The O-ring is dead. See 17.7 in the Bentley Bible, which says that after 2/87 a new cold-resistant seal was used in that spot. You'll have to replace that o-ring. Replace the cooler hoses and the two oil pressure switches while you've got it drained. They're cheap. :-) (Don't ask me how I know the Bentley book says that...) On Jan 26, 2007, at 2:37 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 16:45:50 -0500 > From: Richard Golen <rgolen@UMASSD.EDU> > Subject: Puking Oil from Oil Cooler > > Hi, > > > Today, the temp here on the seacoast of SE Massachusetts has been in > the teens, actually this am it was zero! > > I went to take my 87 Westy out for a little drive this afternoon, and > as I pulled out of the parking spot, I noticed a large puddle of oil > where the van was parked. I crawled under the engine and noticed that > the oil was coming out of from between the oil cooler and the > engine block. [..] |
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