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Date:         Sat, 17 Mar 2001 08:04:43 -0600
Reply-To:     Larry Alofs <lalofs@ENTERACT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Larry Alofs <lalofs@ENTERACT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Oil Smells like gas?????
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Chad wrote:


> I did my first ever oil change today and noticed that the old oil smelled
> like gas. Any suggestions why this is and how can I remedy this???
> thanks,
> Chad 85GL


I guess that a little of this is normal.  Of course it's hard to define "a
little".
Too many short trips will keep the engine from getting hot enough to
evaporate gas out of the crankcase.  Small amounts of gas will always leak
past the rings.  This will be worse if the engine is running very rich for
some reason, but this should also cause poor gas mileage.  If the old oil
seems much thinner than the new, perhaps there is some reason to worry.


Larry A.
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