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Date:         Wed, 8 Mar 2000 21:25:02 -0800
Reply-To:     Austin <austins@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Austin <austins@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Subject:      guiness in the oil
In-Reply-To:  <20000308225832.21427.qmail@hotmail.com>
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At 05:58 PM 3/8/2000 EST, you wrote: > >secondly, yesterday i went to top off the oil b/c after about 2000 miles she >burns close to a quart. when i took off the filler cap it was gooed up and >down with what appeared to be the foam of the great guiness. it was thick >and viscous and smelled like a weird oil.

>jason

Usually an indication of a *lot* of short trips, not allowing the engine to thoroughly warm up; it's an emulsion of oil & water. Time for a 500 mile round trip somewhere!

Austin


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