Date:         Fri, 29 Sep 2000 13:24:40 -0400
Reply-To:     Stephen Steele <steeles@HORIZONVIEW.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stephen Steele <steeles@HORIZONVIEW.NET>
Subject:      Oil pressures in 1.9? Daily driving a Westy?
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Listees: In my search for a camper-only  Westy vanagon I have been looking
at several 1.9 Westies and have a question re: oil pressures.  In an engine
with over 125K miles, what would be acceptable oil pressure at idle and at
fairly high ambient temperatures? And... at cruising speeds...60mph?
The latest thread about acceptable oil pressures for driving around town vs.
long trips has me concerned, particularly if I must travel to Westy rich
areas to find mine. After tentatively convincing the wife that we really
need another van to feed, bathe, store, insure and care for, I don't cherish
the idea of phoning her from five miles outside of Podunksville and telling
her the new Westy I am bringing home is down and out.
Her solution is to sell the Caravelle and buy a newish ("buy the latest and
best maintained I can afford") Westy as an allpurpose vehicle.  I really shy
from that because "Hans" is so completely reliable and I hate the idea of
parting with him.  On her side of the argument is that in my experience,
vehicles which are driven regularly tend to perform better and lead longer
more productive lives ( unlike my '74 MGB). How many of you use a Westy as a
daily driver and any idiosyncracies with them as such? TIA.
--
Stephen Steele
'91 Caravelle (Hans)
Chiilicothe, OH