If you are really against replacing the water pump now, you might try
putting a bottle or two of Ceramiseal in the coolant. Three years ago my 84
started leaking from above the splash plates just weeks before a
long-planned 2000 mile trip. I ended up putting two bottles of the mix-in
type in the van, and it hasn't leaked since, including days at over 100
degrees in Idaho and Wyoming.

Jake

On 4/12/06, Joseph Fortino <fortino1@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> yup i crawl and claw under this van alot, more than I'd like too, the hole
> shows signs of allowing coolent to drip out when warm. The cross over tube
> is
> above it and i thought maybe it was it. does not look that way at this
> point.
>
> I clean the hole and waaaaala again it shows signs of coolent flowage.
>
> wasser leaken-  ahhh  I need to convert someday but running this puppy til
> all shes got
>
> Joe
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM>
> >Sent: Apr 11, 2006 8:11 AM
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: Re: 1.9l 85gl water pump weep hole
> >
> >There are 5769 pluming connections on the 1.9 waterpump. Are you positive
> >this leak is from the weep hole?
>

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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
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