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Re: Wasserboxer cooling (was:Re: aftermarket instrumentatio
Historical mailing list
Tue, 16 Jul 1996 08:42:53 -0600
...I have a >mechanical oil pressure gauge on my Jetta which also reflects oil >temps somewhat. I find oil temp will climb slightly faster...
Re: Mystic Oil
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 26 Jun 2011 14:21:55 -0400
...It leaves behind some good lube oil; All Hail the Marvel Mystery Oil! Which I rather suspect is what you're actually talking about...
changing auto tranny fluid
Historical mailing list - Stephen Davis
Mon, 23 Feb 1998 16:57:37 -0500
...I am changing the oil in an attempt to cure a leak. The tranny seems to have oil all over it and the oil...
Re: Windage, Ullage, Oil Temps, Celsius
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 27 Mar 2002 21:59:18 -0600
...http://www.ebicom.net/kitchen/page/tempconv.htm 150 Celsius is 305 Degrees Fahrenheit, pretty stinking hot -------------------- You say ----------*Most SAE 20-50 oils...
Re: Resolved: Re: Oil pressure light comes on after about 7 minutes.
Historical mailing list - Roland
Sun, 12 Dec 2010 17:31:08 -0800
...Not a hint of the oil light/buzzer. That makes the > total of changes as the Mann filter plus 20W50 oil. So I am...
Re: oil cooler leaking coolant?
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Tue, 30 Jan 2001 18:03:59 -0600
Hi Jason, I have seen bad coolant pumps leak coolant through the weep hole and it will dribble down the oil cooler. The coolant...
Re: Tranny oil - success
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Wed, 25 Jul 2001 16:14:20 -0500
...I topped off the oil > > once-upon-a-time and the added oil (added pressure i guess too) caused the > > two side seals to...
Re: Oil in the coolant
Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
Sat, 20 Oct 2001 07:16:48 -0400
...How sound this ? Oil in the coolant, Deep purple hit? No!!! this'is great amount of oil in the coolant reservor tank, where is...
Redline motor oil
Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
Wed, 25 Feb 2004 21:38:11 -0600
Hi all, I am thinking about running Redline synthetic motor oil in Billy Bones. Does anyone have any experience with this oil. I grabbed...
Re: Tips and Tricks - Oil Filler NecK Extension Extension.
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Mon, 12 Sep 2005 17:01:17 -0500
...The oil in our >store is shipped from the Lousianna and Texas warehouses. > >BTW just marked up all oil yesterday an average of 30...
Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:01:31 -0700
...Strategy for low-mess oil drain. |> > | |> > |(Number 287 In A Continuing Series Of Knucklehead Questions) |> > | |> > |I used to change the oil in my aircooled...
Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:35:01 -0500
...Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual) > Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:12:41 -0700 > > ok.. > how about the link to the page so...
Re: Oil pressure question 2.1
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 20 Aug 2013 19:01:02 -0400
...Wrong oil. It is overfilled. Engine is tired. Wear limit 28 psi @ 4000 rpm. Dennis, From my phone. ________________________________ From: Jim Felder<mailto:jim.felder...
Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:57:47 -0500
...All of their increased displacement engines (2.1 to 2.5) have piston-cooling oil jets ("squirters"). johnnyjewel :Better built engines have little oil...
Re: Oil overfill... or not? (long post)
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Fri, 6 Aug 2010 06:14:49 EDT
...It was Dennis who initially brought up this idea of keeping the oil level at the mid way point between the MIN and MAX...
Re: 91 vannie oil lite and buzzer
Historical mailing list - Ry
Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:41:33 -0500
...Eastern Daylight Time, > rylincoln@GMAIL.COM writes: > > Could be worn > out/improper sensors, worn oil pump, or worn engine.... or any combination > thereof. > > thank...
Re: Oil in air intake SOLVED!!!
Historical mailing list - Kenneth L. Winter
Mon, 8 Dec 1997 11:46:13 -0500
...I decided to change the oil after a summers use. There was less than one quart of oil in the motor. It should hold...
Re: Ground clearance on 15 degree I4 install?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Mon, 1 Oct 2007 14:01:03 -0700
...SNIP > I find it interesting that they went to the trouble to make it so when you > had fresh oil, ( there's a tube...
Re: A friend bought a NEW Camero Z28 in the midst of the first oil crisis
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:42:58 -0400
The difference between supply and demand of oil is 2 percent. A gun slinging George Bush can whip this back into balance with a...
Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:12:41 -0700
...Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual) I copied from their site. "rebuilt engines", "Hipo wbx for vngn", "GW 2200 base ho engine". > From: scottdaniel...
Re: Oil light comes up, 1.9 engine
Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:00:10 -0400
1.9 have only one oil pressure sensor. Pascal -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of neil...
Re: vanagon 1.9l diesel oil blow by in air filter issue?
Historical mailing list - jon
Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:16:55 -0800
...Yep, when > > enough of that oil collects in there the engine can suck it in and will > > run on the oil there. No way...
Re: Oil over fill concern
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sat, 1 Feb 2014 14:56:33 -0800
...Today I asked my girlfriend to be my eyes and look at the oil level. To my surprise and fear she said the oil...
Re: Synthetic Oil
Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
Tue, 18 Sep 2001 06:30:36 -0500
I use synthetic oil in all of my car engines, no leaks, no problems. Changed at 5,000 mile intervals in the Vanagon, 7...
Oil pressure warning
Historical mailing list - John
Sat, 10 Mar 2001 23:23:56 -0500
Hi Brian, I just read your latest post about your oil pressure warning without having read what repairs were performed and why but here...
Re: Oil Leaks due to Synthetics
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 20 May 2003 16:54:11 -0700
...I never used > synthetic oil and it has leaked from just about every possible > orifice since I bought it. I always seem to be...
Re: Choice of Oil
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 7 Feb 2005 22:01:57 -0500
Multi-Viscosity oils have been around since the 70's. The better one's have it right. Especially the synthetics as they do not...
Re: Soft lifters (was: clarify .006 on lifters)
Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
Thu, 10 Jan 2002 14:04:46 -0500
Terry and fellow learkers the reason I suggested before the oil change is to limit the amount of junk suspended in the oil as...
Re: supplemental oil cooler
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Thu, 9 Jan 2003 13:36:40 -0500
...supplemental oil cooler >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >I am thinking of installing an aditional oil cooler on my 82 Westy. Does anyone have...
Re: Oil pressure light comes up ...
Historical mailing list - jimt
Fri, 7 Jan 2005 19:55:11 -0700
...What is wrong? I hope the engine has good oil pressure. Where > do I check it and how? > Zoltan > > Check oil level and look...
Re: stripped oil drain plug
Historical mailing list
Sat, 28 Jan 2006 19:36:49 EST
In a message dated 1/28/06 3:33:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, hradek@YAHOO.COM writes: > plug > > Stripping the oil plug seems...
Oil dipstick pushed out of the tube
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Thu, 2 Oct 2008 10:13:26 -0400
I've noticed that every time I check my oil, the dipstick has been pushed out about half an inch or so from the...
Re: AC servicing woes
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Fri, 5 Aug 2016 18:33:25 -0400
...I didn't add any more oil. It is entirely possible the wrong oil > was put in when it was serviced. It bears flushing...
Re: VLVC - Battery experience with Walmart
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Sat, 12 Oct 2013 09:10:43 -0500
I have no issue with someone switching from baking rolls to changing oil. Changing oil does not take much skill, changing oil takes attention...
Re: Heat handling design error help
Historical mailing list
Sat, 8 Jun 1996 18:45:06 -0700
...When you cool oil in your engine, you are cooling the oil and won't have much affect on engine temp at all. If...
Re: Air Filter looks stained (with oil?)
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Wed, 4 Mar 1998 13:47:40 -0800
Some aftermarket air filters (like K&E) are designed to be sprayed with oil. The oil is usually a reddish color. But it's...
Re: Kerosene to clean out engine before oil change
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:30:40 EST
In a message dated 11/21/05 1:38:57 AM, eduntz@HOTMAIL.COM writes: << Does anyone here add kerosene before an oil change...
What does your oil pressure gauge "say", and what other gauges do you have in your Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:17:02 -0400
...One of which is an oil pressure gauge. As I haven't had an oil pressure gauge in a Vanagon before, I need a...
Soft lifters (was: clarify .006 on lifters) and Trasco filters
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Thu, 10 Jan 2002 12:27:25 -0800
...After my next oil change I am going to switch to Mobil one synthetic oil and use the Trasko oil filter system I bought...
Re: Top 3 Oils for 2.1 Again
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Sat, 5 Mar 2011 08:24:00 -0600
...No HG leaks yet, but > compression is slipping and oil leaks preclude expensive oil in the > crankcase. Oil pressure is still well above the...
Re: What Mini-Projects are going on?
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Mon, 28 Jun 1999 18:46:43 -0700
...The pick-up for the system is an EMPI spin-on sandwich >adapter with barbed fittings where the oil filter normally attaches. The >oil...
Re: disabling the damn oil buzzer
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 4 Apr 2006 15:42:54 -0400
What oil are you using. The fact that you are going 15 minutes before the noise begins tells me the board and woring are...
Re: Engine oil
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Fri, 22 Jul 2022 15:58:19 -0700
I have tried to follow the oil recommendations listed in my owner's manual. For a while, when I first got the van and...
Re: Overfilling the oil issues
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Tue, 24 May 2011 14:37:29 -0400
...Also the extra oil makes for a lot of extra heat and > >>> can > >>> actually thin the oil enough for the oil pressure to drop...
Re: Fwd: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:18:54 -0700
...To really know what is going on with the oil .. besides having oil pressure and temp gauges, one should do an oil analysis now...
Coffee filter oil test & synthetic oil
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Thu, 31 Jan 2002 18:37:28 -0800
...I have Marvel Mystery oil in my Mercedes now and I'm going to filter it at my next oil change then switch to...
Re: synthetic/seals
Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
Thu, 14 May 1998 10:27:02 -0600
Tim, why does synth get a bad rap for causing seals to leak? I think that is a hold over from when synth oil...
Re: 90GL oil pressure (what's that sound?)
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 1 Oct 2000 23:43:31 -0500
...Before spending ANY money on parts, change the oil and 1) make sure you have installed a Bosch or Mahle oil filter. Available from...
Re: 2.1 L Oil filler tube needed
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:51:55 -0700
...Get the picture? I recently got it running, and having > changed the oil this evening, I now notice that my new oil is leaking...
Re: oil filter? & volunteers
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Tue, 22 Jun 1999 23:44:10 -0400
...oil filter? & volunteers > Hello all, > > I seem to remember something about there being a couple of oil filters > that either allowed earlier flow of...
Tiico--Dip Stick Question(oil levels)
Historical mailing list - Phil S.
Tue, 11 Mar 2003 07:26:36 -0800
Im still a little confused as to whats MY Tiico's proper oil level, since my dip stick is hard to read (with translucent...
Gas smell in Oil months after using Magical Mystery oil Please help.
Historical mailing list - sanford schulwolf
Sun, 11 May 2003 11:41:46 -0700
Last December I decided to treat my oil and gas with MMO. Months later I start smelling gas in the oil about 500 miles...
Re: Oil leak since rebuilt 2.1l installed
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:19:50 -0400
...I have an oil pressure gauge >>>> and >>>> oil temp gauge along with an external oil cooler so I should get >>>> warned >>>> quickly of any...
Re.: Synthetic oils
Historical mailing list - Timothy D.F. Maddox
Thu, 18 Aug 94 12:27:18 EDT
With all the interesting information concerning oils I didn't notice anything about cooling abilities. I had the sense from previous interactions that many...
?Extra oil sump
Historical mailing list
Sat, 1 Jun 1996 11:29:42 -0700
I was given (!!) a Gene Berg add on oil sump. Should I use this device on my '68 bus? Are there any precautions I...
Re: oil temp up
Historical mailing list - Sami Dakhlia
Thu, 20 Jun 1996 14:43:11 -0500 (CDT)
...Quickly checked the oil pressure relief valve this morning, but it seemed fine; at least the plunger fell out easily... So what's left...
Need to know thread size- oil pressure sender- H20 boxer
Historical mailing list
Wed, 21 Aug 1996 12:31:43 -0500
Could someone tell me the thread size of the oil pressure sender unit on a 1.9 H20 boxer ( 10M x 1k, or 12M...
RE: Tan paste on inside of oil cap
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 12 Mar 97 04:40:02 UT
Yes the oil light should come on with the ignition before the engine starts. The tan paste is a mixture of combustion gases from...
Oil Consumption
Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
Mon, 07 Jul 1997 20:47:55 -0400
...It used under a half quart of oil on the entire trip! Does anyone else get this kind of low oil consumption? I have...
Oil pressure guages
Historical mailing list - Jonc
Sat, 20 Jan 2001 23:33:54 -0500
Gauges used in #2 fuel oil heating units are calibrated 0-150 PSI ... they are cheap and available in plumbing supply shops and at...