I have an 84 1.9L Westy and in the winter my head gasket is
leaking alot and when the weather warms up...and all summer...not
a darn drop...so, I carry a good supply of antifreez..as the boys
at Bow-Wow say 'what's $20.00 a mo. maintenance...which I
heartily agree cause no way can I afford the price it's going to
cost to do the heads this year...but I too wonder..how long will
this last?
FranD

--- Lawrence Johnson <larry_avery.johnson@SYMPATICO.CA> wrote:
> Richard, the RHS head on our Vanagon seeps coolant when the
> weather is very cold
> but not in the warm weather and it seeps after a drive, not
> before. I assume that
> the rubber is getting harder and the loss of elasticity means a
> less than perfect
> seal with the head. When the rubber is cold, its just not up to
> the job. The heads
> are likely pitted as well. I don't know how long we can go on
> like this but in the
> mean time, "Fritz" isn't allowed to go out in the cold.
> -Larry
> '86 Syncro Westfalia
>
> Richard C Welsh wrote:
>
> > !@#$ Vanagon! just when i think i have her 'Dialed in', the
> damn van starts
> > squirting coolant out the rubber head gaskets at start up on
> these crazy cold
> > mornings.  this can't be good.  Strangely enough once it gets
> running and warms
> > up, the leak stops.  I  limped home from vermont this way and
> now am thinking i
> > have to pull the heads, etc, etc.  I can't imagine this is
> normal, but has it
> > happened to anyone else?
>

=====
FranD
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