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Subject:Re: FLUIDS for VANAGONS
From:Timothy Hannink
Date:Tue, 27 Aug 2002 13:09:06 -0700

My Vanagon, 1987 Camper, 4 speed, 203,000 miles on
chassis, 68,000 miles on VW of Canada rebuild, my
daily transporation, average 25,000 miles per year.

ENGINE OIL:(Mobil 1 15W50)
Changed over from dino-oil with 15,000 miles on
rebuilt motor, uses 1 quart every 1000 miles changed
every 5,000 miles

OIL FILTER:(Mann)

COOLANT: (Texaco/Halvoline Dex-Cool - phosphate-free,
ethylene glycol based)
When I bought it, it had green Prestone, will change
every two years

MAN TRANS OIL: (Redline MTL)
Installed at 149,000 miles, changed it once since

BRAKE FLUID: (Castrol DOT4)
Changed every two years

No Power Steering, no Auto Tranny

DRIVER LUBRICATION (Tucher Helles Hefe Weizen, 1/2L
bottle, one or two)
Served with sausage, red cabbage, mashed potatoes and
sauerkraut and it doesn't have to be cold.

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Tim Hannink
Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition
Winter Park, Florida
http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wolfsburg_campers
http://photos.yahoo.com/tjhannink [Vanagon] Album

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