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• Re: 20W-50 oil question
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 09:54:53 -0400
  ...I can see the benefit of the 50 viscosity for vanagons. But 20w part is really bad for cold start and first few miles...
• Re: Airbrushing small paint flaws on my Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 06:56:03 EDT
  ...Yes, you can use regular automotive paint, reduced to the proper viscosity to pass in your air brush. Use an acrylic enamel type of...
• Re: DOn't use SM rated oils Re: Flickering Oil Light 84 auto
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:02:17 -0700
  ...Oils - Fuel Economy vs. Wear By Blaine Ballentine, Central Petroleum Company: Viscosity and Wear - Thinner oils have less drag, and therefore less friction and...
• Re: oil coolers, engine and trans
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 22:35:32 -0600
  ...does anyone know ball park figures for > auto trans pumps and the relative viscosity of trans fluid at temp? do > auto transmissions have a...
• changing to synthetic oil - was STUPID QUESTION?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 16:38:59 -0400
  ...Those same long chains are easily broken which reduces the oils overall viscosity as you drive. The chains are much shorter in synthetic oils...
• Re: Read your manual: Oil pressure nonsense
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 18:23:56 +0000
  ...What viscosity oil are you using and what is your fill level? 20w-50 or synthetic 15w-50 is preferred. make sure the oil...
• Re: Noisy speedo
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Sun, 27 Dec 2015 23:05:26 -0800
  ...http://www.super-lube.com/synthetic-oil-with-ptfe-high-viscosity-ezp-56.html Remove the speedometer and looking in the cable end you...
• Re: Oil pressure ?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 23 Nov 2014 01:12:19 -0600
  ...wrote: > 2 bar at 80 degrees centigrade at 2000 rpm with factory oil viscosity, which I believe is 30 weight, is the low minimum...
• On the issue of Speedometer Cluster Repair
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 10 Nov 2004 14:23:43 EST
  ...On the issue of screw hole repair, long ago I used JB Weld (various curing times and viscosity's) for this purpose. I imbedded...
• Re: What Oil to Use on Startup?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Jul 2013 09:53:11 -0400
  ...So if you plan to use something good why put something cheap or of the wrong viscosity to use as a flush? If this...
• Re: 10W40 �Turbo-proved� v. 20W 50
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 14:14:19 -0400
  ...The only difference between these two oils is the viscosity, and yes, you should use the 20W-50. For where you live, the 10W...
• Re: Leaky valve cover tip of iceberg
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 12:39:21 -0700
  ...The power steering lines are still leaking like a sieve, > regardless of the viscosity of the fluid. I'm thinking I'll have to...
• Re: Windage Tray 2000cc Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 08:29:06 -0600
  ...foam bubbles in the oil, which essentially dropped the > oil > pressure/viscosity at the bearings. Why VW would eliminate it, one > may > never know...
• Re: What does your oil pressure gauge "say", and what other gauges do you have in your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:36:09 -0400
  ...The WB wants and needs a high viscosity oil. Your gauge is probably enthusiastic at the low end reading 15 psi at idle with...
• Re: Oil is Killing our Cars?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:24:35 -0500
  ...After 35 years of car ownership, I couldn't demonstrate convincingly that there's any difference whatsoever between oils, other than that the viscosity...
• Re: oil pump blueprinting question
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:37:34 -0500
  ...entirely by the delivery rate of the pump (volume per revolution), viscosity of the oil, and the various clearances in the engine. If you...
• Re: Shifting into 1st gear
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Jack
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 14:56:34 +1000
  ...When the tranny is cold the high viscosity of the tranny oil overcomes the added friction in the bad pilot bearing. After heat makes...
• Replaced the axle seal
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 21 Sep 2014 18:00:49 -0700
  ...on gear oil)...forget what brand but it was significantly lower viscosity than the Swepco. It took about a quart... and the leak became...
• Re: Silly idea?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 10 Feb 2014 17:20:23 -0800
  ...I'm not sure what other >> variables one would want to include, short of temperature or fluid >> viscosity data. >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 10, 2014...
• Re: From flickering oil light to valves clacking
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Mon, 17 Aug 2015 11:02:20 -0700
  ...Tyler, > > > > MMO is a thin, light solvent--you just diluted the physical thickness > > (viscosity) of your thicker oil! How much did you add? > > > > Stuart > > > > > > > >
• Re: Synthetic oil not worth it (long)
  Historical mailing list - S2
  Thu, 25 Mar 1999 22:54:38 -0600
  ...They also have >the highest viscosity under high-temperature, high-stress conditions, >when a thick oil protects the engine. Thus, the article suggested that...
• Re: Electrical connection prep.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 10 Apr 2020 12:22:52 -0700
  ...In its undiluted form at room temperature, Stabilant 22 has the viscosity of medium-weight motor oil, although it thins out with increasing temperature...
• Re: Valve seat drop on 81 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Bryson
  Sun, 23 Jul 2000 15:34:51 -0700
  ...Usually an indication of no/very low oil or so damn hot it's thinned to viscosity of water. If you invest in a...
• Re: Noisy speedo
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Mon, 28 Dec 2015 23:02:57 -0800
  ...How would I know that? http://www.amazon.com/Super-Lube-51004-Synthetic-Viscosity/dp/B000UKUHXK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1451332998...
• Re: Oil Pump Replacement.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 6 Nov 2015 10:19:56 -0800
  ...When the engine gets hot not only does the oil pressure go down due the lower viscosity but the case expands and the main...
• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 22:40:09 -0400
  ...When the oil gets too hot viscosity is not the only cause for low oil pressure. With the oil overheated the case and bearings...
• Re: heaviest oil to use??
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Mon, 29 Aug 2005 08:48:37 -0400
  ...to band-aid an oil pressure problem by running a higher viscosity oil then is recommended. I do not use straight weight oils in...
• Re: Oil Change. Zetec
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Thu, 6 Dec 2012 14:51:58 -0500
  We match ford except on viscosity. We actually recommend 10W-40, this offers the best protection for the engine. 10w-30 is also acceptable...
• Re: Overflow puking water
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 09:42:24 -0800
  ...That whole viscosity thing, you know. Again, i don't know for sure, but that is all i could come up with given the...
• Re: Oil Buzzer advice
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 5 Oct 2015 07:25:37 -0700
  ...NO OIL!...or just that you > may need to up the viscosity or lower your operating temps? Is it NO > Coolant left, or just...
• Re: Oil question....not the dreaded which motor oil is best
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 30 Dec 2012 17:52:11 -0800
  ...to do with "heavy" oil, as generally speaking these > days lower viscosity oils are specified, mostly to reduce friction and > increase fuel mileage since...
• Fw: A few questions from a newbie
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Michal
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 20:18:37 -0800
  ...I have heard alot of replies saying to change the high temp viscosity on my oil. I'm gonna try this when I change...
• Lifter Thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 26 Oct 2001 09:22:16 -0400
  ...I think an oil cooler would keep the oil viscosity up, but I haven't figured out a good way to do this on...
• Re: Marvel Mystery Oil
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 16:10:35 -0700
  ...clean > inside > > airplane motors, plus a bunch of other detergents and > viscosity enhancers. > > > > The downside-don't get carried away with it. It isn...
• Re: Oil light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 20 Aug 2015 18:27:27 -0400
  ...All this combines with the reduced viscosity of the oil and oil pressure plummets. It is not that difficult to get the oil up...
• Re: 1-800-Howsmydriving?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 22:05:39 -0500
  ...You want be sure to use the correct oil viscosity and avoid the temptation to overfill. The top mark on the dip stick is...
• Oil light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 19:05:42 -0900
  ...When the oil heats up, it loses viscosity and essentially becomes thinner. The pressure sensor may notice this, and try to tell you that...
• Re: Royal Purple Motor Oil..
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 11 May 2014 11:40:55 -0700
  The thing about multi weight oils is that 15w- or 20w- oil is physically thicker (higher viscosity) than a 5w- anything, and that makes...
• Re: semi-sorta-somewhat related to oil and viscosity and such ...
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 19:50:43 -0400
  Joel: These are vanagon's we are talking about. I have to check my engine compartment regularly just to make sure there are no...
• OK, Swepco gear oil..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 08:37:37 -0700
  ...That seems to be right between the two in viscosity. I used one of those inexpensive gear oil pumps that you screw into the...
• Re: Engine oil
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Wed, 10 Aug 2022 09:48:47 -0700
  ...Part of > >> GM's > >>>> plan to improve fuel economy is the use of low viscosity lubricants. > The > >>>> engine calls for 0w-20, the transmission...
• Re: From flickering oil light to valves clacking
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sun, 16 Aug 2015 10:24:18 -0700
  ...is a thin, light solvent--you just diluted the physical thickness >> (viscosity) of your thicker oil! How much did you add? >> >> Stuart >> >> -----Original Message...
• SV: Oildipstick marks on 2L aircooled 82 gasoline engine
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Mon, 3 May 2004 15:45:04 +0200
  ...but also check to make sure you are running the proper viscosity/weight of oil!! an oil that is too 'thin' will create high...
• Re: Just interesting observation
  Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
  Fri, 17 Dec 2004 10:15:15 -0800
  I am curious, Why does that combination of Oil/Filter fix this? I understand the viscosity of the oil, but what it is with...
• Re: Read your manual: Oil pressure nonsense
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 14:41:22 -0400
  ...A healty engine should be able to > maintain close to 10 psi/1,000 rpm. > > What viscosity oil are you using and what is...
• Re: Keep pouring oil in ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 7 May 2007 23:20:44 -0700
  ...I also had no reference that I found, what kind of viscosity of oil I should use. Used 20/50. Thanks for the input...
• Using Gunk or other engine cleaning solvents!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 21:02:57 -0500
  ...Make sure to use the proper viscosity. If your engine is tired, cleaning with a solvent will not fix it. Save your money. Dennis
• Re: Leaky valve cover tip of iceberg
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:58:29 -0700
  ...The power steering lines are still leaking like a sieve, regardless > of the viscosity of the fluid. I'm thinking I'll have to...
• Re: Oil Light flashing
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Sat, 18 Nov 2006 15:22:26 -0500
  ...What oil viscosity are you using? A quart low No, I don't think so. I'll have to check the viscosity - but the...
• Re: Another operating temp question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Dec 2001 13:32:11 -0600
  ...It is hot enough to burn > off > water and fuel contaminants, yet cool enough to maintain good > viscosity. > You also have some reserve for...
• Re: Flickering Oil Light 84 auto
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:29:10 -0700
  ...What viscosity oil is being used? Should be 20w-50 or synthetic equal like 15w-50. What is the fill level? Top mark is...
• Re: Was: Go Westie engine....Then !.8 turbo swap
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:37:33 -0700
  ...it. ?I always changed the oil > regularly and used the recommended viscosity, so it wasn't the lack of > maintenance that caused the problem...
• Re: oil pressure trouble far from home
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 16 Oct 1999 13:33:58 -0700
  ...You didn't tell us what oil viscosity you are using and weather you are using the proper oil filter or not. It can...
• Re: Oil pump size differences? Boston Bob Customers?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 10:39:26 -0500
  ...Cooled Westfalia > > > Oil pressure is influenced by lots of things the viscosity and > temperature of the oil the clearances of the rod and main...
• oil viscosity 1.9 vs 2.1 differences
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:43:29 -0700
  One of things that occurs to me in this oil discussion is that some of us have 1.9 engines and some 2.1...
• Re: No instrument lights or gas guage?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:56:38 -0700
  ...Was the engine totally rebuilt? What oil viscosity are you running? Neil. On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 3:25 PM, Oliver Mueller-Heubach...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 23 May 2016 01:41:23 -0400
  ...Over filling will cause the oil to overheat and lose viscosity. Adding a real oil cooling system can also be helpful. Dennis -----Original Message...
• Re: Zetec Using oil
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 19 Jan 2013 23:27:48 -0500
  ...Especially when using the lower viscosity oil this engine is designed for. If using regular oil you probably should be changing it near 3...
• Re: Thoughts on running Mobil-1 Synthetic oil
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 3 Oct 2007 17:21:03 -0400
  ...Oil was still clean and within viscosity specs but high temperatures where causing the Mobil to breakdown. The Fox on the other hand makes...
• 5w30 synthetic oil... replies
  Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt
  Tue, 18 Mar 1997 14:51:55 -0900 (AKST)
  ...But I find the spectrum of advice interesting! Perhaps changing it regularly is heaps more important than getting the viscosity exact... Cheers, Chris Wyatt...