Date:         Fri, 23 May 1997 15:39:38 PST
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         kdlewis@juno.com (kenneth d lewis)
Subject:      Re: Oil on the rear window!!!

Curt:
At the full mark the cam shaft is submerged in oil, the only source of
lubrication for the lobe-to-tappet surfaces. The shaft is ABOVE (out of)
 the oil at the low mark.
Good Luck
Ken Lewis

On Fri, 23 May 1997 06:10:17 -0500 JCSYNCRO@aol.com writes:
>My '87 Syncro allows oil to leak out and show up on the rear window IF 
>I fill
>it to the full mark on the dip stick.
>
>At about 1/2 quart down from "full",  it no longer leaks.
>
>Is there a common fix for this, or does everyone run 1/2 quart down?
>
>Curt Long
>Maple Valley, WA  (No longer in Thailand)
>'87 Syncro Westy
>Many other toys
>

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!

Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com

The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.