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<P>Hi, first time I've used this and I hope I am sending this correctly.<BR></P>
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<P>Breakdown problem </P>
<P>I just 1000 drove to zero degrees New London NH from&nbsp; coast of NC in 86 Vanagon (automatic).</P>
<P>I went to start the van after sitting about 6 hrs.&nbsp;&nbsp;Big noise sounding like squealing of large chunks of rubber as engine started running.</P>
<P>Checked the ground and all the oil was streaming out from behind the oil cooler (the box the fileter mounts on.&nbsp; Appears the seal is gone..&nbsp; Removed the beast last night in a kind person &nbsp;warm garage.&nbsp; &nbsp;I got a seal from a new oil filter and will install it where the old one was broken in two.&nbsp;&nbsp; It was the old original black seal in there.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </P>
<P>Now one of the water lines (the short 90 degeree elbow one was rotted and came apart during the battle for the cooler extraction.&nbsp;&nbsp; I plan to replace&nbsp;the other one as well.</P>
<P>Question: Is there some parts place here, near New London, &nbsp;I can get these Sunday or Monday?&nbsp;&nbsp; I'm am due in Boston on Tuesday for Dr appt. &nbsp; </P>
<P>Second thing that happened.&nbsp; </P>
<P>Apparently the cold froze something in the power steering lines.&nbsp; The pump was running and pushing fluid out of the reservior like mad at the same time oil was pumping out of the oil cooler.&nbsp; I have had no problems with it before.&nbsp; The garage is warm so maybe it will unfreeze the lin.&nbsp; </P>
<P>Ques:&nbsp; Any idea why this would happen?</P>
<P>Thanks for your help.</P>
<P>Don Long <A href="mailto:blackcreekfarm@hotmail.com">blackcreekfarm@hotmail.com</A></P>
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