Stan,
The bird dookie is probably better for you than the anti freeze and oil.
Just a guess, no first hand  experience.
George
'85 Westfalia

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stan Wilder" <wilden1-1@sbcglobal.net>
To: "George Thorburn" <thorgk@ACCESSCOMM.CA>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 1:35 PM
Subject: Re: Re: Film of oil all over back hatch

> Those purple splotches are bird dooky.
> I think the gray things laying in a white background are bird dookey.
> I'm sure the white on white with undigested bird seed are bird dookey.
> Try to work around the bird dookey and taste only those splotches you
> think
> are petroleum based.
>
> Stan Wilder
> Engine Ceramics
> 214-352-4931
> www.engineceramics.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "George Thorburn" <thorgk@ACCESSCOMM.CA>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 9:59 AM
> Subject: Re: Film of oil all over back hatch
>
>
>>>The easiest way to find out what's leaking is to taste the oil.
>>>Everything
>>>tastes different.
>
> John,
> Why not just stick your finger in the drip and smell the fluid?
> Anti-freeze
> smells sweet, transmission and differential oil has a sort of spicy smell,
> etc.  It seems to me that this is just as acurate as tasting and doesn't
> leave a bad taste in your mouth for the rest of the day.
> George,
> '85 Westfalia
>
>