Oops!  Sorry for the previous redundant post!

That's the oil weight and brand I use almost exclusively!

Good to hear.  Maybe I'll just change the heads instead of
the entire engine....

I'm at about 208,000 miles.....

--- On Sun, 8/10/08, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: 200,000 Mile Club
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Date: Sunday, August 10, 2008, 5:23 PM
> No, I have always used Castrol 20W50.
>
> Jim
>
> On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 3:54 PM, Allan Streib
> <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote:
> > Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> writes:
> >
> >> I'm rebuilding a 2.1 that had 227,000
> miles--no leaks and didn't
> >> burn--that my wife fried for me when it threw all
> its belts. If it
> >> hadn't been for that, it might have made it to
> 300K. The bearings
> >> were in excellent condition when I took the engine
> apart. Cam showed
> >> no wear. The oil pump was near the end of the wear
> limit but far
> >> from gone. Cylinders had original cross-hatching.
> >
> > Do you use Mobil-1 oil?
> >
> > Allan
> > --
> > 1991 Vanagon GL
> >