Date:         Tue, 4 Apr 2023 19:19:16 -0400
Reply-To:     Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Oil leak, dip stick seal?
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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Not sure what this means.  What is the full teardown? 

At the moment van is starting normally and running strong and smooth.

It does seem to change idle speed a bit but that seems like a vanagon thing.  It idles nice no interest in stalling, moves around but I’ll have to get a skilled person to give me a better report on the RPM  last person said it seemed to be moving from about 950 to 1040 RPMs at idle.

I need to get a few trips in and hopefully find the source of the oil. 


Scan gage is on but need someone to set the windows.  I’m hoping it remembers the old settings for speed and such as very little should have changed.

Eric Caron 


> On Apr 3, 2023, at 5:41 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> BTDT! Your choice to do the full teardown before or after you break the camshaft. 
> 
> Dennis
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf Of Dan N
> Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 5:30 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Oil leak, dip stick seal?
> 
> a bit of warning.... if you remove the breather, be *super, super* careful...
> 
> do not drop a nut or a washer into the engine... it will be a nightmare to get it out...  :-)
> 
> On Mon, Apr 3, 2023 at 2:25 PM OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>>> On 3 Apr , 2023, at 3:00 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> For the oil breather tower, ... I usually use a gasket for the 
>>> Beetle
>> engine oil tower between this bracket and the case.
>>> 
>>> Dennis
>> 
>> 
>>        Initially, it might be a good idea just to be sure Its 4 
>> securing nuts are Tight ~
>> 
>>                                                        ORR ~ DeanB