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Tall deck Block

Huh,  I didn't think I was totally nuts.

Erik
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com>
To: "Ron Pieper" <rapieper@yahoo.com>
Cc: "Erik Patterson" <jp43044@netzero.net>; <Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: Tall deck Block


> The tall block aka ABA has the oil pump driven off the intermediate
> shaft as Ron points out.
> The 2.0L 8V in the MK IV (maybe not all of them, but shit, I don't know)
> has an oil pump chain
> driven, apparently,  off the nose of the crank. It doesn't even have an
> intermediate shaft. Water
> pump is mounted to the block and driven by the timing belt.
> Those sick bastards! What were they thinking completely redesigning the
> short block?
> Dan
>
> Ron Pieper wrote:
>
> > --- Erik Patterson <jp43044@netzero.net> wrote:
> > >       Okay folks, here is my dumb question of the day.  On a 2L Tall
deck
> > > block (236mm)  what oiling system does this use?  The chain driven
astyle?
> > > (which I am pretty sure it is)  Or does it use the conventional shaft
driven
> > > style?  I would'nt care but NHRA changed the rules to "No Dry Sump
Oiling
> > > Systems".
> >
> > It uses a regular oil pump driven by the intermediate shaft, like they
all do.  I don't know of
> > any chain-driven types, educate me if required.
> >
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