On Tue, 3 Jan 1995, Will Self wrote: > > I used to have a 72 Bus and I had a situation where my oil was getting > thinner. And fuller! The culprit was the fuel pump--it was designed in > such a way that when it went bad it allowed gasoline to get into the oil. > > Dave, I would check this. > > Will Self > Billings, Montana > Hmmm.... Maybe it's coincidental, but I just installed a new fuel pump over the weekend! I thought the old pump was failing because after the warm engine sat for 5 minutes or so, starting it again was very hard. The new pump didn't take care of this problem :( I wonder if it is in some way connected with the 'rattle/bang' thin oil symptom???.... Dave '71 Westfalia & SB
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