Probably a leaking front engine seal. A good opportunity to replace the
clutch if you go in to fix seals etc. since labor is the bigger part of the
cost OR do it yourself & decide if the clutch needs replacing. I have a very
small leak there and my mechanic says live with it rather than spend $350
for labor.

William

> The oil is getting flung up by the flywheel.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
> Of Shawn Wright
> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 12:23 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Strange oil leak @ starter mount?
>
> Tonight I noticed another in a series of strange and not-so-good things
> while crawling under our '88 Westy (funny how you rarely notice *good*
> things this way...), anyway - I saw oil drips on the lower starter
> mounting
> bolt.
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