Date:         Fri, 11 Jul 2003 09:28:42 -0700
Reply-To:     Johnny DeVilla <johnny@JDEVILLA.COM>
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From:         Johnny DeVilla <johnny@JDEVILLA.COM>
Subject:      Re: aircooled 81 needs some help
Comments: To: Ben huot <huotx@VIDEOTRON.CA>
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Hey thanks for the advice!! I changed the oil, and its seems to be
leaking less
perhaps some of the leak was the oil filter? The noise that it makes is
coming from inside
the motor, and it is intermitent a clok clok sound.
But hey on the other hand besides the occasion burning oil off the heat
exchangers
the van runs great, and my fridge is nice and cold!
Now to find a warm air assembly if any one knows of one please email.

Johnny
81 Westy



On Friday, July 11, 2003, at 06:08  AM, Ben huot wrote:

> First, the oil leak come from the oil filter neck junction, it's a
> small
> gasket, they dry up, nothing to worry, it's a pain in the but job
> because
> the heater box have to be remove so you can remove the fan housing.
> OR, it's
> those 2 little O-ring for the oil cooler. anyway, for both the fan
> housing
> as to be remove. (i have 15 picture of that but i had no time to put
> them
> online! I could find thoses if you need and e-mail them to you.
> It's a VW Bus engine, they leak!!!!!! (except mine because am crazy!)
>
>>>> There are some strange knocks in the engine when it is cold (cam
>>>> slapping
> around or something i don't like to think about it much)<<<
>
> Cam don't usually "knocks", crank or rods does! But hey, you know
> better!
> If the noise seem to come from behind the cooling fan and the sound is
> "Deap", it for sure a big part but if the sound is more like a
> "clattering"
> (excuse my poor English) it could be those stupid hydrolic lifter...
>
> Good luck, Ben
> http://www3.sympatico.ca/huotx/engine1.htm
>
>