Your cheapest fix is to buy an engine rebuild gasket set.
You'll also need to buy a front main seal and a rear main seal since they
don't come with the kit.
Here is what seals to replace.
1) Front main behind the flywheel / flex plate. Alos the pilot bearing if
it's a standard.
2) Rear main seal behind the fan
3) Pushrod tube seals both sides.
4) Valve cover gaskets both sides.
5) Distributor drive O Ring.
6) Oil Cooler seals.
7) Oil fill tube seal at case.
7) Oil strainer plate seals and O ring.
8) Oil drain O ring seal.
You should remove the rocker arms and retorque the head / case bolts.
Retorque every other bolt you can find on the engine.
Clean the engine meticulously before it is re-installed in the van.
Replace all the Fuel Injection Hoses in the Engine Bay and coming into the
bay.
That's realy low compression on the cylinders.
I've got a very good engine ready to go at
http://www.engineceramics.com/vw/vwparts.htm , no core charge and about
$145.00 freight to either the east or West Coast. You can have it in before
Christmas.
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Stan Wilder
Engine Ceramics
214-352-4931
www.engineceramics.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Guzyk" <paullist@GUZYK.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 9:52 AM
Subject: 81 Air cooled, famous for leaking oil where?

> I'm helping a friend fix up an 81 air cooled Westy.
>
> The air cooled motor was running but leaking oil big-time near the
> rear of the van.  (and #1 and #2  had about 65-70 PSI compression, #3
> and #4 were about 125)
>
> The wonderful fan on the alternator was kicking stinky oily air into
> the passenger compartment.
>
> What usually leaks oil on these beasts?
>
> Pushrod tubes?
> Rear crank seal?  (rear of van, front of engine)
> Oil pump seal?
> Oil cooler?
> Engine case?
> all of the above?
>
> We pulled the engine, this is what it looks like after pulling all
> the tin etc. off.  Notice how the engine carrier has little pools of
> oil..
>
> http://www.californiavan.com/95altima/81westy.jpg
>
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