My cracked head was from the little hose that connects the small pipe
that comes off the right head, carrying away at speed.  This happened
during the trip I referred to.

BTW ... that little hose was so bad that when I removed what was left,
it tore like wet cardboard.  Being down low where it is ... makes it
hard to get to as well.

Mike

BJ Feddish wrote:
> I'd like to share something that someone on this list shared with me years
> ago. This is done after you've done all the "jack-up-the-front" stuff from
> Bentley, etc.  After driving the van to full temperature let it cool down
> overnight. There will be some air in the rear reservoir.  Open it up and
> fill it with coolant again. Drive it again until it's hot then let it cool
> overnight again. There will be more air there. Fill it back up. Keep doing
> this for about a week or until air stops appearing in the tank.  After I did
> this the temp gauge is always below the led when I'm driving and when it
> idles it only goes a hair passed the led even on hot days. The light has
> never blinked.  I'm convinced that most head problems people have are from
> too much air in their systems.
>
> Bryan
>