I have an 89 Syncro GL with 133K.  Original engine.  It is in pretty good
shape, though I have a small leak from the rear main seal.  Usually leaves
a few drops anywhere I stop, and it tainly keep the rear underside of the
vehicle from rusting.
The only time I really notice this is when I take a long freeway trip the
misting oil will leave a slight film on the rear hatch and bumper.

Now there may be no connection in my problem, but on my last long trip I
stopped at a rest stop and the car wouldn't start -- lights okay, no
clicking, no turnover of the starter or the engine.  I push started it and
it was okay, and I finished the trip.  For the next few days it would do
the same thing almost everytime I tried to start it (I learned to park on a
hill).  Then after a few days the problem went away and the van has been
starting fine, everytime for the past month.

Is there a chance that the blowing/misting oil is disrupting a connection
to the solenoid or starter?  Is there a likely place I should check and
clean if this happens again?

Barry Armitage
Occasional Syncro
Barry Armitage
Business Development Manager
Center for Industrial Sensors and Measurements -- An NSF Center
Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
College of Engineering
291 Watts Hall
2041 College Road
Columbus, Ohio  43210-1178
614-292-7416
614-688-4949 (fax)
armitage.1@osu.edu
www.cism.ohio-state.edu