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Subject:Re: Turbodiesel question: Need to help to ID part on left side of engine compartment
From:Chris DeLong
Date:Wed, 24 Nov 2004 18:31:00 +0000

Turbocharger cooling pump. The ducting is to be routed to the turbo to cool
it off.

Chris DeLong
Fine Tuning
206.522.5503
www.finetuningperformance.com
Seattle, WA USA

>From: BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
>Reply-To: BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Turbodiesel question: Need to help to ID part on left side of
>         engine compartment
>Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 09:38:18 -0800
>
>Hi folks,
>
>First let me apologize for the double+ post to those of you who belong
>to more than one list.
>
>The engine swap was just completed in my 1989 Syncro 16. It originally
>had a factory installed 1.6td engine. I had a 1.9td (AAZ) from
>Overland installed in it's place. Unfortunately, I was not present
>when they removed the engine. Now I am faced with trying to identify
>what remains from the old set-up for possible adaptation to the new.
>
>There is what appears to be an airpump of some sort on the left side
>of the engine compartment. It has some electrical connection to it and
>what appeared to be paper/fabric hoses which were originally attached
>to the old airfilter housing. It is residing in the place where I
>intended to install a K & N filter which I in planned to seal from
>engine heat. What is the function of this equipment?
>
>TIA,
>BenT