Hi Dave,

Grind down the length of the input shaft. If your inpur shaft is from the
diesel, you need to remove about 1/8". Closer to 1/2" if you retained the
wasser input shaft. Complete details can be seen at:

http://volksweb.relitech.com/vanagon4.htm

TomC
tcarrington@relitech.com
http://www.relitech.com/tomc
http://volksweb.relitech.com
85 Vanagon Crew Cab
82 Westy diesel=>gas conversion
81 Checker A-11 (Taxi)
65 Notchback

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carolyn Kitzmann [SMTP:kitzmann@EXIS.NET]
> Sent: Monday, January 01, 2001 6:43 PM
> To:   vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject:      Inline 4 transplant question
>
> 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