Looks like some guy who had too much time on his hands. I count two distributors, one generator, one alternator and a whole lot of belts that don't need to be there. Rube Goldberg would be proud. -----Original Message----- >From: "Gerald V. Livingston II" <gvl2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Apr 7, 2006 1:40 PM >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [tcb] Re: Friday starts early........... > >Sucking or pumping oil up from the bottom of the lower engine. Note the >object attached where the sump plate goes and the hose running down. >Probably attached directly to the inverted pickup tube inside. > >http://66.34.72.138/gallery/image/2101942.JPG > >G2 > >On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 08:32:05 -0500 Brian Denning ><i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> how would the top engine get oil if it is upside down? isn't the sump on the >> bottom of the motor? if all the oil is in the top seems like that would be a >> blown motor real quick >> >> >> >From: Sammie Smith <slsmith@xxxxxxxxx> >> >Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >Subject: [tcb] Re: Friday starts early........... >> >Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 08:27:47 -0500 >> > >> >If that's an example of their work at their VW specialty shop I'm not sure >> >I want to take them my bus to work on! >> >But the 2 engine idea reminds me that I have had the idea for a 2 engine VW >> >dragster for a long time. Running in tandem, not stacked on top of each >> >other. Back in the days (60s 70s) the multi engine idea was tried by >> >several dragsters (not VWs) hemi's and the like. Always thought it would >> >be a great idea to double the horsepower in a VW dragster. Now if I can >> >just sell the idea to someone like Paradise! >> >Sammie >> > >> > >> >At 10:34 PM 4/6/2006, you wrote: >> >>Hi TCBers, >> >> >> >>I am not able to send links from work, so I found an interesting one and >> >>am >> >>sending it out 1 1/2 hours early. >> >> >> >>http://66.34.72.138/cgi-bin/gallery-search.cgi?string=dave+winn >> >> >> >>Have a great weekend and we'll see you in F-burg. >> >> >> >>Peter > >