Many VW guys like straight 30 wt, which you can't go wrong with. I believe that Steve Bennett recommends 20 - 50 for summer and 15 - 40 for winter, or something like that, but not synthetic. I have a 2276 that was a 2180, and I run 20 - 50 in it right now.
See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics See you at the 2009 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Ill There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for Flying has begun. Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC -----Original Message----- Please ,who has a great plains 1835 like mine ,what weight and type oil do you (any one) run?