On Jan 30, 2008, at 1:48 PM, Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote:

> Of course the famous phrase, first uttered by an engineer, and  so
> true, is
> recalled :
>
> "It is the nature of fluids to leak."

& Architect Frank Lloyd Wright famously said:  "If the roof doesn't
leak, the architect has not been creative enough" +-

Mr. BZ-thats why we carry professional liability insurance
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of
> Allan Streib
> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 11:34 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: uh-oh
>
> Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM> writes:
>
>> Owners often report a drop or two overnite in cold weather. Dont
>> think this happens with new gaskets, though.  Are you sure the
>> coolant is not coming from some other place than the head gaskets?
>
> Pretty sure, unless it's seeping onto the top of the cylinder and
> migrating down along the gasket edge by capilary action.  The drop I
> saw was still hanging from the cylinder, right at the gasket on the
> head side.  It has been cold, below freezing when I've noticed this.
>
> Allan
> --
> 1991 Vanagon GL