---Jim Fritz <jfritz@DECORAH.K12.IA.US> wrote:
>
> Volks,
> Ok, all has been peachy since I bought my 89 about a month ago.
Several short trips and then it starts getting cold and snowy around
here so I decide to put it away.  Put a chunk of cardboard under the
engine to catch any "little drops of oil/whatever".  Well, needed to
take it out today to get its new Michelins and voile! on the cardboard
is a light brown watery substance.  Doesn't appear to be oily and
doesn't smell sweet but probably a teapsoon worth in less than a week.
 I was dressed up for work so couldn't crawl underneath it to check it
out.  Suggestions?  Places/things to look for?  Condolences?
>
I wouldn't worry about less than a teaspoon of anything.  What you got
here is condensation.  Mixes with the gunk on the engine to give it
the brown color.  Don't sweat the small stuff.

> Jim
> BTW:  had my mechanic check it out and he said compression was 165
in 3 cylinders and 150 in 4th.  (I think those were the numbers he
quoted me.)
>
Wow!  Very good!

TBill
83.5 Westy
Nothing dripping

> jfritz@decorah.k12.ia.us
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COLOR="#000000">Volks,<BR>
Ok, all has been peachy since I bought my 89 about a month ago.
Several short trips and then it starts getting cold and snowy around
here so I decide to put it away.  Put a chunk of cardboard under the
engine to catch any "little drops of oil/whatever".  Well, needed to
take it out today to get its new Michelins and voile! on the cardboard
is a light brown watery substance.  Doesn't appear to be oily and
doesn't smell sweet but probably a teapsoon worth in less than a week.
 I was dressed up for work so couldn't crawl underneath it to check it
out.  Suggestions?  Places/things to look for?  Condolences?<BR>
<BR>
Jim<BR>
BTW:  had my mechanic check it out and he said compression was 165 in
3 cylinders and 150 in 4th.  (I think those were the numbers he quoted
me.)<BR>
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jfritz@decorah.k12.ia.us</FONT></BODY></HTML>

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