Gee, I don't think this guy is a swede tho'.  He drives a diesel VW truck and
races an MG....

Also, surprisingly, the swedes and norskies aren't the number one immigrants
here, it was the germans.

On 14 Jul 2003 at 19:54, wilden1@juno.com wrote:

> I've been to Minnesota and "I got to tell you, golly, gee, those olde
> Swedes are smart fellows".
> Somebody was doin' sumpthin right, you van is still running.
>
> Stan Wilder
>
> On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 19:36:45 -0600 tom ring <taring@TARING.ORG> writes:
> > My VW mechanic told me that all flat 4 VW engines should not be
> > running a
> > synthetic oil because synthetics don't carry as much heat as regular
> > petroleum
> > based oils, and they dispose of a lot of their heat through that
> > nice finned
> > oil pan.  I have not verified it, but this guy generally knows his
> > stuff.
> >
> > That being said, I split the difference and use synthetic blend
> > unless it's the
> > heat of summer.  And that lasts 2 or 3 weeks here in Minnesota.  ;)
> >
> > tom
> >
> > On 14 Jul 2003 at 20:21, Laurence Smith wrote:
> >
> > > Generally 20W50 should be used and only Mann or Mahle (spelling?)
> > > filters.
> > >
> > > Here in Canada we get wide temperature extremes and so I run
> > Castrol
> > > synthetic 5W50.  "5" is good for really cold and "50" is good for
> > > really hot.
> > >
> > > - Laurence
> > >
> > >
> > > ----------------------------------------
> > > Laurence Smith
> > > Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
> > > 90 Westy (fanumbos)
> > > 87 GL / 91 Subie 2.2
> > > ----------------------------------------
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Vanagon Mailing List
> > > > [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> > > > Of David Maurio
> > > > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 8:09 PM
> > > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > > > Subject: Oil
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hey list...
> > > >
> > > > When I bought my 85 the PO told me to use 20w30 motor oil,
> > > > yet most of the
> > > > posts I've seen suggest that people are using 20w50... I'm
> > > > in NJ, and it
> > > > get's fairly hot in the late summer months, fairly cold in
> > > > the late winter
> > > > months... I'm going to get the oil changed this weekend
> > > > (first time since I
> > > > bought it last week) Any suggestions?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for all the fantastic info I've gotten so far!
> > > >
> > > > David / NJ
> > > > Former owner of a 76 Westy (sniff, miss ya Wanda)
> > > > New owner of an 85 Westy Weekender Wolfsberg
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > ------
> > om Ring K0TAR, ex-WA2PHW  EN34hx
> > taring@taring.org
> >
> > "It is better to go into a turn slow, and come out fast, than to go
> > into a turn fast
> > and come out dead." Stirling Moss
> >
> >
>
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Tom Ring K0TAR, ex-WA2PHW  EN34hx
taring@taring.org

"It is better to go into a turn slow, and come out fast, than to go into a turn fast
and come out dead." Stirling Moss