Are you sure it is coolant and not just normal water vapor? A properly running engine will make a lot of water and until the exhaust system is hot enough to vaporize it, you will see water coming out of the tail pipe and any leaking joints. Especially in cold, damp weather.
Go drive it for a while and do some proper diagnoses before pulling it a part.

Dennis

----- Original Message -----
From: "Vanderzanden Michael (BetP/ESE1)"
Date: Monday, January 29, 2007 1:43 pm
Subject: Coolant pouring from tail pipe - 1987 2.1
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM

> 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
>