

| Subject: | Re: It was time to change diesel filter |
| From: | Roger Whittaker |
| Date: | Wed, 2 Nov 2011 15:31:48 -0700 |
dear diesel filter after having troubles with flow i placed a marine style diesel filter on the 89 OEM diesel we used to own regards On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 11:00 AM, Frederick M. Wasserstein < wasserstei@windstream.net> wrote: > I changed my diesel fuel filter yesterday. To put it in perspective, I > have > owned "Sammy" a 1982 Westfalia Diesel 1.6 NA for about 10 years and used it > maybe 6 times for short camping trips. The previous owner had the motor > rebuilt in 1995 and put 200 miles on it before moving it by flatbed to > Lincoln Nebraska. It sat for 5 years until I acquired it. Total mileage on > a > rebuilt motor 700 miles max. This year we undertook the project of making > it ready to become a daily driver. New MC and Slave cylinder, brake > booster, new brake fluid, checked all the brakes, new 8 ply tires (properly > rated for a Vanagon Camper) and of course and oil and filter change. I had > been changing the oil on a regular basis even if we were not driving it. I > was looking for a little project and I relied I didn't remember changing > the > fuel filter so I did. When I took it out it was a bosch with a date code of > 1984 ! I have seen a definite increase in power and drivability J. It is > interesting that we took a 400 mile camping trip this summer and averaged > about 28 GPM. I bet things work a little better now!! > > > > Mike Wasserstein > > Proud owner of "Sammy" > > 1982 Vanagon Diesel Westfalia Camper > -- roger w From Proverbs: Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: a servant who becomes king ... ---------------------------------------------------------- Explore printed work at: http://www.prliving.ca/ View the growing list of video work at: http://www.youtube.com/user/LastonLastof#g/u http://www.prpeak.com/articles/2010/11/29/multimedia/video/doc4c62e5f80d228504902172.txt
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