

| Subject: | how to carry a boat & what oil |
| From: | Madeline Mullen/Ed Lowe |
| Date: | Wed, 7 Oct 1998 12:03:36 -0800 |
Dear Volks, A couple of questions before I go off list while on vacation: What oil do members recommend for the Vanagon diesel? I'm using Kendal super D 15-40. Is there a 50wt? How to carry the wife's Zodiac on our Westy diesel? This inflatable boat wieghs only about 50#, but folded, occupies the same volume as a rather large person would in a squatiting position, if you can imagine that. Then there is the motor, a 8hp outboard, and the fuel. We have been carring it, except for the fuel which goes in the top luggage rack, in the cab. This is not satisfactory of course, since the "squatter" is filling up allmost all the floor space & is unsafe loose and the motor is stinky. I suppose a little trailer is the only way to go for safty and room, though that would really be a burden for the little 1.6lt diesel. Any ideas? Yes, I do plan one day to swap engines, a 1.9ltr is supposed to be coming. Ed 82 Westy Diesel 85 Golf Diesel 92 Cabrio
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