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Hello all. I would like to inquire if any of the following statements made on a VW forum have any merit while using Diesel oil's in flat tappet air-cooled engines. Statement 1- "You should no longer run any Diesel oils in a gasoline engine. The Government changed the oil regulations a few...

Hello. I'm looking for some feedback and/or recommendations. My best friend has this VW Ghia 'vert, 1974. It needs tires. Many may know the original size is a 165/80R15. The issue is there are only less than 10 mfgr's for this size and the top tier seems to be the Nexen SB 802. This tire is UTOG...

Hi all. I'm trying to logic with the thought of using a full synthetic on an older air-cooled engine design which VWoA dictated 3month/3000mile oil change intervals. At nearly 50 % to 100 % more money for the oil and no filter it seems to me to be excessive in costs and probably see no...

Hi. Happened to see this post on a search and definitely wanted to put my $.02 in. I'm in SoCal and have been using any of the popular Diesel oils in my air-cooled cars. Web Cams ok'd me using the Rotella 30 wt to break in their regrind using HD single springs and have been using the Chevron...

Thanks for the reply's. I will try the brake cleaner on a small spot and see what happens. I have replaced both sections of the 1/4" hose. I will razor blade cut the hose open and look along its length to see if anything is suspect. At this particular barb the area that "seemed to be cut" is...

Hello all. I have a '71 VW Bus, stock sized engine, 7qt oil system. I am running a Purolator L39001 for the full flow and a Baldwin B164 for the by-pass. The 1/2" hose for the full flow is Thoro-Flo Series 7101. The 1/4" hose for the by-pass was the Parker 801-4. Engines been together with this...

That's funny. I was at the Los Angeles VA facility, here and saw a young warrior wearing a red colored t-shirt that had a picture of a goat on it and wording saying "Miss Al Quaeda 2013". I thanked him for his service and looked around me and said "can I get a Hooah"? Bill

Our older cars/trucks do experience from a loss of current to the headlights. As a VW tech, I learned to perform a test commonly called a "voltage drop test". Basically, with a DVOM one would use the DVOM and hook up the positive to the battery positive post and the negative to the backside of...

My personal daily driver '71 VW bus. 7 quarts of Chevron Delo 15w-40. Purolator L39001 full flow filter. drained and reused the Baldwin B-164.

1974 VW Karman Ghia with unknown mileage. New friend has over a year on unknown brand 10w-30. Small amount of sludge on plate. So I suggested Shell's Rotella T 10w-30, now avail at Pep Boys, here in So Calif.

I agree with Bulwinkle's post. I worked for a large gov't fleet here in So Cal and for decades had used the 15w-40 oils in everything, to include the Ford modular engines. Ford did not like this use of the heavy oils but I can say we never had an oil related issue. The last few years we were...

Bosch makes a special grease that the techs at the German car shops have used for decades. I believe it is a very unique grease. It is in a yellow tube similar to a small toothpaste tube. Bill

I also have a "beater" '74 bug which has an engine which has been documented, on previous owners repair orders, to have overheated and I use the HD oil. I am using 15w-40 in the cooler months and a straight 40wt during our So Calif summer. I have a couple of customer/friends that own nice...

I'm using Chevron Delo 15w-40 in my '71 VW Bus (7qt capacity with full flow, by-pass filters, and sump). The oil I got is the pre LE version. I have used the 15w-40 oils in many air-cooled VW's. A bit off topic but stumbled onto the Shell Rotella T 10w-30 oil here in Los Angeles' Pep Boys and am...

WOW, I have been procrastinating this but went down to AP Fischer in Long Beach to get an updated price quote and the counter guy stated they dont carry the Chevron products no more! I told him I had e-mailed Ray from their web site and he did not return my e-mail. Ray, I was told is the owner...