Dude that tan westy is LOADED with killer mods.
Thanks the nice website, I gotta  make that PVC
awning!

Phil

--- Maynard Southard <echomhs@GIS.NET> wrote:
> I have posted two pictures on Yahoo Groups Vanagon
> Spare List showing the
> Carrier Mounts for the '82 and '86 Diesels.
>
> Try http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vanagon/lst
>
> or go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vanagon/ and
> choose Photos and look for
> the two pics labeled 82 Diesel Carrier Mount and 86
> Diesel Carrier Mount.  If
> you can't view them, let me know and I will p-mail
> jpeg's.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Maynard Southard  (OvO) '79
> '86 Double Cab Diesel "Col. Potter"
> '82 Westy Diesel "Reinhardt"
> '82 Vanagon GL Diesel "Sluggo"
> '93 EV GL "Klinger"
> '00 Golf GLS TDI "WooHoo"
> '84 Jetta GL TD "Donor"
>
> On Monday, June 10, 2002 8:05 PM, Matthew Pollard
> [SMTP:poll7356@uidaho.edu]
> wrote:
> > are the mounts on the 86 solid where they connect
> to the rear of the bus?
> > Do the 82's have a rubber bushing at that joint?
> can you snap some shots
> > for me?
> > thanks
> > matthew
> >
> > Matthew Pollard          "Racing with the wind and
> flirting with death
> > Dept. Of Chemistry        So have a cup of coffee
> and catch your breath"
> > University of Idaho
> > www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 10 Jun 2002, Maynard Southard wrote:
> >
> > > The Frame Rails on my '86 Diesel Double Cab are
> different than those on my
> > > '82
> > > Diesel Vanagons.  The mounts are different also.
>  There is no "strap" that
> > > goes
> > > under the oil pan from mount to mount as there
> are on my '82s.  I haven't
> > > checked the E T K A, but I'm pretty sure this is
> stock for '86.  I don't
> > > know
> > > when they changed to this setup.
> > >
> > > Maynard Southard  (OvO) '79
> > > '86 Double Cab Diesel "Col. Potter"
> > > '82 Westy Diesel "Reinhardt"
> > > '82 Vanagon GL Diesel "Sluggo"
> > > '93 EV GL "Klinger"
> > > '00 Golf GLS TDI "WooHoo"
> > > '84 Jetta GL TD "Donor"
> > >
> > > On Monday, June 10, 2002 3:08 PM, Dan Snow
> <dieselvanagon@HOTMAIL.COM>
> > > wrote:
> > > > Matthew et al.-
> > > >
> > > > I was thinking about your tiico bent frame
> rail problem while I was under
> > > > my
> > > > diesel yesterday. I have a few questions:
> > > >
> > > > 1. Are the mounts for the Tiico the same as
> those in the diesel?
> > > >
> > > > 2. Are they similar?
> > > >
> > > > 3. On the tiico, is there a steel strap that
> passes under the oil pan and
> > > > connects the left and right mounts? (I think
> it is in tension, and I
> > > > think
> > > > it keeps the mounts from rotating or
> separating relative to each other at
> > > > the bottom of the engine.)
> > > >
> > > > 4. I could draw a diagram or something. This
> is an easy part to toss or
> > > > neglect--it may look like a piece of the
> throwaway tin, but I think it
> > > > serves a structural purpose. Here is a poor
> attempt at ascii art, looking
> > > > at
> > > > the back of the van underneath:
> > > >
> > > > |   |  | |     MOTOR     | |   |   |
> > > > |   |  |_|_______________|_|   |   |
> > > > |   |  l. mount       r. mount |   |
> > > > |___|          strap           |___|
> > > >
> > > > As I said, poor art. But the two mounts have
> things that drop down a
> > > > little
> > > > and the strap bolts to the drops.
> > > >
> > > > 5. Maybe adding the strap would be an easy fix
> for your Tiico woes. My
> > > > guess
> > > > is that if this steel strap isn't in the Tiico
> kit, it is because the
> > > > South
> > > > African frame rails are beefier than ours and
> they can handle the
> torsion.
> > > >
> > > > But you guys may be installing a mounting
> system on flimsier US model V-
> > > > gon
> > > > frames. Just speculation.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Daniel Snow
> > > >
> > > > '82 Vanagon Diesel
> > > > '78 Puch Maxi Luxe Moped
> > > > '01 Xootr Scooter
> > > >
>
http://faculty.haas.berkeley.edu/snow/vanagon/vanagon.html
> > >

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