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Subject:Re: Audi 5-cly turbo diesel Vanagon- on it's way to Alaska
From:Gary Shea
Date:Tue, 6 Jul 1999 23:20:55 -0600
On Wed, 7 Jul 1999 JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
> In a message dated 99-07-06 21:16:33 EDT, mayfly95@PAONLINE.COM writes:
>
> << I was refering to our fellow list member's new turbo motor that failed
>  after a cross country trip apparantly due to the oil heating up so bad
>  it turned to sludge.
>  Was that Karl? Larry?
>  I forget.
>   >>
> that was karl mullendore....but it was an I4 TD, not a 5
> chris

Yep, and my recollection is that he found the oil full of soot,
and figured that the diesel oils were intended to handle the
soot better.

        Gary

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