Don't take off the heads to replace the pushrod seals.  Use the
collapsible tubes.  I got mine from Ken at vanagain.com  Call some of
the list vendors like BusDepot, VolksCafe and see if they have um in
stock.  Personally, I wouldn't mess with minor oil drips.  I would
just use a drip pan.  I changed my pushrod tubes because my hydraulic
lifter was jammed.

I changed two pushrod tubes with collapsible tubes 6 months ago.  No
leaks from the tubes yet.

Many other problems with my van, but no oil leaks.  ;-)

-- Craig

On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 11:06:18 -0600, Michael Knight <vwdormer@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >From: Benny boy <
>
> >Impossible! unless you have a cracked head near the seal, but that is no
> >very probable... your leak may come from the water pump (like someone else
> >mention)... i would also suggest the oil cooler or related hoses:
> >http://www.benplace.com/engine/water_pump_step56.jpg
> >http://www.benplace.com/engine/cleaning_pump.jpg
>
> >Even with some amount of coolant into the engine oil, oil would be
> >predominant from a pushrod seal leak...
>
> >If i understand, it' comming from the head side??? and not the engine core
> >side!!! so, i would suspect the head gasket.... (sorry) a coolant leak from
> >under the head is more dificult to see... take your nail and put it in the
> >head gasket, fist it need to me soft, second, it may leak a bit when
> >playing
> >with this one....
>
> >On this picture:
> >http://www.benplace.com/roadhaus/100_0135.jpg
>
> >You see the head gasket leaking....but it's not when the engine is not
> >running!!! if you look carefully, the gasket in in the center (about) of
> >the
> >pushrods tube, where is your leak exactly????? This is a driver side
> >picture!
>
> >A small head crack could also be a possibility!!!
>
> >As to your question, a collapsable pushrod tube is a easy job....
> >Here is a shot (first pushrod tube)
> >http://www.benplace.com/roadhaus/100_0138.jpg
>
>
> Thanks Ben I am going to chjeck into this when the weather clears. It has
> been raining on and off since I discovered the leak. Although I think that
> the oil leak is coming from the core side and not the head. The coolant leak
> just appeareded recently. But oil has been leaking from around the oil pump
> area possibly the filter area for a while and was definately more pronounced
> than the push rod tube seals. I don't know what to make of it yet. I guess I
> really need to get in there and clean it all and try again to locate the
> problem.
>
> But to answer my question the heads have to be removed to replace the
> pushrod tube seals unless I use the collapsable type, correct?
> Where can I find these?
>
>
> Michael Knight
> '77 Westy Deluxe, "el Verde"
> '85 Vanagon GL, nameless
>