Somehow you have left side cylinder head on the right side of the engine. That hole is for the temp senor. If you have two left side heads, no problem. If not, then install the sensor on that side and extend the wire. There is no problem if you leave the hole empty except a slight loss of cooling air.

Dennis

----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Jeffrey <oldbus@GMAIL.COM>
Date: Monday, June 20, 2005 11:07 pm
Subject: Re: What goes here?

> Oops! Sorry about that - it's a 1983 2.0 liter, fuel-injected
> California. Found a picture of the old bolt and the old engine:
>
> http://www.californiabackcountry.com/IMG_0237.jpg
>
> Thanks for your help!
> Mike.
>
>
> On 6/20/05, Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@optonline.net> wrote:
> > What engine/year?
> > Could you provide a little better description?
> >
> > Dennis
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> > Of Mike Jeffrey
> > Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 3:52 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: What goes here?
> >
> > Hello listers,
> >
> > What goes into the big threaded hole to the left (towards the
> back) of
> > intake #2 (right hand side, towards back)? I have a plain old bolt
> > that came out of the same hole in my old block... when I go to
> thread> it into the new block, it hits something inside before it
> snugs all
> > the way down.
> >
> > If I remember correctly, it looks like the same kinda hole that
> > accepts the oil temp sensor in front of intake #3.
> >
> > Thanks! It is, quite literally, the last bolt that needs bolting
> > before this engine gets started for the very first time!
> >
> > Mike.
> >
> >
> >
>