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Date:   Fri, 14 Dec 2001 09:18:22 -0700
Reply-To:   Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Sender:   Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:   Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Subject:   Re: Oil leak?????
Comments:   To: "Greenamyer, William L" <William.Greenamyer@WEST.BOEING.COM>

My '88 didn't leak oil till I changed the seal. Now I've found out that the seal which is packaged in the gasket kits are nearly worthless and I should have gone to a dealer for the part.

Smell the stuff that's dripped. Gear oil has a distinctive smell (nasty and sulfurous) unless you're using redline, in which case it has a distinctive color (red).

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message ----- From: "Greenamyer, William L" <William.Greenamyer@WEST.BOEING.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 7:55 AM Subject: Oil leak?????

> I have had a persistant leak of some type. Appeared to be gear oil coming > from between the clutch housing and the engine. When I had some work done, > both the main seal and trans seal were replaced. I am still getting the oil > (appears to be gear oil since I am not using any engine oil over 3500 > miles). I had the trans fluid a little full (to the bottom of the fill > hole). Don't know how that happened because I measured it when I changed > the fluid over a month ago. Drained some more off down to about 1/4 inch > below the bottom of the fill hole. I am still getting the leaking. Not a > lot but every time I stop I get oil. Could this be caused by a plugged vent > (which was supposed to be cleared by the mechanic when the clutch was done) > or is there something else that I am overlooking? > > William >


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