Date:         Sat, 5 Jun 2004 12:37:45 -0400
Reply-To:     ROBERT DONALDS <donalds1@VERIZON.NET>
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From:         ROBERT DONALDS <donalds1@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: My oil leak please help!
Comments: To: Doug in Calif <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET>
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This plug often weeps oil under pressure. I have found that when preping
engine blocks its best to clean the surface of the plug and hole then seal
this with a bead of silicone. you will need to make it as dry as possible
for the silicone to seal

thats the boston engine way

faster miles an hour yada yada
B Bob




----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug in Calif" <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 8:51 PM
Subject: My oil leak please help!


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.