>>This one has puzzled me also. If people are replacing the Diesel
>> engines with gas, why didn't VW do this in the first place?  Is the
>> rear cargo deck height higher on the diesel vanagons? Why Why Why?
>
>No, the engines are tilted at a greater angle to get them under the lid.
> That is why the pan and oil pump are different.

Hmmm, to do that, I would have to run the V6anagon's engine upside-down.
I'd need an inverted carb setup and oil system... wonder if a Citabria
transplant would fit?   :^)

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