| Subject: | Re: Oil Light On Update |
| From: | Mark Pinnell <mark.stuart.pinnell@GMAIL.COM> |
| Date: | Fri, 22 Jul 2022 21:39:20 -0230 |
Yep, that's the plan.
Thanks.
On Fri, Jul 22, 2022, 12:01 PM David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com> wrote:
> So, almost certainly not an oil problem but an electrical one. Trace,
> clean, and tighten everything.
>
> On Fri, Jul 22, 2022 at 1:28 AM Mark Pinnell <
> mark.stuart.pinnell@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, good to know. We have now arrived in Newfoundland, and we are some
>> 1000+ miles without further incident.
>> I have also been reading the conversation about oil weights as we are now
>> due for one. Currently run 20W-50.
>> Mark
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>> From: Ed McLean <email99@nc.rr.com>
>> Date: Fri, Jul 22, 2022, 1:11 AM
>> Subject: Re: Oil Light On Update
>> To: <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
>>
>>
>> Be careful you don't over fill the oil. The 2 marks on the dip stick mark
>> the
>> normal oil level range. I found years ago that my 2.1 l would use oil
>> until
>> it got to the 1/3 above the bottom line level. When I finally got an oil
>> temp
>> gauge (drain plug sensor) I could clearly see high oil temps when full and
>> lower temps near the bottom of the range.
>>
>> I don't have the temp data info close at hand but I wrote a few notes to
>> the
>> List about this. I also found that drafting caused oil temp to rise. I
>> don't
>> know if this was the result of radiator performance or wind on the engine.
>> Evidently there is a significant amount of air cooling on the engine
>> crankcase. Can you believe that? Air cooling on a VW? Wonders will never
>> cease!
>>
>> Good luck,
>> Ed
>>
>