Sorry, didn't read your previous post closely about the coolant leak.
Make sure that it is actually the gasket leaking and not an internal
crack in the cylinder head.  Many times the crack is invisible without
special dye.  You want to avoid putting an internally cracked head
back on the engine with new gaskets only to find that the crack later
when you start up the engine again.

Good luck.

-- Craig

On Wed, 05 Jan 2005 16:36:08 -0600, Michael Knight <vwdormer@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> >From: Craig Oda
>
> >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.
>
>
> But I had a coolant leak as well. I think I might be better off to pull the
> heads and see what I actually have going on. In taking this stuff apart I
> will be able to reseal other areas as well. I have a few things I need to
> take care of that would have to be reoved anyway. Like my exhaust, it needs
> a little help in the hanger/strap areas. Oil leaks in the rear(RIR) as well.
> So you can see I have all these little things going on that i should go
> ahead and take care of. I love the two bird one stone method. For the price
> of a set of those(I like the shotgun method as well) I could pay for most of
> the gasket set.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Michael Knight
> '77 Westy Deluxe, "el Verde"
> '85 Vanagon GL, nameless
>
>