How bout another crazy theory.  Most cars don't have 4 1/2 gallons of
collant to dissapate heat either.  Those plastic tubes under the van getting
all that ighway speed air flow have to give  up a few btu's, but then that's
why they call me...

Dimwitted Moose anbd Flying Squirrel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry Kay" <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 6:36 AM
Subject: Re: Oil Level Again

> Ken,
>
> Good thought, but for the life of me,I can't see why if the oil was
> foaming (aerating)
> why would this cause the oil to retain BTU's?
>
> This doesn't make any sense either.
>
> The less liquid in the engine, the less area the engine has to dissipate
> the heat.
>
> Case in point----
> A Mack truck has a couple of different sized oil pans.
>
> One is an 8 gallon
> The other is a 16 gallon.
> The last is about 18 gallon
>
> Guess which engines will pull harder, longer, before they start reaching
> their limit's on the temperature gauge?
> And with a larger volumes, the oil won't  break down as fast, due to the
> fact it's running cooler.
>
> Sounds like an awfully crazy theory to me.
>
> Later,
>
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> Terry--
> 74 Campmobile- (Clementine)
> 85 GL- (Delilah)
> 86 BMW 325 ES- (Eva)