Date:         Tue, 20 May 2003 20:09:31 -0400
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Oil Leaks due to Synthetics-Air cooled Vanagons!
Comments: To: wilden1@juno.com
In-Reply-To:  <20030520.184854.268.3.wilden1@juno.com>
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My 1987 Syncro Westy now has almost 202K miles on it. The water pump was
recently replaced for the third time, just before I drove it from NY to
Florida and back. Otherwise, the engine has never been disassembled. The
exhaust was replaced once. This engine has traveled across the country
and to Alaska. Back when I drove air cooled busses most pre trip
maintenance consisted of a valve job and then praying while on the trip.
Now pre trip maintenance is checking the fluids, possibly changing the
oil (7,500 miles) and checking the belts and inflating the tires. I have
yet to see an air cooled Vanagon provide anywhere near this type of
service. I have also used it for towing, even other Vanagons (not
recommended).

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: wilden1@juno.com [mailto:wilden1@juno.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 9:47 PM
To: dhaynes@optonline.net
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Oil Leaks due to Synthetics-Air cooled Vanagons!

Looks like a great opportunity for flames here, but lets avoid that.
Just send me your address and I'll ship you a free brick to go behind
your rear wheel, I might even thrown in a bucket so you can recycle that
antifreeze each morning.

Stan Wilder

On Tue, 20 May 2003 19:27:37 -0400 Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@optonline.net>
writes:
> Everytime I get to work on an air cooled beast, I am quickly reminded
> of
> just how great the Water Boxer is.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On
> Behalf
> Of Stan Wilder
> Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 7:54 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Oil Leaks due to Synthetics
>
> oh wait 84 is air-cooled huh?
> -------------------- Clip --------------------
> Go ahead and laugh!
> If I find a decent Wasser Boxer Westy with a dead engine I'm going
> to
> plug one of my Air Cooled engines in it. An Eberspacher heater will
> fix
> the one fault.
>
> Stan Wilder
>
> On Tue, 20 May 2003 16:55:36 +0000 Joseph Fortino
> <fortinoj@SPEAKEASY.NET> writes:
> > well it has to take after the " aircooled brother " my bug has a
> > sticker
> > that says " oil dripper " ohh something about syn oils and
> crapping
> > out the
> > seals on older types, sometimes if you change oils what you talk
> of
> > happens
> >
> > oh wait 84 is aircooled huh?
> >
> > Joe
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Ed Hinchey [mailto:EJHin@AOL.COM]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 12:52 PM
> > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > > Subject: Re: Oil Leaks due to Synthetics
> > >
> > > I have an '84 Westy with about 200K miles (the odometer broke
> in
> > 1991 with 104K on it) on the original engine.  I never used
> > synthetic oil and it has leaked from just about every possible
> > orifice since I bought it.  I always seem to be one leak behind.
> > >
> > > Me thinks that most Vanagons leak oil, and some leak more or
> less
> > than others - the type of oil probably doesn't make any
> difference.
> > >
> > > cheers,
> > >
> > > Ed
> > > '84 Westy in Syracuse
> > >
> >
> >
>
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