Let me know. I am about to toss a block that has one, I'm sure.

Jim

On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 1:32 PM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote:

> In a similar vein, my Dad's 1985 Westy blew out a cam gallery plug on
> Friday, it was stupid cold out and he was running 20W50. He warmed it up
> idling for 10 minutes before driving, but once it was revved up it
> developed enough pressure to pop its cork.
>
> Is there a recommended replacement for these plugs? Apparently Dad's
> mechanic says they are NLA from VW.
>
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Greg Potts
> Toronto, Ontario Canada
> 197x Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
> www.pottsfamily.ca
> www.busesofthecorn.ca
>
>
> On 1/7/2014 11:02 PM, Mark Tuovinen wrote:
>
>> They do as long as you have the correct weight oil for the temperature you
>> are operating in.  I used to drive my Sunroof model Syncro daily and it
>> was
>> parked outside in the cold in -20F to -30F, something about the wife
>> feeling her car should be in the garage and there being no room for mine.
>> I did have an engine block heater and ran lighter weight synthetic oil for
>> the winter months.  The transport company we used one year to ship our
>> Westy Syncro outside in preparation for a month long road trip made the
>> mistake, even though I had warned them, of starting it at -30F with out
>> warming it up first while it had 20W50 synthetic oil in it.  Blew the oil
>> cooler o-ring out instantly, they had to load it that way and Daryl at
>> AaTransaxle had the fun of fixing it upon its arrival at his place for
>> storage until we arrived to pick it up.
>>
>> Mark in Ak enjoying balmy temps in the 20's and 30's thanks to the cold
>> blast the rest of America is getting
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 5:35 PM, chris and/or ruth <populuxe59@yahoo.com
>> >wrote:
>>
>>  Just as coworker and I noticed a stalled Passat TDI on the side of the
>>> road, a nice, a late model white Vanagon GL drove by. Temp was about
>>> -15f.
>>> As long as the battery turns, the water-boxers seem to start up nicely in
>>> cold weather.
>>>
>>> Chris 3
>>>
>>>
>>
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