Other side? do you mean the side "under the leaned over head"?

Frost plugs on engine block under there, maybe even an after market block
heater installed in one of them. Remove the sheet metal "capsule" under the
van and crawl under to have a look.

Alistair

on 23/7/03 10:27 am, Allan Kirk wrote:

> Hello Group!
> Does anyone have words of wisdom about what would be likely to be the cause of
> a "gusher" of a coolant leak on an old diesel vanagon?  We're not talking
> "drip, drip, drip"; we're talking a steady stream from somewhere on the other
> side of the belly tin. Where do cracks tend to occur on this engine and in
> this application?  All the cracks I've seen in this engine in Rabbits occur at
> the head bolts and result in immediate loss of the seal at the cylinder head.
> On the leaking Vanagon this seal seems to be intact....?  Any feedback will be
> much appreciated!  Thanks!
> Allan