> From: David Bayer <bayer@SYBASE.COM>
>
>         There have been a couple of us looking for an answer to how VW
solved
> this problem in the TD Syncros that were sold in Germany. With the diesel
> bellhousing one can get here, the starter resides on top of the
bellhousing.
> Looking in my van, there are about two or three inches of the top of
> bellhousing showing before the fuel tank starts. Since the starter is
longer
> than that 2 or 3 inches, it just doesn't fit.

I believe the TD Syncros have the same starter in the same position as the
other diesels, but the fuel tank has a bump/dent in it to clear the
starter.  The fuel tank would be a different part no. for gas vs. diesel.

Check the searchable archives for 1996 and search on "tank;diesel;syncro"
to turn up a previous discussion on this topic.  These archives of list
messages can be found at...

 http://halfdan.med.umn.edu:8853/misc/archive/vanagon.html

Thanks to Gerry Skerbitz for establishing and maintaining such a useful
tool!

Mike <mjcatlin@dcn.davis.ca.us>