Well in that case ............. you need an air cooled so you'll have
something to work on in your spare time.

Stan
\
On Tue, 20 May 2003 20:09:31 -0400 Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@optonline.net>
writes:
> My 1987 Syncro Westy now has almost 202K miles on it. The water pump
> was
> recently replaced for the third time, just before I drove it from NY
> to
> Florida and back. Otherwise, the engine has never been disassembled.
> The
> exhaust was replaced once. This engine has traveled across the
> country
> and to Alaska. Back when I drove air cooled busses most pre trip
> maintenance consisted of a valve job and then praying while on the
> trip.
> Now pre trip maintenance is checking the fluids, possibly changing
> the
> oil (7,500 miles) and checking the belts and inflating the tires. I
> have
> yet to see an air cooled Vanagon provide anywhere near this type of
> service. I have also used it for towing, even other Vanagons (not
> recommended).
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wilden1@juno.com [mailto:wilden1@juno.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 9:47 PM
> To: dhaynes@optonline.net
> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Oil Leaks due to Synthetics-Air cooled Vanagons!
>
> Looks like a great opportunity for flames here, but lets avoid
> that.
> Just send me your address and I'll ship you a free brick to go
> behind
> your rear wheel, I might even thrown in a bucket so you can recycle
> that
> antifreeze each morning.
>
> Stan Wilder
>
> On Tue, 20 May 2003 19:27:37 -0400 Dennis Haynes
> <dhaynes@optonline.net>
> writes:
> > Everytime I get to work on an air cooled beast, I am quickly
> reminded
> > of
> > just how great the Water Boxer is.
> >
> > Dennis
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On
> > Behalf
> > Of Stan Wilder
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 7:54 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: Oil Leaks due to Synthetics
> >
> > oh wait 84 is air-cooled huh?
> > -------------------- Clip --------------------
> > Go ahead and laugh!
> > If I find a decent Wasser Boxer Westy with a dead engine I'm going
>
> > to
> > plug one of my Air Cooled engines in it. An Eberspacher heater
> will
> > fix
> > the one fault.
> >
> > Stan Wilder
> >
> > On Tue, 20 May 2003 16:55:36 +0000 Joseph Fortino
> > <fortinoj@SPEAKEASY.NET> writes:
> > > well it has to take after the " aircooled brother " my bug has
> a
> > > sticker
> > > that says " oil dripper " ohh something about syn oils and
> > crapping
> > > out the
> > > seals on older types, sometimes if you change oils what you talk
>
> > of
> > > happens
> > >
> > > oh wait 84 is aircooled huh?
> > >
> > > Joe
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Ed Hinchey [mailto:EJHin@AOL.COM]
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 12:52 PM
> > > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > > > Subject: Re: Oil Leaks due to Synthetics
> > > >
> > > > I have an '84 Westy with about 200K miles (the odometer broke
>
> > in
> > > 1991 with 104K on it) on the original engine.  I never used
> > > synthetic oil and it has leaked from just about every possible
> > > orifice since I bought it.  I always seem to be one leak
> behind.
> > > >
> > > > Me thinks that most Vanagons leak oil, and some leak more or
> > less
> > > than others - the type of oil probably doesn't make any
> > difference.
> > > >
> > > > cheers,
> > > >
> > > > Ed
> > > > '84 Westy in Syracuse
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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