You have to pull the muffler, then the rear tin, then the fan, then the fan
housing, then the oil cooler (and related tin) to get to that nut.

Make sure you use new gaskets on all upon reassemble, unless you just
REALLY love working on your van rather than driving it.

Cheers,

G. Matthew Bulley, Principal Consultant
Bulley-Hewlett Corporate Communications
Mount Olive, NC USA
877.658.1278 Tollfree
www.bulley-hewlett.com

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My Methods: Revitalize mature urban towns. Champion mass transit and fast
Internet service. Demand replacement of archaic, "separationist" zoning
laws with neo-traditional mixed-use zoning.
The Result: Exceptional living/working alternatives; restrained sprawl; our
children inherit walkable, beautiful, interlinked towns. Find out more at
http://www.cnu.org

-----Original Message-----
From:   Christopher Michael Gronski [SMTP:chrisgronski@hotmail.com]
Sent:   Friday, August 04, 2000 10:52 AM
To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject:        Air Cooled Oil Filter Mount to Case Gasket (021-115-359A)

 << File: ATT00004.htm >> I'm actually having a pretty good time doing some
shade tree mechanic stuff on my new westy. I stopped a couple of my oil
leaks but there is one I'm having trouble getting to.

I'm getting a leak from the gasket where the oil filter mounts onto the
case. It would be an easy fix except the top bolt is pretty much hidden by
the oil cooler, plus I can't figure out how to pull the oil cooler without
pulling the fan housing.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Chris Gronski
Toronto, Ontario
'80 Westy "Pokey"

P.S. Thanks for everyone's reply to my 22.5 Gallon Gas tank query, I'll
post a reply when I figure out what I'm going to do.