-----Original Message-----
From: Coby Smolens [mailto:cobys@well.com]
Sent: Saturday, June 26, 1999 4:25 PM
To: Karl F Bloss
Subject: RE: rebuild or 5 cyl?

I like the pressure sender idea best. The waterboxer doesn't have valve stem
seals for one thing, and a quart in 150 miles would be extreme if that WERE
the case. Front and real main seals, oil pump - not good possibilities. I
have seen bent pushrods wear holes in pushrod tubes more than once, but if
your engine is otherwise running fine and nothing unusual has happened to it
I don't give this a high mark on the probability scale either.

There is only one sender on this engine (if it's the OE 1.9), up above the
lower engine shroud on the drivers side.

I am not sure about the 5 cyl thing but you might look at this, if you're
hot to spend some serious money: http://www.vanagongti.com/ Otherwise, IMHO
your engine is probably good for another 120K at least, given care and
timely cylinder head reseals (you're due for one now, BTW) and faithful use
of *OE COOLANT*.

Coby

Valley Wagonworks
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of Karl F Bloss
> Sent: Saturday, June 26, 1999 3:42 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: rebuild or 5 cyl?
>
>
> Also check the low pressure oil sender.  When we bought our van, it was
> spraying oil on the back window.  The PO thought it was a crank pulley
> seal and even gave me the seal with the van, but the local shop
> correctly diagnosed it as the LP oil sender.  Replaced it and no more
> leak.
>
> -Karl
> -----------------------
> Karl Bloss
> temporary e-mail address while I'm a road warrior: blosskf@juno.com
>
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