I'm not exactly sure what you did.  Did you just apply the JB Weld around
the points where the gasket was leaking?  This does not sound like a very
permanent fix.  I and others on this list have used JB Weld to repair pits
in the surface of the head after removing and cleaning it.  One listee
reported 8 years of trouble free operation after doing this.  I don't know
what the experience of others has been.

If you want more detail on my repair job, you can follow the link below:

http://members.fortunecity.com/davebaker1/westy/id35.htm

Warning!  This is a Fortune City site, so you'll have to be willing to
tolerate all those pop up ads.

I just completed my first road test of any consequence with my Westy
following my head repair job.  I drove it down to the Great Plains Star
Party -- about a 2 hour drive one way, much of which was on interstate at
speeds between 60 and 70 mph.  So far so good!

Dave in KC
 85 Westy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Vieira" <dave172c@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 12:38 PM
Subject: Will it blow ??

> Greetings
>
> I have a 84 Vanagon 1.9 water cooled as u all know ...
> it seems that there is some damage to the head gasket
> now .. i got a crazy idea and put some jb weld on it.
> and man it has been a pain in the  ass to seal in 2
> places but .. heres the question .. will it blow out
> some time.. like when more pressure builds up like
> highway driving . its a 4 speed so its gonna be runnin
> high at times..  what u think ?
>
>
>
> =====
> Dave Vieira
> Ontario, Canada
>
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