In a message dated 13/12/2005 12:03:55 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: Oil cooler O ring blew?
Oil cooler O-ring for sure. Always happens when it turns cold unless you have new improved O-ring in there. It CAN be changed without removing the coolant lines to the cooler. You will need a second nut for the cooler pipe. lock the two nuts together on the pipe and remove the pipe. Clean the area between the block and cooler and install the new O-ring using a VERY LIGHT coating of Gray RTV Silicon Sealant to keep the gasket in place until the cooler has been tightened back into place. Check the archives, we go through this same story every winter. Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 Westy, '90 Carat, '87 Wolfsburg (Forsale) & Lionel Trains Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley _Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html) _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm) _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm) a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 08 ~ 11, 2006 |
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