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Date:         Wed, 30 Jan 2002 18:17:50 -0800
Reply-To:     developtrust <developtrust@HOME.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         developtrust <developtrust@HOME.COM>
Subject:      Re: Oil pump leak fix and switch to synthetic oil
Comments: To: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
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I will strain my oil tomorrow. And I will certainly remember to strain the synthetic oil at the next change. I just plain forgot to strain it.

Did you mention to strain only the last cup full of dregs and through a coffee filter?

William

----- Original Message ----- From: "Stan Wilder" <wilden1@JUNO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 6:14 PM Subject: Re: Oil pump leak fix and switch to synthetic oil

> I don't mean to be a pest but If you're going to all that trouble of > flushing, running mystery O and moving on to synthetics and an exotic > filter, I'd just be curious about my starting point. Although the first > cleaning was the time to check things out I still have a lingering > curiosity about what might show up in the wash. > I've only got about 5K on my new engine and I'm still getting some very > finite iron from my cylinder walls. > It presents itself at the oil strainer plate (you don't have one on your > water pisser) where I've hung that big magnet I mentioned in an earlier > post. (back in about November) > > Stan > > On Wed, 30 Jan 2002 17:33:17 -0800 "developtrust" <developtrust@home.com> > writes: > > Apparently not, but I only did a visual inspection. I forgot to > > strain it. I > > still can, but it is in one of those large oil recycling cans. > > Visually it > > looked pretty clean. Only about 32,000 on a factory rebuilt engine > > that was > > well cared for by the original Swedish American owner. > > > > William > > > > Subject: Re: Oil pump leak fix and switch to synthetic oil > > > > > > > Marvel Mystery oil . > > > Did you get any special crud out with the oil that the Mystery > > Oil > > > brought with it? > > > > > > Stan Wilder > > > > > > On Wed, 30 Jan 2002 16:52:42 -0800 developtrust > > <developtrust@HOME.COM> > > > writes: > > > > Greetings everyone, > > > > > > > > Just a brief progress report to say that tightening the 4 bolts > > on > > > > my oil > > > > pump face plate to squeeze that gasket in a bit seems to have > > > > stopped the > > > > minor oil leak. After a few days of driving I notice no leaks. > > The > > > > top two > > > > bolts were very difficult to get at and without the special tool > > I > > > > made with > > > > the 10 degree bend in the open end 13 mm wrench to give me a > > little > > > > more > > > > grab I could not have done any tightening at all. > > > > > > > > Today I removed the oil with the Marvel Mystery oil added after > > 700 > > > > miles > > > > and switched to Mobil one synthetic 15W50 oil with a stock > > filter. > > > > The next > > > > test will be to see if the synthetic oil leaks anywhere and if > > it > > > > makes a > > > > difference in MPG. > > > > > > > > That synthetic oil is surely slippery stuff. I had to wash my > > hands > > > > three > > > > times to get all of it cleaned off my hands. > > > > > > > > At my next oil change and after an oil analysis from > > www.oillab.com > > > > I will > > > > switch to the Trasko oil filter system and do another oil > > analysis. > > > > > > > > William Polowniak > > > > 1989 Vanagon GL > > > > 1988 Mercedes 300 SE > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > > > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > > > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.


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