apple and oranges. both fruit?
BTW i think my bus or van is a girl, just found a sweet spot.. hehe

--
Joseph  Fortino
fortino1@onebox.com - email

----         developtrust <developtrust@HOME.COM> wrote:
> I don't talk to my van but I always thought a "motor" was electric
> and an
> "engine" was that big hunk of steel or aluminum that has internal combustion
> stuff. It's like calling a woman a girl. Have I been misinformed?
>
> William Polowniak
> 1989 Vanagon GL
> 1988 Mercedes 300 SE
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joseph Fortino" <fortino1@ONEBOX.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 3:25 PM
> Subject: Re: Soft lifters (was: clarify .006 on lifters) and Trasco
> filters
>
>
> > Great tips man. I'm going to roter rooter the heck out of my van
> > until it spots almost clear. :)
> >
> > sure I always do the finger rub test after checking the dip stick
> this
> > is the poor man's way of checking for metal flakes, hehe
> >
> > seems like i'm tring to get he most of of my VW motor. I even talk
> to
> > my car, DOES anyone else. I say come on baby come on..
> >
> > take care
> > Joe
> >
> > --
> > Joseph  Fortino
> > fortino1@onebox.com - email
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM> wrote:
> > > William Said: I first cleaned out my engine by adding Gunk engine
> flush
> > > and running the engine for 5 minutes as per instructions on the
> can
> > > and
> > > then draining it.
> > > Stan said : Tell us what came out of the engine with the flush.
> > > Did you strain the oil to check for bearing flakes, brass distributor
> > > gears, iron rings / cylinders.?
> > > Was it blacker than usual ?
> > > Was it thick with carbon and crud? I mean was it thicker than the
> oil
> > > in
> > > just a standard oil dump?
> > > This is something you want to check any time you use engine flush.
> > > The Gunk or Siloo or other engine flushes normally dissolve varnish,
> > > loosen carbon, flush out oil galleries, clean the surface of your
> > > internal crankcase.
> > > The measure of how good it worked is the crud that comes out with
> the
> > > oil
> > > and flush.
> > > Its always good to know if they actually did any good or if you
> just
> > > threw your money away.
> > > I've flushed engines and had very nice clean oil and it told me
> that
> > > the
> > > block internals were already clean.
> > > Then there are always the three oil changes scenario, that baby
> was
> > > really stopped up, gummed up, shellacked up and I could definitely
> > > tell
> > > that the engine flush was cleaning everything or something.
> > >
> > > Stan Wilder
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