Date:         Tue, 3 Jan 1995 10:43:56 -0800 (PST)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         David Schwarze <schwarze@superc.nosc.mil>
Subject:      Re: Westy WOES...

Dave Black writes:
> 
> 								As soon
> as I got home, I drained out the oil, and it looked awfull!  Not sludgy
> looking, but almost like it was diluted with something!  It also had
> a silvery sheen to it as it sat in the drain pan (I thought it might
> be metal shavings, but I couldn't see any when I took a sample between
> my thumb and forefinger).

It could be too fine to see that way.  More like metal dust.  If it is
"shinier" than fresh oil then it's likely you have a big problem.  Like
Muir says, you should consider tearing the engine apart now, before it
gets expensive.  Especially with that counterweighted crank - you don't
want anything to happen to that puppy, cause they cost a pretty penny.

> Am I overly worried about this?  That noise can't be good, or is it
> normal for relatively cool engine?

I think you are underly worried about this.

You should not hear any knocking, with the possible exception of a very
gentle knock the first 5 seconds before the oil is circulating.

-David

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David Schwarze			'73 VW Safare Custom Camper (Da Boat)
SAIC Comsystems, San Diego	'73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast)
schwarze@nosc.mil		'87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser?  Soon...)
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