Don

        That sounds like a plan I could buy into for sure ~ oil is cheap
compared to engine rebuilds ~ thanks for that

                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 15 Mar , 2013, at 8:46 PM, Don Hundt wrote:

> Not so sure about leaving the old oil in the engine. The shop manual
> for my inboard boat motor (boats hibernate a lot more than vanagons)
> recommends draining the oil and refilling with fresh. The reason
> they give is that acids settle into the oil, if it sits in the
> crankcase all winter those acids are quietly chewing away at your
> engines metal parts. I always fill it with whatever is cheapest on
> sale, then drain and refill with the expensive marine oil in the
> spring. I imagine this would apply just as well to a Vanagon that is
> laid-up all winter.
> Don
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "OlRivrRat" <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 6:39 PM
> Subject: Re: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
>
>
>>
>> Leave the OldOIL in it ~ maybe even add 2 or 3 Quarts of cheap SAE10
>> to it so as to get oil up around the bearings ~ I actually have never
>> really thought about that 'til just now ~ maybe 'cause I don't
>> Hibernate my vehicles ~ If anybody thinks that's a bad idea please
>> jump in ~ as if I had to ask
>>
>>                                                                       ORR
>>  ~ DeanB
>>
>> PS ~ I probably left something out since I never really do it
>