I purchased this 1987 camper in Fall of 2005 and only drove it about 200
miles. It ran "fine" at that time. Parked it last November (2005) and it
sat
until November 2006 at which time I decided to start it up. Prior to
doing so, I drained the gasoline from the tank, put in fresh fuel and
purgedthe fuel lines. Once I put in a new battery, it started right up
however it immediately began pushing coolant out the exhaust pipe.
Probably not a good sign..... I will drop the motor and overhaul the
top ends and hope to not have to split the cases. Anyway, my question
at this time is is there a logical reason why this would happen after
the car sat idle for year or is this just a coincidence and I was just
lucky on its last drive (one year previous)?

Thanks for any comments related to my situation.

Also, by way of introduction, I have owned my 1984 GL since 1990. Have
put alot of work into it over the years and it is my daily driver to
this day. 

Mike V.
Lehigh Valley, PA
'87 Westfalia
'84 GL