Andrew,

I wish you well... I too em a owner/operator of an 87 GL Syncro and so
far your plans sound good to me. Carry on! I just recently had to
replace the seal that resides between the engine case and the oil
cooler. It too started out with a small drip that soon turned into a
cascade of oil on the road - 5 quarts in about 3.5 miles! Good thing the
EPA wasn't following that day.

Tyrone
Big Pine Key, FL

87 GL Syncro
85 Westy

Andrew Martin wrote:
>
> For those who have just joined this thread;
>
> My '87 Vanagon Syncro (175K) developed a major oil leak coming from between
> the engine and transmission.  The oil leak started out rather small and grew
> into a flood over a three day time period....
> Monday I begin my quest for a new flywheel, shims, and thrust washer.  Please
> note that I will also be replacing the crankshaft oil seal, o-ring, needle
> bearing, and felt washer.  It was running great so I'm hoping that by putting
> it all back together correctly with new parts will buy me some more miles
> before the inevitable engine rebuild.