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On 29 Nov 2005 at 22:24, David Yaghoubian wrote:
> Will this sump work on a TIII engine? (I have a new Brazilian case). It is
> only listed for Type I 61-77, but I thought they were essentially universal
(?)
>
> http://www.800luvbugg.com/shop?frame=2.4962
Jim wrote:
>>This sump would become the lowest part on your car, other than the tires.
If
you should ever hit something substantial on the road, it would likely
destroy
your engine. I know we'll have people popping up now and saying that they
love
theirs and have never had any problems with it, and I agree that such
problems
are rare, but it only takes one bad encounter to ruin your whole day.<<
Yes, my dad clipped a manhole cover while on winter vacation earlier this
year. Ripped the oil sump plate half off, and dumped 3+ quarts of oil out in
seconds. :O I had to send him a good plate and a new strainer so he could go back
to driving the car (there wasn't a good VW auto parts store near him). I have
the remains of the old sump here (was a Berg 1.5 qt sump), and it broke it up
pretty good. His car is also stock height, so using one on a lowered car is a
flip of the coin. If all you drive are nice smooth roads (something we don't
have here), then you could probably get away with using one.
Bob 65 Notch S w/ Sunroof and IRS
71 Square, now a 2 seat Roadster, pics can be seen at;
http://volksrods.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2977 and now awaiting a 2.0L t-4 engine
transplant, finally have the needed parts : )
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