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Subject:Throw in the Towel... Or not?...
From:Richard Bias
Date:Wed, 6 Mar 2002 18:13:08 -0500

All,
  On my way home tonight I stopped for gas.  The Van has not been idling
right today and this past weekend I had to extract about 2 cups worth of
coolant from the over-flow (LIGHT BULB...).  At that time I checked the
coolant tank and saw no air pocket...  Phew.  Fast forward to tonight again,
as the Van was filling up I popped the hatch and there it was in all its
glory!  Coolant tank was bubbling with a 3 inch air gap and the overflow
tank was half way up the cap.  I came home and told Annemarie.
  The Van is an 8 passenger, 161K miles, 1985, 1.9L GL with a 3 month old
paint job and many extra parts replaced, fuel pump, brakes, coolant hoses,
front bearings, on and on...  The kicker is that I just did the head gaskets
at about 140K.  The heads were tested and rebuilt by a reputable shop.  I
can't figure out why the gaskets let go again.  Any thoughts or comments
please.  Anyone interested in it?  We are in NJ.  Thank you.

  Richard and Annemarie
  85 GL "Buba"

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