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On 1 Aug 98, at 17:58, Karl Samuelson wrote: > Hi, Would anyone have any insights with this > problem of mine? Its about time to get my Squareback on the > road again. > > karl > > >Date: Sat, 01 Aug 1998 17:34:23 -0500 > >To: info@gex.com > >From: Karl Samuelson <ksam2@earthlink.net> > >Subject: problem with oil pressure > > > >Greetings, I bought a long block from you about 3 years ago. > > > >I have been having a recurring problem of the o-ring seals blowing-out > >between the oil cooler and case. The oil cooler is ok. In the three > >years since I bought the motor I have put on about 3000 miles. > >(I got frustrated after the 3rd time losing all my oil to the highway.) > >Its been parked now for the last 2 years. You should never lose seals to the oil cooler. If you are there is something wrong. I would suggest that you have one, or more, of the following problems: Wrong seals, there are early and late coolers and blocks they require different seals and if you mix them up you need a special adaptor seal. You (and GEX) need to know what you're doing when you choose which seals you use. Even the Bentley manual does not get this completely right. > >I ordered the hydraulic package with the long block for my Type III > >Squareback. The motor arrived with a type one screw-on oil filter... > >which doesn't work with the TypeIII. I called you about this, > >and you said to just send back the screw on oil filter / with pump, > >and you would send me a "high volume oil pump" that would work > >with a Squareback. This I did, although the fan housing had to be > >modified to fit over. If you mean that the engine came with the integral pump cover and filter base, then this is a sign of ignorance. Of course this does not work with the Type 3 engine, but it is even a worse sign than just that. That design puts the filter in the hot air exhaust stream and causes overheating of the engine. Not a good sign from your engine builder. > >Could you recommend anything to correct this problem? Do you have an early or late block, ditto the cooler? Do you have the Bentley manual? Have you studied it? There is no substitute for doing your own homework. No one else will ever care as much about your car as you do. JIm - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org