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Subject:Re: Diesel: Sudden oil leak!
From:Tobin Copley
Date:Wed, 21 Nov 2001 13:59:32 -0800

At 2:11 PM -0700 11/21/01, Gnarlodious wrote:
>Suddenly my 1.6D is leaking a LOT of oil from the pressure side between the
>block and filter mount. What is in there? I forget. Is it an O ring or
>gasket?
>I will take it apart in a few days.
>Thanks
>
>Rachel http://home.earthlink.net/~gnarlodious/Vanagon.html

If you're talking about the mating surface between the block and
cooler, it's a paper gasket.

T.
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