imo,
you are pushing the cooling system to the limit.
expect a water pump failure at some point.
this is not a good idea because if it happens at highway speeds, you will overheat the engine and surely cause damage.
just reseal it and than you will be able to get more miles out of it.

when you are ready for reliability, drop a subaru in it.

dylan

----- Original Message ----
From: Mark Brush <mbrush@GMAIL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 4:18:47 PM
Subject: limping with leaking heads

Hi all -

Anyone have experience with pushing leaking head gaskets to the limit?  How
long can one expect to resonably drive with leaking head gaskets?  It's a
tiny drip in the summer (about a susan b. anthony in size on the driveway
after two days), and a small puddle in the winter.  Can I keep adding
coolant until she goes?  Any dangers in doing this other than being stranded
somewhere?

thanks for any insights.

Mark B.
1990 Westy

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