

| Subject: | Head Gasket Leaks |
| From: | Nick Young |
| Date: | Tue, 9 Sep 2003 07:31:50 -0700 |
Hey, I recently drove my 84' wolfy to DisneyLand. It was about a 4 hour drive the way up there, no problems on the way back the van started overheating constantly and dripping antifreeze (only sometimes not always) I then realized that if I pushed in the clutch it idiot light would go off. Later I realized that if I turned the blinker on the idiot light would go on and the temp gauge would go to the top. I found that I had a bunch of wires melted together and it was creating a short. I fixed this but NOW I realized that the antifreeze coming from the engine was out of the passenger side head gasket. There is about 3 inches of the rubber just sticking out (looks like new still I had them replaced recently, the warranty is over tho) I went to the VW dealership and bought a $10 tube of gasket sealant because I understand that some sealants can melt the aluminum heads. What do you guys think about cleaning the sticking out area and resealing the part of the gasket sticking out? I just want sort of a quick fix for it because I'm short on money and time. Thanks!
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