Try checking that weird hose that connect to the back of the head and
goes to the coolant loop. This hose tends to crack where it is clamped
to the head, especially if held with screw style hose clamps.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Vanagon Man
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 5:48 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Coolant leak from above the oil filter........happenned to you?

Folks,
Frustrating weekend.  Saturday morning i go out to the van and i see
coolant
under it.  I start it up to watch, and i see it dripping slowly from the
side of the oil cooler.  So, I figure I will replace those 2 tiny hoses,
cause it has to be them, right?  So , a couple hours later, here i am
back
to square one.   Same leak, only with 2 new hoses.  Coolant dye into the
system, but really cannot see anything because everything is so compact
on
the pulley side of the motor.   So, Sunday, i figure it has to be the
gasket
on the water pump to the pipe that goes to the thermostat (not the oring
side) it just looked like it could drip from there and down on  the oil
cooler. So a couple hours later that is replaced.  Still the leak
remains.

The water pump is 3 months old, so i figure it is not
bad...............has
anyone had the big oring behind it leak?

Frustrated in SC

Adam P
Charleston,SC     Coburn, WV
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