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Subject:Seized Engine? Is there something I can do? - '91 Vanagon GL
From:David Thoresen
Date:Wed, 18 Sep 2002 22:16:35 -0700

Traveling down the freeway my oil light comes on... with that annoying
buzzzzzzzzz... I pull over add 2 quarts... oil light still does not go
away... I drive hoping it will get some oil in there.. well needless to
say all of the sudden there is this aweful grinding noise... I pull over
and the van dies!  ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!

Well I try to start it up again and the starter tries its best to turn
the engine but thats all I get... the engine wont turn at all....

I drained the oil.. (I found out I had quite a bit!)  It was much
thicker than usual especially since I changed it less than 3000 miles
ago.

Soooooooo anyone have any suggestions on what I should try to get this
engine going?  Or is a transplant in order?  (I dont know if this says
anything but I checked the trans fluid and it was a bit darker than
normal but not dark like engine oil)

Thanks a bunch in advance!

Ciao!
David....
'91 Vana-Goner *doing the unstuck* 207K miles

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