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Date:         Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:00:45 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
Comments: To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <1311188656.4925.191.camel@TheJackUbuntuNetbook>
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David should have said:

> Dennis Haynes has determined experimentally that a major cause of > high oil temp in the WBX engine is frothing, which has led to his > recommendation to fill only halfway *BETWEEN THE MARKS*.

On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 12:04 PM, Rocket J Squirrel < camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 2011-07-20 at 13:28 -0400, David Beierl wrote: > > > > > > Interesting. I know about frothing, didn't know it was likely if the oil > were between the marks. So Ian might have been onto something when he > said to run the oil at the bottom mark and see what happens. > > -- RJS >

-- Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van' 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'

Crescent Beach, BC

www.thebassspa.com www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27


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