Date:         Wed, 26 Jul 2000 19:28:47 EDT
Reply-To:     kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@juno.com>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@juno.com>
Subject:      Re: Mechanic say's Oil pump can't leak slowly
Comments: To: danrich@ccmaui.net

Dan;
        I would hazard to guess your mechanic is not real familiar with
flat four engines. It takes a lot of attention to detail to assemble a
split case motor without getting a drip from one of several places.
         Unless it's real bad just think of it as your van "marking" it's
territory. Else you can try to snug up the nuts but be careful not to
over do it. It is easy to make things worse in this area i.e pulling out
a stud or deforming the flat cover plate.
Drive Safely & Good Luck
Ken Lewis    <Kernersville,NC>
86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe
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On Wed, 26 Jul 2000 08:06:07 -1000 Daniel Danrich <danrich@ccmaui.net>
writes:
>My mechanic say's Oil pumps can't leak slow because of the pressure
>behind
>it and would leak profusely in nature.
>I beg to differ because that seems to be where I'm losing oil from and
>if
>its not from the oil
>pump I'm stump after cleaning off and watching it leak from the edge
>of the
>square plate where the oil pump is.
>Any help?
>Dan

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