You should pull the fan shroud and sheet metal rear of the fan shroud to get
to the top bolts of the engine mounts.
You need to be sure which direction you put the bolts back into the mustache
bar making sure they don't rest against the fan shroud and make a big
growling noise from the contact.
I think I had to drop my heater boxes a little also.
Replace all four engine mounts NOW and get done with it.
Like all VW Vanagon repairs it's twice as hard as it needs to be.
Call ahead when you order your mounts so you don't get stuck in a holding
pattern while the vendor waits for partds to come in.
Buy from the guy that can supply all four on the first order.

Stan Wilder
Engine Ceramics
214-352-4931
www.engineceramics.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Van Till" <rvantill@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 1:40 PM
Subject: 81 Engine mounts

> Hey All,
> The rubber engine mounts on my 81 are getting tired. I can push on the
> motor and get a hard clunk on the right side.Hear it on start up and
> shut down too.
> The question is, can I change those four mounts out without removing
> the entire engine? Can I just drop it a little and get to them? Never
> pulled a 2.0L air cooled before and can't see much up there. Thanks
>
> Roger Van Till
> '89 Westy "The Moose Lounge"
> '86 GL "Sugaree"
> '81 L "CoJack"
> www.busesbythebeach.com