I have worked on these heads and I can't say
retorquing would do much for a coolant leake but it
might fix a combustion gas leak that could be causing
a coolant leak out the back tank.   I am guessing
someone got sloppy here but it will be hard to prove.
Eat the loss and move on.   gary
Date:    Mon, 4 Oct 2004 09:57:42 -0500
From:    Robert Cardo <rrecardo@WEBTV.NET>
Subject: Re: Please help with head leaking question

You have a VW reman engine with AMC heads?
How can this be?
It sounds more like you had the engine rebuilt at VW
and they used AMC
heads.
If it was a genuine VW reman the warrantee would have
been 12 & 12.
Retorguing the heads is not an unreasonable request,
nor uncommon.
Most top notch repair shops would have required that
you returned the
vehicle and done that for you anyway.
At this point you could give it a try, but I believe
that once the
coolant has chosen it's path through a gasket sealing
surface it will
remain leaking at that point.
What would cause this situation?
Two things;
Improper torque on the heads.
Improper sealant on the gasket.

RC

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