Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2001 13:06:29 -0500
Reply-To: wilden1@JUNO.COM
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject: Re: Marvel Mystery oil... Should I add it to oil or gas tank
(Was: Help! Engine Tapping Noise in Air Cooled Westy)
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A pint in your gast tank and a pint in your oil about three days or a
hundred miles before an oil change cleans the crankcase, lifters,
lubricates valves. The pint in your gast tank cleans everything in your
fuel system and removes scum, varvish and the minute carbon particles
from your injectors.
Works good.
Stan Wilder
83 Westfalia Air Cooled
On Sun, 15 Jul 2001 10:15:39 -0700 '80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
writes:
> Well I found Marvel Mystery oil at my local Canadian Tire. The
> instructions on the bottle say to add it to my gas but a couple of
> people have suggested adding putting it in where the engine oil
> goes.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
>
> On Sat, 14 July 2001, Zoltan wrote:
>
> >
> > It sounds like your hydraulic lifters need to be pumped up better.
> We use a
> > cup of Marvel Mystery oil, added to the the engine oil and it gets
> pretty
> > soon as quiet as new.
> > Zoltan
> >
> > ---- Original Message -----
> > From: "'80 Westy Pokey" <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2001 12:27 PM
> > Subject: Help! Engine Tapping Noise in Air Cooled Westy
> >
> >
> > > Help! I started Pokey last night and she is making an unfamiliar
> tapping
> > noise that appears to have come on all at once.
> > >
> > > The noise is coming from the passenger side rear most part of
> the engine
> > (or if you're standing with the hatch open looking in it is to
> your right,
> > and close to you not on the other "far" side of the engine).
> > >
> > > It is quite rythmic and increases or decreases depending on the
> revs. It
> > almost sounds like the license plate is loose and it is rattling
> against the
> > body (its not, but if you've ever heard that... that is what it
> sounds like
> > just slower).
> > >
> > > Last year the engine had a compression test: 130, 130, 125, 130.
> Timing
> > was right on and there were no problems with the Air Mass Meter
> and engine
> > hoses. The alternator belt is new two years ago. I have not driven
> her too
> > much since then.
> > >
> > > Any thoughts?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Chris Gronski
> > > '80 Westy "Pokey" - SLOPOKEY
> > > '87 Chevrolet Sprint - Ice Racer
> > > '91 Pontiac Firefly - Convertable
> > > www.vanagon.org & .ca
> > > www.gronski.com, .org, & .ca
> > > www.nineeleven.org & .ca
>
> Thanks,
> Chris Gronski
> '80 Westy "Pokey" - SLOPOKEY
> '87 Chevrolet Sprint - Ice Racer
> '91 Pontiac Firefly - Convertable
> www.vanagon.org & .ca
> www.gronski.com, .org, & .ca
> www.nineeleven.org & .ca
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