As if we don't have enough troubles with leaking fuel lines!!!!

John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com

Jake de Villiers wrote:
> The Canuck solution is to make a small fire and let it burn down, then roll
> the vehicle over the coals and let the motor warm up.
>
> Starts much better.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 8:25 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:
>
>
>> I always had a problem with Alaska oil sump heaters in winter. They
>> don't work too good when you are at the winter campground in 3 feet of
>> snow at below zero temps. What is the Canuck solution for that problem.
>> I never did find an adequate Alaskan solution.
>>
>>
>> John Rodgers
>> Clayartist and Moldmaker
>> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
>> Chelsea, AL
>> Http://www.moldhaus.com
>>
>>
>>
>> Courtney Hook wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Heheh, that's why you need a Canadian oil sump heater to keep your bus
>>> oil
>>> thinned out. :-) Tough to find, but oh so worth it. Most cold climate
>>> dealers sold them. Look around, you'll be glad you did.
>>> Courtney
>>>
>>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>> Always be yourself, because the people that matter don't mind,
>>> and the ones who mind, don't matter.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "craig cowan" <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
>>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>>> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 6:13 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)
>>>
>>>
>>>  My comment regarding cold temperatures dealt specifically with an
>>>
>>>> occurance
>>>> last year when the temperatures in my region were consistantly below
>>>> zero
>>>> for over a week. On the coldest morning of the lot, early, I tried to
>>>> start
>>>> my bus to no avail. My battery and all systems were in great shape, but
>>>> the
>>>> motor oil had turned so thick that the engine would BARELY turn. The
>>>> solution involved draining the motor oil and replacing it for the
>>>> remainder
>>>> of that winter with a thinner oil.
>>>> 20W50 is quite thick at or below 0*F.
>>>> Put a bit of it in the freezer sometime (even at 32*F) and watch just
>>>> how
>>>> smoothly it pours.
>>>>
>>>> -Craig
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 8:34 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  My comment concerning warranty was meant to convey the maker's
>>>>
>>>>> attitude,
>>>>> not to suggest that we are trying to maintain the long expired warranty
>>>>> on
>>>>> our VWs.  I change oil myself, have been doing so for a series of
>>>>> vehicles
>>>>> for about 50 years, and have managed to drive all of them for around
>>>>> 200k
>>>>> or
>>>>> more miles.  My change interval seems economic to me. Oil is cheap.
>>>>> Engines
>>>>> are expensive.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 6:02 PM, Allan Streib wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>  Synthetic will flow better than conventional when cold.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> None of our Vanagons are under warranty anymore.  Oil analysis can be
>>>>>> used to determine if your oil is still "good" and over time you can
>>>>>> establish a reasonable, economic change interval.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Allan
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dave Mcneely  writes:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  I use Castrol 20W50, petroleum based (nonsynthetic).  I change the
>>>>>> oil
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> every 3000 miles, just as I always have for all my vehicles.  I can't
>>>>>>> imagine how synthetic could improve on that.  I notice that most
>>>>>>> manufacturers specify that oil should be changed at the recommended
>>>>>>> interval, and that less often than that voids the warranty, whether
>>>>>>> the oil used is synthetic or not.  David McNeely
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 1:46 PM, Stephen Cebula wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  What motor oils you you all use out there?  A friend of mine keeps
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> pushing synthetic oil.  He's a Ford man, and not familiar with
>>>>>>>> Vanagons.  What's the rap on that?
>>>>>>>> Steve
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  --
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1991 Vanagon GL
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>
>
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> Jake
>
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