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Date:         Mon, 10 May 2004 17:10:47 -0500
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: low oil pressure/gas in oil
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
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Jake Beaulieu I've got a good CV Series Type IV Air Cooled engine case for $75.00 if you need it.

Stan Wilder

----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Haynes" <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 4:56 PM Subject: Re: low oil pressure/gas in oil

> You really answered your own question. The cylinder with the bad head > gasket is not burning the fuel, so it is washing past the rings. Now for > why it blew, the case where the cylinders sit is not straight. It is > basically junk. To fix correctly, the following must be done: > Complete disassembly and removal of center studs. Both case halves have > to be machined including the center webs. The cylinder bosses need to be > machined true. Of course both crank and cam tunnels will need to be > align bored. Spacers will be needed at the cylinder basses to compensate > for the machine work. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf > Of Jake Beaulieu > Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 12:53 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: low oil pressure/gas in oil > > A couple weeks ago I asked for help figuring out why I had low oil > pressure at warm idle in my 82 air cooled westy. I am running 20W50 oil > (i had mistakenly stated 10W50) with a Mahle oil filter. The thermostat > is bad, so I am running it with the cooling flaps at the default > position. > > At the advice of Boston Bob I checked for gas in the oil. Sure enough, > oil smelled like gas. I changed the oil and filter and took it for a > ride. The oil light still flickered at warm idle, but it was a LOT > better. Things remained pretty much that way for about three weeks, > then the light started coming on even after short drives. I checked the > oil and sure enough it smells like gas. So why am I getting gas in my > oil? I let it warm up for at least five minutes before I drive, and it > has been warm out (over 50F). > > Two more clues. Last winter I replaced a blown head gasket. After > putting about 300 miles on the reassembled engine the head gasket blew > again. It still has the bad head gasket 1000 miles later. Don't know > why it would blow like this, stud pulling out of block? Secondly, when > it is warm out it starts easily, but quickly dies. It will do this once > or twice and then it will run fine. Not sure if any of this is related. > I have thoroughly diagnosed the FI system per the Bentley. Everything > checks out. > > > Thanks, > > Jake > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs


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