Aha!   The oil/coolant heat exchanger is kaput!  Better than the motor...

I still made a deal for the '95 Aba motor I found nearby...$250 complete.
 I have to clean up the mess in my shop.... Man, does flushing the coolant
make a mess with oil mixed in.

On Oct 19, 2017 5:38 AM, "Don Hanson" <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

> I AM hoping the oil/coolant heat exchanger failed, like I know is
> +possible+ , but I am not counting on it.
>    The motor still runs just like it was... started it for a few seconds
> to look at my gauges.. no alarming awful noises, no coolant out the
> exhaust... just that emulsified brew of oily coolant...
>   I'll get back and report my findings after a look this morning.  I've
> already found a 95 ABA Jetta inline,  for sale, just 8mi away...or I could
> just stick the 1.8 l motor back in there....
>   At the very least, now I'll probably have a reason to replace the head
> to heater hose Rescue Tape repair that I've been "testing"  now for about 4
> yrs.
>   DH
>
>
> On Oct 18, 2017 11:03 PM, "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Do you have an oil to water oil cooler? They are known to fail. 60 psi
>> oil next to 14 psi coolant. Yep, the oil goes into the cooling system.
>> Open crankcase into the catch can is not a fix for a street vehicle. Get
>> the crankcase vent system right.
>> Dennis
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>> Of Don Hanson
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 11:38 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Was: Oil.Where's it go? Now: Sheesh! It goes into the coolant,
>> as of this evening.....
>>
>>    In pursuit of some available performance , I fiddled around with my
>> inline ABA/8 valve motor's venting system this morning, doing a preliminary
>> plumbing job to include an air/oil catch tank.  The PCV valve is not
>> supposed to be needed for functionality, and mine was 'cludged' into place
>> by the whoever swapped in this motor...me...   So I put in a temporary
>> hose
>> to the outside from the outlet in the valve cover where the PCV valve
>> usually sits....  I plugged up the hole into the intake and went off for a
>> test spin.....Wanting to make sure everything worked as normal, and because
>> it was a beautiful fall day here in the Columbia River Gorge...
>>
>>    So, 100 or so miles, van running beautifully.   Oil pressure: Normal at
>> about 60psi @ 3000rpm...   Oil temp:  Normal at about 185f.  Coolant temp:
>> Normal   I felt slightly more power, without the blowby being induced into
>> the intake..  Funny how motors always run best just before they blow.....
>>
>>    So I swing up my road towards home and notice the oil pressure needle
>> swinging as I corner....I'd just stopped to check the oil level about 20
>> miles back, checking on my breather system modification, making sure all
>> was well, no oil on the tailgate, etc etc....I scan-check all the
>> gauges...Normal...Keep going, uphill,...4th gear hill...Up my driveway and
>> back into my shop.....to again double check on everything I'd done in the
>> morning and order a catch can system.....
>>    I notice some spots....Milky orange oily coolant...."Uh Oh!" says
>> I...I've been expecting this for about 50k miles, at least..I have
>> personally put over 100k on the head I have on a unknown mileage $300
>> Craig's List ABA jetta block..and I've been getting "hints"....an
>> occasional whiff of "old car" smell out the exhaust pipe...slight increase
>> over time in oil consumption....
>>    I opened the lid...nothing strange...but the drips are definite "milk"
>>  I open the expansion overflow tank....Orange Goo spews out!   "Dang"   I
>> go...  So I release the Blue Cap....More Orange Goo....Then I check the
>> dipstick.....No oil showing.....I think it all went into the coolant........
>>
>>    Isn't it funny how vehicles always seem to be working so extra special
>> well before they blow up...
>>
>>   So now it seems like I'll be chasing down another cheapo ABA for
>> another couple hundred thousand miles of fun stuff....but first...a
>> goldarned engine swap....not what I had planned for  right now...but if all
>> goes without hitch...shouldn't be much.
>>
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