Simon, what is it you are trying to determine? If you are putting the
inline 4 in as a conversion you should check the position of the
crankshaft pulley both up and down and side to side. This will determine
the angle of the tranny more precisely. The crank pulley center position
should remain the same as it was with the waterboxer. I assume you have
the tranny mounted with the standard Syncro tranny mounts. You need to
keep the engine/tranny centerline lined up with the center driveshaft or
driveshaft problems will occur. In 2 WD models this is not so important.
Syncros need a different engine carrier position to accomplish the
proper alignment with the driveline.

Mark

Simon Reinhardt wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> Would someone with a syncro van be willing to get me a measurement in
> the engine bay?
> On the tranny, there's a ridge of metal that goes between the two
> castings that hold the accelerator cable and the clutch cylinder
> bracket. I need to know how far from the top of that to, say, the
> bottom of the lip that holds the access hatch seal. I think it's in the
> general neighborhood of 9-1/2", but I'm not sure.
> Thanks!
> -Simon