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Date:         Tue, 2 Jun 1998 11:34:24 -0700
Reply-To:     David Bayer <bayer@SYBASE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         David Bayer <bayer@SYBASE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Oil and other problems
Comments: To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM, Nathan.Lebron@GEPEX.GE.COM

>| Oil all over the place.  Oil
>| level was little low.  I noticed that as long as it kept the speed below 70,
>| no smoke.
>|
>|         The only thing different I did was an oil change about two weeks ago.
>| I used 20w50 synthetic and without realizing it, put 5 quarts instead of 4.5.
>| Checked oil level before NYC and it was fine.


        I did something similiar the first time my valves started ticking.
I put in extra oil because the reading was low when I checked - what I didn't
realize was I was on a slight hill with the butt end of the van up. I had a
new oil leak after driving around for a few minutes (looked real neat when
I went to adjust the timing). I just pulled the crank pulley and found the
main seal in two pieces...


dave
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