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Date:         Fri, 4 Jun 2004 17:51:18 -0700
Reply-To:     Doug in Calif <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET>
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From:         Doug in Calif <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET>
Subject:      My oil leak please help!
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Well my dino oil is finding its way out of my engine so perhaps its running scared with all the synthetic talk over the past few days.


One of the vanagon members posted about a dye you can put in the oil and it will show with a black light.
I was able to pick up some from my local high end auto store today.  
I will be rigging up the black light this eve to check out the leak with the fluorescent additive.


I did do some more looking and it looks like it may be the freeze plug near the dip stick.
The one that is about the size of a quarter.


How often does this leak?
Why does it begin to leak?
How do you fix it if its leaking?




Arrrrrrrrrrrrgh!


Just rebuilt this baby down to polishing the crank journals by hand on my workbench.
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