there's a place in memphis,TN,called 'memphis head
builders'..they do wonderful work,they successfully
plugged a crack-in-the-bolt-areA leak for me,a few
moons ago...no leaks since,...my father had both of
his heads repaired there (on an '87 wolfy...)...his
were more badly cracked...so they still seep.....but
/w the 'waserleaker',WTF do you expect?? :)

if you care to ship it to them,i'll bet they can fix
it,they charge about $120.

sorry,don't know the #,use a 411 website to find it.

i've heard that these are the people who get teh jobs
that the otehr repair shops in memphis can't
fix,they've got a great rep.

--- "Karl M." <thewestyman@MINDSPRING.COM> wrote:
> Bradley,
>
> Sounds like you have the infamous
> cracked-Vanagon-cylinder-head syndrome. I
> have seen quite a few crack right next to that exact
> head nut, it will
> appear that the leak is coming from the nut itself,
> but I'll bet if you look
> closely you will see a hairline crack at the radius
> of the machined recess
> where the nut fits. Only real lasting fix is to
> replace the head. Sorry to
> be the bearer of bad news....
>
> Karl Mullendore
> Westy Ventures
> 1987 Syncro Westfalia 1.9TD
> 1985 Transporter singlecab
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> > I tracked down a leak of coolant.  It seems to be
> oozing out of my
> passenger
> > side front, top head bolt.  This scares the heck
> out of me after hearing
> so
> > much about "waterleakers".  I'm coming from a
> diesel background with VW's.
> > I'm really hoping I didn't buy myself into a money
> hole..  I just finished
> > putting in a "new" transaxle, new exhaust system,
> and many other little
> > things.  All said and done, I've spent about $3k
> on this guy so far.  It's
> > in wonderful shape.
> > So tell me,  what the easiest fix for this?  Is
> this a coolant leak that
> is
> > common?  I hope you give me a nice easy solution.
> >
> > Thanks in advance, say a prayer for me,
> > Bradley Flubacher
> > State College, PA

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