>I had a walkthrough split, just by chance.
>I had a big case of the dreads when I needed to put a clutch in it but once
>I got started I found that the PO had installed a quick disconnect plug on
>the wiring harness and then there was just the one fuel line to deal with.
>The whole engine came backwards after removal of the rear-most lower body
>panel. The R & R only took about two hours since I didn't need to pull the
>tranny.
>That's a definite upside to the removal of a Vanagon engine at about 12
>hours for an R &R.

I had a section of treetrunk which I used to pull my Splits' engines.
Sit it under the engine, disconnect engine, roll van forward away
from engine. Safer than a wobbly trolleyjack. Took no time and very
little effort. Had that piece of tree for over 20 years...
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut

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