[Vwdiesel] What could be going on here?

[maded]

This is the tale of woe:

82' Vanagon diesel (reg 1.6na) starts fine, drives up hill WITH CAP OFF OIL
FILLER, oil spews, red light comes on.  Vanagon diesel is OVERFILLED  with
oil, drives away seems ok.  Quits.  Oil every where, dripping from exhaust
pipe.  Won't start again.

I cant' imagine how oil could drip from the exhaust pipe.  A compression
check supposedly was done, 145 # all around, oil brings it up a bit.  A
broken timing belt would cause piston-valve crash and so leaking from the
head-- but oil out the exhaust?  It would be obvious too.

This Vanagon is in a shop in CA.  A friend purchased it sight unseen, died
on the delivery trip.  The mechanic is difficult, have not had a real
diagnosis yet.


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Ed Lowe, Seattle
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