Hi all,
Thanks to all that responded.  I changed the oil to 20-50W per  instructions
and made it to
Minnesota and back w/o any problems ;-)  I did however notice signs of  the
dreaded head
leak up there (small amount of coolant leaking).  Took to a local  mechanic
where he put in
some block seal.  Haven't seen a problem since.  Do those fixes  last awhile
or will it just
return soon?  Hope it lasts!
james in houston
87 Westy