From: "Paul A. Cianciolo" <paulc@snet.net>

   Hello Martin and the group.

   Thank for the info on the oil return from the turbo.
   I will need to return the oil from my 1.9 conversion back to the pan.  The
   block has a  spot to do it above the pan but it
   is very close to the oil output of the turbo and I want there to be some
   vertical drop.

   Has anyone drilled out the aluminum pan from the Vanagon?  Where did you put
   the hole?
   Does this lead the pan cracking around the hole?

Well, as I suggested in the original posting (below) for best flow
it is a good idea to put the outlet of the oil return above the
oil level in the pan. With the tilted installation in the Vanagon
that means putting the return on the block. With the newer style
manifolds (from transverse engine installations) this is not a problem.
(As seen in the pics I posted) I gather you probably use the longitudinal
style manifolds. Only one I know of who used those is Karl M. You could
ask him what he did with the oil return.

   I looked at 1/2" line for the return line....  looks awful big!  I wonder
   what size lines you guys are using.

1/4" steel tube with a short section of steel braided flex hose in the
middle.

/martin
   -----Original Message-----
   From: Martin Jagersand <jag@CS.YALE.EDU>
   To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
   Date: Sunday, May 23, 1999 4:21 PM
   Subject: Re: Question on 1.9 Vanagon conversion

   >"Pollard, Matthew" wrote:
   >
   >> >> so the engine is lying over at 50 degrees.
   >>
   >> Why doesn't having the engine on its side give adverse issues to the oil
   >> pump
   >
   >On a turbo Diesel installation it makes sense to move the turbo
   >oil return line up above the pan.
   >
   >On the 1.9l TD engine this is already cared for. In the picture below
   >you can see the oil return entering the block centrally just below
   >the waste gate.
   >
   >http://www.cs.yale.edu/~jag/vw/engine/diesel1.9/Turb.jpg
   >
   >In a 1.6l TD you would have to arrange for the return yourself,
   >like Jack Ewald did in this picture:
   >
   >http://www.cs.yale.edu/~jag/vw/engine/diesel1.9/D1_6lOilRet.jpg
   >
   >/martin
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