"assuming the 1.9 cooking system isn't easily changed to accomodate an oil
cooler."

Now THERE'S a Vanagon Freudian slip.

Jim

On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 5:40 PM Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for that Dennis. I'm not overly familiar with 1.9 mechanicals (or
> 2.1) to know what may be the cause for oil contamination. She, owner, said
> it was a manual transmission bus. I'd hoped it was an automatic. This is an
> 85 westy but im assuming she doesn't have a 2.1 with digijet and am
> assuming the 1.9 cooking system isn't easily changed to accomodate an oil
> cooler.
>
> I suspect there have been times when she's overfilled the engine with too
> much oil.
>
> Neil
>
>
> On Tuesday, May 3, 2016, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> It is unusual for the 1.9 to get oil in the coolant. On the 2.1L the oil to
> > water heat exchanger is the usual source. If an automatic it could be ATF
> > getting into the coolant in which case an engine replacement won’t help.
> >
> > Now coolant getting into the oil could be a broken head stud, cracked
> > head, or somehow a head loose enough for coolant to get under the
> cylinders
> > and into the crankcase.
> >
> > Dennis
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
> > <javascript:;>] On Behalf Of Neil N
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2016 2:38 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <javascript:;>
> > Subject: Re: User Input: Oval's Motorsport Rebuilt Engines
> >
> > re: warranty work. Yes. That's a big consideration. Especially for us up
> > in Canada.
> > Dealing with the border is just one more hassle. I was asking about these
> > Oval's engines on behalf of a fellow Vanagon owner dealing with a 1.9 oil
> > in coolant issue.
> > The engine still runs but there's crossover happening somewhere.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Neil n
> >
> > Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca>
> >
> > 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy>
> >
> > 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <
> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/>
> >
> > Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
> >
>
>
> --
> Neil n
>
> Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca>
>
> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy>
>
> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/>
>
> Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
>