Date:         Sat, 27 Jan 2007 13:59:10 -0500
Reply-To:     Richard Golen <rgolen@UMASSD.EDU>
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From:         Richard Golen <rgolen@UMASSD.EDU>
Subject:      Updated Puke!
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Hi All,

Yep it was the seal between the oil cooler and the engine!  Kudos to
all on the list who responded. Bob Donalds is sending me a new seal
and a tool to remove the oil cooler w/o removing the coolant lines. A
couple of you mentioned tightening the nut that holds the oil cooler assembly.

So I removed the oil filter, and GASP!!  the nut holding the whole
thing was less than finger tight. Do you ever get the feeling that
sometimes your car is trying to tell you something before its too
late??   Anywho, I tightened up the nut and put the oil filter back
on and fired the van up. No leak!  So its ok for now...but as soon as
the oil seal comes in and the weather warms up, I'll replace the filter.

For now, the Westys good to go for the short term...especially
tomorrow. We were going to take our two huskies to run in their first
sled dog race...and I wasn't really up to taking two cars (one to
haul the dogs..the other to haul wife and kid)! So we're happy, the
huskies are happy and the Westy is happy!!


Ric