How sure are ya that the coolant isn't coming from the failing water pump?

I've had my share of similar scares.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wade Ebert" <monster51@SPRINGNET1.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 1:25 PM
Subject: Cyl head time longish

Dangit!, seriously I resubscribed just to get a few leads for a
spigot/switch and perhaps in the near future a few body parts seals etc. for
the resto and preemptive seam rust attack for the 87 Westy. Well.... my
trusty still going strong 80K Westy must have been peeking though the office
window and has taken my recent resubscription to the list as a loss of
faith. She has very recently developed a noise which can only be a waterpump
bearing on the way out, a left of center oil leak (valve cover) and now
ladies and gentlemen..... she is trailing coolant.

As they say in my fair city (Springfield IL) "DOH!" To my advantage, my
local privateer VW shop is good (Floyd Imports) but but but the Floyd boys
do not have the kind of access to parts that the list can provide, and would
most likely rather clean up the existing heads. This I will not have. It is
time for new heads.

Who has the good stuff kids? Do they come loaded or bare? Weren't those
heads of South African origin or was that Spain?  Someone recently posted
that they sell the heads and gasket kit etc. "as the everything you could
possibly need" package. Don't forget the waterpump issue as well.

Who pray tell will be my newest hero?

Thanks, Yours in Leakage,
Wade