Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 17:34:45 -0600
Reply-To: "Blake C. Thornton" <thornton@MATH.UTAH.EDU>
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From: "Blake C. Thornton" <thornton@MATH.UTAH.EDU>
Subject: Re: Syntheic Oil
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Cooler is not always better. I think the stock thermostat is supposed to
keep the engine at the correct temperature. Afterall, if you really just
wanted cooler, you would take the thermostat out.
But, I'm sure the coolness due to synthetic oil is surely a good thing.
I haven't tried water wetter and I'm not sold on the arguements I've heard
on the list for water wetter.
blake
SLC, UT
On Thu, 8 Aug 2002, Mark Dorm wrote:
>
>
>
> So things cooler: water wetter (one and a half bottles), synthetic oil (mobil one and/or
> redline), and a fan switch matched with a cooler thermostat,...... anything else?
>
> >From: Harmon Seaver
>
> >Reply-To: Harmon Seaver
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: Re: Syntheic Oil
> >Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 12:03:15 -0500
> >
> >On Thu, Aug 08, 2002 at 12:02:35PM -0400, Russell, William wrote:
> > > Cooler too right? I've heard 5 - 10 degrees cooler.
> >
> >
> > Mine runs about 20 deg cooler. Made a major difference. Also fixed some minor
> >leaks.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Stan Wilder [mailto:wilden1@juno.com]
> > > Sent: August 8, 2002 11:53
> > > To: william.russell@UW-INC.COM
> > > Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > > Subject: Re: Syntheic Oil
> > >
> > > Go for it! I made the switch at about 10,000 miles and the engine just
> > > seems to run better (consider that I feel the same way after I wash the
> > > van).
> > >
> > > Stan Wilder
> > > 83 Air Cooled Westfalia
> > >
> > > On Thu, 8 Aug 2002 10:32:34 -0400 "Russell, William"
> > > writes:
> > > > A quick question: I'm thinking of switching from 'real' to
> > > > 'synthetic'
> > > > oil in my 1980 air-cooled. It has about 12000-15000 kms on the
> > > > engine
> > > > since it was re-built. It has been running 'real' oil since the
> > > > rebuild. Is this a no-brainer? Is it really just an issue of cost?
> > > > Is
> > > > synthetic just better and that's all there is to it?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > \/\/i!!y
> > > >
> > > > 1980 Westfalia "Jazzy"
> > > >
> > >
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