Re: [T3] Found my oil leak-Need Help!

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 4 Sep 2004 at 21:00, phil cain wrote:

> Joel, I know that I must put my flame suit on for this one, but I,
> myself find it much easer to pull the engine to get to the oil cooler,
> the parts to be removed come off without hurting yourself with the
> engine out where you can get to it. To pull the engine only takes about
> thirty minutes if you take your time, and about the same to put it back
> in. O.K. let me have it from you guys that pull the oil cooler without
> pulling the engine. 

I agree that it's a pain to get at everything with the engine in the car, but 
for most people, who don't have access to a lift, I still think it's easier to 
do this in the car.

At Hershey  we took John J's engine out to replace a clutch disk. We had all 
the tools and jacks that we needed plus a virtually unlimited pool of eager 
labor. I think it still took us nearly 4 hours to do that job. This was on a 
swing axle carbed car with the heaters attached. It goes faster if the heater 
hoses are not there.

A swing axle carbed car with the heaters missing would be the easiest.

An IRS FI car with the heaters attached would be the hardest.

Frankly, I don't think this is too hard a job with the engine in place. The 
only hard part is getting some of the rusted screws out, and you have to do 
that either way.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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