in my loaded down
Syncro camper. The next time I go south of the border I will try to get
another look and  report back anthing interesting.

Mark Drillock