Hey thanks--- that's another idea...  I changed  the oil cooler  and flushed
the cooling system but STILL have oil floating up. That (the cooler) would
of been the easiest solution .          Lloyd         ----- Original
Message -----
From: "Jim Thompson" <jim@KARMANNGHIA.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 6:47 PM
Subject: Re: Oil in coolent

> Could be a leak in the oil cooler, due to corrosion, but not in my
> situation.
>
> I had this happen on my 2.1 which, due to it's 1.9 coolant pipes/hoses
> configuration on my 84 Westy did not have an oil cooler.  When my engine
was
> broken down for a valve job last spring, my mechanic found that the lower
> piston liner o-rings were the incorrect ones installed (assembler had used
> the liner to head o-rings on the bottom and the lower o-rings on the liner
> to head,) and they had not sealed correctly, eventually after about 68K
> blowing out and allow the oil and coolant to mix.  Y'know, these are
> purposely two different colors to prevent a foul-up like this to happen,
but
> I guess the best laid plans.......Result - complete engine rebuild :-(
>
> Although not related, the auto trans cooler was toasted too (corroded),
ATF
> & coolant mixing as well, resulting in the auto section to be rebuilt at
the
> same time.  At least the final drive checked out OK.  Lotsa $$$$ spent on
> this one :-(
>
> Interestingly enough, it never externally leaked a drop of coolant or oil
> the whole I had been driving it for the past several years.  Too busy
> "internally bleeding" for the last two years I guess.
>
> Jim Thompson
> oldvolkshome@earthlink.net
> jim@karmannghia.com
> http://www.oldvolkshome.com
> ***********************
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris DeLong" <green536@HOTMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 8:35 PM
> Subject: Re: Oil in coolent
>
>
> > Ooooo Oooooo I know I know.. Hmmmmm; oil cooler ;)
> >
> >
> >
> > Chris DeLong
> > Fine Tuning
> > 206.522.5503
> > www.finetuningperformance.com
> > Seattle, WA USA
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: Lloyd McClelland <lsm6@NORTHCOAST.COM>
> > >Reply-To: Lloyd McClelland <lsm6@NORTHCOAST.COM>
> > >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > >Subject: Oil in coolent
> > >Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 14:58:54 -0700
> > >
> > >Hi I've got oil in the coolent.. 1/2" floating in both plastic coolent
> > >tanks. I searched the archives and got  1) leaking  oil cooler ... any
> > >other
> > >ideas ?    Lloyd in Eureka,CA.
> >
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