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> I went to adjust my timing this morning and found that > at some point, most likely during my last drive, the > oil breather cap had popped off. What does this > signify? Too much oil pressure? Means its time to find another good one... plastic shrinks and they pop off sometimes when older. No relation to oil pressure... there is nothing pressure fed under there. I thought I was on the > low side of pressure because sometimes after a long > drive my oil light would just barely flicker in rhythm > with the idle of the engine. Your lower end is near end of life... but they can go on this way for quite sometime, so long as you dont push it too hard. Without even knowing > this, the mechanic who inspected the car said I should > be using 20W50 in it (which is what I put in it this > morning). BIG mistake!... well... ok, regular mistake. Thick oil is harder to get through bearings and while this is OK for an older engine with loose bearings here in the Northeast its much too cold to be running oil like that in anything in the winter, you will likely blow the oil cooler seals with the excess pressure when cold. 10W 40 in the winter, no more, even if the engine is shot. > > On the upside, I finished the first complete tune-up > on the car since I reinstalled the engine and it seems > MUCH better now. Hit 75mph easily this morning without > even knowing it. Not going to push it harder just yet. If everything is right... you should be able to run flat-out for periods time to time. but it is wiser not to push the engine if its tired and you want it to last. > > My damn pressure sensor hose keeps coming off the air > intake plenum though (would this be what caused the > two backfires this morning, each after quickly slowing > down from 70mph to about 50mph, letting off > accelerator?)... Any tricks on how to get your hands > under there to secure it tightly to the nozzle on the > air intake? I can't seem to get under there. Clamp it on when you do. > > > ===== > Aaron Clow - http://www.tiserves.com/VW/ > '71 FI AT Square - On the Road > '71 FI AT Fasty - Off the Road > '71 AT Square - the Parts Bin > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears > http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > >