true, but not always
a lot of times the oil cooler oring goes bad because of excessive freezing
temps and cracks upon start up in the morning.  this is a very common
occurance and does not mean the hoses are neccessarily bad, but if you are
going in, might as well replace the hoses anyways :) (cheap insurance less
expensive then spendy breakdowns!)
jason
87 syncro westy
so many roads to ease my soul...

>From: dylan friedman <insyncro@YAHOO.COM>
>Reply-To: dylan friedman <insyncro@YAHOO.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Oil Cooler O Ring Procedure
>Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 09:38:31 -0800
>
>If th O ring is shot, then it is time for hoses as well.
>
>dylan
>
>----- Original Message ----
>From: Jason Willenbrock <pooncerelli@HOTMAIL.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 12:17:04 PM
>Subject: Re: Oil Cooler O Ring Procedure
>
>i do the second unless your lines have never been replaced, if thats the
>case its a good time to do a cooling sysytem flush
>good luck
>jason
>87 syncro westy
>so many roads to ease my soul...
>
>
> >From: "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
> >Reply-To: "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: Oil Cooler O Ring Procedure
> >Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 22:04:45 -0500
> >
> >Searched the archives, got 10 pages, been to Ben's Place got that.  got
>the
> >Bentley pages marked off.
> >
> >Seems to be two schools of thought:
> >
> >1.  Drain coolent and change lines if you are removing the oil cooler to
> >repair the O ring.
> >
> >2.  Just pinch off lines, remove oil filter shaft and oil cooler to
>replace
> >O ring, then put everything back.
> >
> >Any opinions?
> >
> >
> >
> >--
> >Pete
> >'79 Westy "Aardvark"
> >'87 Westy "Joe's Van"
> >'02 Audi A6 Avant
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