John,

Kinda depends on the mileage, and condition, of your engine. If you
haven't hit six figures yet, 20-50 should be fine. Over 100K, or if
you have a flickering oil light after extended running, I'd use
straight 40w or 50w this time of year. On a 2.1L with 200K, I used
50w in the summer with no problems (typically Valvoline racing
oil). Just make sure you change it before hitting the mountains and
the cool weather, or cranking will be interesting.

For my air cooled vans, I ran 30w in the winter, 40w in
spring/fall, and 60w in June/July/August. Never had a problem.

Keith Hughes
'86 Westy Tiico "Marvin"

> Date:    Tue, 20 Aug 2002 17:29:55 -0600
> From:    John Brush <jbrush@AROS.NET>
> Subject: Re: Oil Weight Reccomendation
>
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> >> Looking for oil weight / brand recommendations for a 1/9L 1985 Westy in
> >> Phoenix, AZ.