Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 05:38:07 -0700
Reply-To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Oil.Where's it go? Now: Sheesh! It goes into the coolant,
as of this evening.....
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I AM hoping the oil/coolant heat exchanger failed, like I know is
+possible+ , but I am not counting on it.
The motor still runs just like it was... started it for a few seconds to
look at my gauges.. no alarming awful noises, no coolant out the exhaust...
just that emulsified brew of oily coolant...
I'll get back and report my findings after a look this morning. I've
already found a 95 ABA Jetta inline, for sale, just 8mi away...or I could
just stick the 1.8 l motor back in there....
At the very least, now I'll probably have a reason to replace the head to
heater hose Rescue Tape repair that I've been "testing" now for about 4
yrs.
DH
On Oct 18, 2017 11:03 PM, "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Do you have an oil to water oil cooler? They are known to fail. 60 psi oil
> next to 14 psi coolant. Yep, the oil goes into the cooling system.
> Open crankcase into the catch can is not a fix for a street vehicle. Get
> the crankcase vent system right.
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Don Hanson
> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 11:38 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Was: Oil.Where's it go? Now: Sheesh! It goes into the coolant, as
> of this evening.....
>
> In pursuit of some available performance , I fiddled around with my
> inline ABA/8 valve motor's venting system this morning, doing a preliminary
> plumbing job to include an air/oil catch tank. The PCV valve is not
> supposed to be needed for functionality, and mine was 'cludged' into place
> by the whoever swapped in this motor...me... So I put in a temporary hose
> to the outside from the outlet in the valve cover where the PCV valve
> usually sits.... I plugged up the hole into the intake and went off for a
> test spin.....Wanting to make sure everything worked as normal, and because
> it was a beautiful fall day here in the Columbia River Gorge...
>
> So, 100 or so miles, van running beautifully. Oil pressure: Normal at
> about 60psi @ 3000rpm... Oil temp: Normal at about 185f. Coolant temp:
> Normal I felt slightly more power, without the blowby being induced into
> the intake.. Funny how motors always run best just before they blow.....
>
> So I swing up my road towards home and notice the oil pressure needle
> swinging as I corner....I'd just stopped to check the oil level about 20
> miles back, checking on my breather system modification, making sure all
> was well, no oil on the tailgate, etc etc....I scan-check all the
> gauges...Normal...Keep going, uphill,...4th gear hill...Up my driveway and
> back into my shop.....to again double check on everything I'd done in the
> morning and order a catch can system.....
> I notice some spots....Milky orange oily coolant...."Uh Oh!" says
> I...I've been expecting this for about 50k miles, at least..I have
> personally put over 100k on the head I have on a unknown mileage $300
> Craig's List ABA jetta block..and I've been getting "hints"....an
> occasional whiff of "old car" smell out the exhaust pipe...slight increase
> over time in oil consumption....
> I opened the lid...nothing strange...but the drips are definite "milk"
> I open the expansion overflow tank....Orange Goo spews out! "Dang" I
> go... So I release the Blue Cap....More Orange Goo....Then I check the
> dipstick.....No oil showing.....I think it all went into the coolant........
>
> Isn't it funny how vehicles always seem to be working so extra special
> well before they blow up...
>
> So now it seems like I'll be chasing down another cheapo ABA for another
> couple hundred thousand miles of fun stuff....but first...a goldarned
> engine swap....not what I had planned for right now...but if all goes
> without hitch...shouldn't be much.
>
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