Date:         Sat, 6 Sep 2014 12:47:36 -0700
Reply-To:     Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Flickering Oil Light at Idle
Comments: To: mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <540B6103.5050403@cox.net>
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On 09/06/2014 12:31 PM, mark drillock wrote:

"If you really want to keep a Vanagon engine alive longer spend
your time and money on the much greater threat, the cooling system."

Go on . . .

I'm always looking for 1.9L advice in that area. Bend, Oregon, ain't the
wet and luscious side of the west side of the Cascade mountains. Nope,
gets mighty hot and dry over here on the east side. I've pulled 250
degree oil temps on hot climbs and do think about cooling parts failing.

So if anyone has a page that says, "here's the best things you can do
for your 1.9L cooling system, as written by a desert rat who knows from
hot", I'd like to know about it.

Thanks!

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.

On 09/06/2014 12:31 PM, mark drillock wrote:
> Those Vanagon engine failures are far more common from cooling system
> failures than anything else. Spending money on oil gauges won't change
> that. If you really want to keep a Vanagon engine alive longer spend
> your time and money on the much greater threat, the cooling system. If
> you just like more dials and lights, go for it.
>
> Mark
>
>
> SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott ) wrote:
>> Of course, the percentage of vanagons with their original engine ...with
>> say 150K to 200+K miles on it is, rather low.
>>
>> Traditionally VW Vans have needed a rebuilt, or good used engine, about
>> every 7 years, on average.
>> And plenty of top end jobs also.
>>
>>