The input shaft from the Diesel transmission might be too long. I saw such
comments on the list before. If i remember well, it needs to be cut. Make a
search on the archives on vanagon.com with the word "input shaft". I am
quite sure you will find something about it.

Sylvain B�langer
1.6l TD westy
Montreal,Quebec

>From: Carolyn Kitzmann <kitzmann@EXIS.NET>
>Reply-To: Carolyn Kitzmann <kitzmann@EXIS.NET>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Inline 4 transplant question
>Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 18:42:50 -0500
>
>I mated the engine from the 87 Golf GT to the newly re-bellhoused vanagon
>transmission today and noticed somthing funny.  The engine, which turned
>relatively easily by hand when seperate, now was considerably harder to
>turn.  It does turn, if you put a rench on the bolt at the end of the
>crankshaft, but it requires atleast twice the force as before.  So my
>question to the list members who have done similiar conversions, is this
>normal or is something wrong.  My first thought was maybe the input shaft
>from the diesel trans was maybe bottoming out in the crank.
>
>Second question.  In the mess of the conversion I can't locate the bolts
>that went through the engine mounts.  A 10 mm bolt slides in easily and has
>some wiggle room, but a 12mm doesn't go in at all and looks to be only
>slightly larger then the hole.  If someone could look and see if the bolts
>are 10mm or something else would be appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>Dave
>
>82 Vanagon Diesel, soon to be Golf powered

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