glad that you are feeling better and appear to have no serious side
problems. Would be a shame to have to miss you on the list!

Stay safe, Karl.

On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 4:00 PM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> I did. I tested positive 4/1. Hoping to be cleared. Had the flu like
> symptoms except no fever. Still can't smell anything.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stuartmacm@gmail.com [mailto:stuartmacm@gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 3:57 PM
> To: 'Dennis Haynes' <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: RE: winter weight oil
>
> Dennis, I hope you are not experiencing any symptoms!  Good luck!
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf Of
> Dennis Haynes
> Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 12:52 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: winter weight oil
>
>
> https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2F1drv.ms%2Fu%2Fs!BKaEiIhKCAKbkdddF-Vpki4Vzo8pPA%3Fe%3Du2iH5V&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7C93da68a5a7444da97a2408d7e1772e62%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637225774316705796&amp;sdata=5rqLsK5DG%2Fy1Bh4JG0Ug4lYoGt6ovk1A3WPug4oz8VQ%3D&amp;reserved=0
>
> Drove my 91 for Covid testing yesterday. After being on line for about ½
> hour this was the readings as I left. Note idle oil pressure above 20 psi
> and almost 50 psi at highway speed. This van does have a 16 plate cooler in
> front of the radiator. Note the mileage. Engine had heads at 168K, and at
> 248K when I bought it I Replaced the #2 exhaust valve and a set of rings.
> This oil has about 6,000 miles on it. It does have an oversized pump. Also,
> auto transmission. Oil cooler replaced with fin tube type, thermostat and
> an in line filter. Note trans temp reading.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> From: Thomas Casal [mailto:thomas.casal@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2020 11:00 PM
> To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: winter weight oil
>
> Thanks for the intel Dennis. I only use mobile 1 too. I planned on driving
> it a bunch last winter and nothing materialized but I’ll stick with the
> 15w50 mobile 1 all season now that I know unless I’m doing heavy winter
> camping which I don’t foresee.
>
> On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 9:31 PM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com
> <mailto:d23haynes57@hotmail.com>> wrote:
> If a quality oil now reason to change it. Here is the number scheme super
> simplified. The 5w refers to the oil viscosity at 40C, (104F). The upper
> number refers to the viscosity at 100C, (212F). With the stock system (2.1)
> the oil to coolant heat exchanger acts as both a heater and cooler. So once
> under load for any significant time the oil will be close to coolant
> temperature regardless of weather. That is why we use multi-weight oils.
> Thin enough to start and flow and still protect when it gets hot. If you
> not using it much in winter no reason not to use the 15w-50 all year. I've
> used this almost exclusively until maybe 3 years ago when Mobil introduced
> the M1 5w-50. Unless you are using it daily in single digit temps the
> 15w-50 is fine. Even conventional 20w-50 is good down to about 20F.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com<mailto:
> vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>] On Behalf Of Thomas Casal
> Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2020 4:12 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM<mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Subject: winter weight oil
>
> Hello Wise One's,
> When should I change this winter weight oil 5w50? I'm guessing now but
> didn't really put any  miles on it. Feels like a waste. cheers tom
>
>