If this is an 86-91 Vanagon then I would look up front around the spare tire
carrier area.  They have a problem with the long plastic pipes breaking
apart in this area.  Originally they had metal ends pressed into the
plastic.  Over time the plastic breaks down and the metal separates from the
plastic.  Then they start leaking.  The only way to confirm this is to
either see it leaking from there, or pull the hoses off of the ends of the
plastic pipes and inspect the ends.  We have started doing this every time
someone comes in for a rebuilt engine or head work.  Almost every time one
of the two pipes is broken.  Just FYI.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Joe Glisson
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 12:53 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: dissappearing coolant

I'm losing coolant and can't figure out where it is going - no leaks that I
can detect. I would appreciate any ideas or suggestions as to how to figure
this out - when the coolant gets low enough I get air lock and it runs hot.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Joe