Date:         Mon, 12 Nov 2001 08:23:48 -0800
Reply-To:     Don & Christina Preston <betsy@UTAH-INTER.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Don & Christina Preston <betsy@UTAH-INTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: A ticking time bomb . . .
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 Well, Betsy's purring like a kitten again :-)

 I drained out about 2 quarts of oil and replaced it with Marvel. Let her
run
 for about 25 minutes with the back of the van tilted towards the ticking
 side, and voila! No more tick. Drained the oil and replaced with Redline
 10w30 and a new Mahle filter.

 While I was at it, I replaced all the rubber fuel lines (left the plastic
 ones, which look fine) including the lines going to the gas tank breather
 boxes. The lines above the tank look good, but I'll be replacing them as
 soon as I have some more time. The breather lines were terrible! Two were
 cracked all the way through!

 I did trace the squeak to the alternator, which I'm going to replace this
 week before the trip, and more importantly, before it dies ;-) . . .

 Thanks again everyone for your help! I guess I shouldn't have let it worry
 me so.

 In the words of the great Charlie Papazian, "Relax, don't worry, have a
 homebrew."

 G'night everyone!

 Don Preston
 Seattle, WA
 '87 Wolfy GL
 ~Betsy the Mp3 Bus~


 ----- Original Message -----
 From: "Joel Walker" <jwalker17@earthlink.net>
 To: "Don & Christina Preston" <betsy@utah-inter.net>
 Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 11:24 AM
 Subject: Re: A ticking time bomb . . .


 > The brownish goop is kinda weird though, since I drive about 100-150
> miles a
> week, and recently took a 1200 mile trip through Oregon.
>
> but how long ago? if you live in a humid climate, it only takes a week
> to get enough water in there to create that stuff. i live down in
> alabama, and my fix is to go drive the bus on the highway every
> weekend ... even though i drive it daily all week. short trips to work
> and shopping aren't enough to get it hot enough to boil the water off.
> :(
>
> > I've heard of the ATF fix before, but I'm wondering, can I
> substitute Marvel
> > Mystery Oil?
>
> it's supposed to work. i've never tried it, though.
>
>
>