Sometimes it is misleading when the car is parked on the road, that makes it
lean one way, making any leak appear at a different place from where it
really originated.  Water pump can be leaking too.
Zoltan
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Jean-Woo Kim" <jkim.phd@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 5:51 AM
Subject: Coolant leak at crankcase mating.

> My 87 Westy has a 2.1 WBX with about 130K miles on it. What does it
> mean when the coolant/oil mixture drips from where the the two
> crankcase halves meet? I am absolutely sure that the leak is not where
> the head gaskets are. I did the head gaskets in the last two years,
> and even upon close inspection the areas around the head gaskets are
> dry.
>
> Also, the compression on the rear driver's side cylinder is low (7.5
> bar) while other three are around 10 bar. What to do next?
>
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