The most obvious thing to look for with this mileage and all the time this
vehicle has sat around is a leaking injector.
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Tom Young                       '81 Vanagon
Lafayette, CA 94549         '82 Westfalia
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----- Original Message -----
From: "sanford schulwolf" <sanfordachulwolf@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2003 11:41 AM
Subject: Gas smell in Oil months after using Magical Mystery oil Please
help.

> Last December I decided to treat my oil and gas with
> MMO.  Months later I start smelling gas in the oil
> about 500 miles after an oil change.  I've changed the
> oil and filter two times, just to see if it would
> help.  Unfortunately it didn't, now I'm looking for a
> good place to start, but I fear the rings aren't
> sealing - this sounds like a big job, is it?
> More info on my 91 syncro.  It has 64K original miles;
> original engine (bought it from the original owner 3
> years ago who never drove it) has the Berg 1:4 rocker
> arms, Australian chip and 16" wheels.  I've been
> getting poor mileage (I wonder why w/all that stuff)
> at about 15 highway and 8- 11 mpg in San Francisco.
> Any help would be great, not much in the archive.
>
> Thanks
> Sanford
>
>
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