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Subject:Re: help:coolant leak puzzle????
From:Vanagon Man
Date:Fri, 30 Apr 2004 06:40:14 -0400

Sounds like the "t" piece by right rear fire wall. crawl under there and jiggle some things and look where the leak is coming from............

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Hermann de Boer 
  To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
  Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 3:45 PM
  Subject: [VANAGON] help:coolant leak puzzle????

  My 89 syncro has a small puddle of coolant in the middle/front of right rear wheel. It's not the heads, I presume. Comes down near the tranny. Coolant is dripping slowly only when parked on my sloped driveway. Any ideas??? Rear heater?? We had a new water pump and rear heater valve installed as preventive maintenance. After off-roading in Moab I noticed a lower coolant level. Let me know what you think before I take the van into the shop. 

  Thanks.
  Hermann de Boer 

  Kansas City,Missouri 
  87 Westy "Eurospec" 
  89 Syncro GL 
  "...even if you win the rat race, you are still a rat..." 

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