> If we can get Ron to track down new diesel oilpans and pickup tubes from
> an overseas vendor that would solve that problem. It also would be easy
> to have a competent machinest/welder to make up a batch of our own. One
> benefit to this would be we could make some modifications that would
> allow a "standard" oil pump to be used and perhaps change the shape to
> make it fit amongst the syncro skidplates.

No need to import from overseas. Diesel Vanagon oil pumps are available
right here. Expect to pay a little over $100 for the one with the right
pickup tube from your favorite foreign FLAPS. (I'm sure the internet
vendors can get them also)

And yes indeed, the pickup tube for the slant Diesel installation
fits on your very standard oil pump. You could get a used pump
from a diesel and just machine (fly cut and polish) the mating surface
to the pump, put it on a std aftermarket vw oil pump and voila you
got the same result as if you bought the diesel vanagon oil pump.
(Or better if you put it on one of the high capacity pumps with
taller gears)

Haven't bought an oil pan outright, but I've noticed that the Diesel
engines from VW Canada come with the Diesel Vanagon oil pan if one
specifies so.

/Martin
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Martin Jagersand                 email: jag@cs.yale.edu
Computer Science Department             jag@cs.rochester.edu
Yale University

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