Hello fellow CT person....I would suggest using some Dura Lube on your
next oil change...you will be impressed at how much it reduces the noise
in your engine!  I used it in my 87 syncro(before its sad death) and it
ran stonger and more powerful=)  Sounded nicer too..got rid of that
sticky lifter sound..clank clank clank when she started up.  The van
went cross country twice after that without any engine problems.  Both
trips were about 15k each.  The last one was to AK and her tranny
cracked in half in KY while visiting a friend=( oh well AK roads beat
her up too much...but I have an 84 Wolfsburg now with 65k on the rebuild
and duralube will be in the next oil change.  My dad used it in his F150
and you heard the difference just while it warmed up after the oil
change....amazing stuff=)  Thats my 2cents.

Tim G
own:
84 Vanagon Wolfsburg Weekender(65k(221K body))77 Toyota Chinook
Camper(for sale 3500)
ex:
87 Vanagon Syncro Weekender-Alaska-(tranny split in half at 181k)
84 Ford Ranger(never close to a VW)
87 Dodge Colt(170k-friend killed the tranny..4th to 1st is a bad idea)

http://angelfire.com/vt/psychodelic

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>
>My 85 Westy GL had a stuck lifter.  Used a little "Mystery Oil" and
took =
>it down the highway.  Low and behold it freed up!  Now I am thinking =
>synthetic oil and a much better filter.  But what weight?  I live in CT
=
>and the temp range is 15 to 60.  Any suggestions would be greatly =
>appreciated. =20
>
>Also, I found the Westy tent site and the "how to build poles for tent"
=
>(thanks Chip and Stephanie), but I have not been able to find the =
>connectors that "should be widely available".  Has anyone seen anything
=
>like this?  I surfed for a few hrs and found nothing.  Checked the
local =
>Home Depot hoping to use PVC or conduit connectors, but to no avail.
=20
>http://www.supernet.net/~jclark/vw/danhoug.html
>If anyone has seen these connectors, please let me know.
>Mike
>

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