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Subject:Re: mounting bracket for t1 into t2
From:Martin Garramone
Date:Wed, 7 Sep 1994 11:20:01 -0500 (CDT)

On Wed, 31 Aug 1994, Michael D. Bowling wrote:

> I hope I'm not boring the veterans here but I need help/advice so I can get my 
> bus on the road.  
> 
> Scenario:
> I have three engines (two in the bus, one in the living room) built on cases 
> from '67-'67 T1's.  All three cases are different in regards to the pseudo mounting 
> bosses for the support beam on the rear of the engine.  I mounted one of the 
> oil pump mounting brackets on one ('68) and there was nothing in the way of the 
> mounting bolts on the engine side of the bracket.  We'll I got a bigger engine 
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I have this same problem.  I think what I will do is mount the adapter to the
oil pump cover and use the bottom and right hand bolts on the adapter, 
leaving the left hand bolt out.

Has anyone tried this?  Is there any reason it WON'T work?
                                
                                     Thanks!

Martin Garramone

'68 Westy
'73 KGhia
'81 Rabbitruck

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