Date:         Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:14:07 -0700
Reply-To:     Keith Ovregaard <kovregaard@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Keith Ovregaard <kovregaard@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: oil usage
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When I had my 84 Westy, it was using about 1qt every 1000 mi. The
rings were doing their job, but there was some oil getting sucked into
the valve guides. Once while descending down a long steep road into
Jackson Hole, WY. the motor was revving high in 2nd gear (3rd gear
forced me to use the brakes too much) and when I got to the bottom of
the mountain smoke was pouring out of the exhaust. I thought the
engine was on fire at first. Never happened again, but I never have
been on such a long, steep road.


Keith O.
90 Westy Syncro "VikingWagen"

On Mar 19, 2008, at 9:00 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> Date:    Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:42:15 -0400
> From:    Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: oil usage
>
> Most 2.1L water boxers use oil FUN BUS used a quart each 1,000 to
> 2,000
> miles since new and I have supported that habit for 254K miles. I
> think it
> is due to that 23 piece oil control ring or some loss down the intake
> valve guides.
>
> Dennis