Recently I experienced a coolant leak on my '85 Vanagon GL.  I found a large
pool of coolant under my Van one afternoon and assumed that a seal of hose
somewhere in the system had either come undone or cracked.

I took it to my local VW Dealer first and was told the Water Pump had seized
and needed to be replaced.  The price was pretty steep fromm the dealer so I
took it to a different VW mechanic to have the part replaced.  Now the Van
runs smoothly and quietly and I haven't noticed any more leaks.

However, after reading the article on head leakage I am wondering if the
waterpump may be the problem after all.  I haven't been appraised of any
other problems by weither the dealer or the other VW Mechanic I used, but I
didn't ask them to look for anything either.

Does a failing water indicate a problem in the cooling system that could be
related to/suggesting head gasket leakage/problems?  Or is it simply
something that fails every now and then?

I am wondering if I should have the heads inspected just to be sure.

James Pound
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