Also, since your van was in "strange hands" was it possible that
someone put oil in the water? I know it sounds crazy but I caught a
guy at a lube place doing it to my 90 vanagon once.

Jim

On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 9:44 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
> Michael;
>
> If your car is cold this morning (as in you haven't started it yet)
> start it up and shut it off in about 15 seconds. open the coolant tank
> and listen for pressure release. If you hear it, you've got a leak
> into the coolant system from the cylinders. If you don't, you've got a
> mystery.
>
> Jim
>
> On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 9:27 AM, Michael Sullivan
> <sandwichhead@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Just went to check the fluids and my overflow coolant tank is full of oil.
>> The main tank looks like it has oil in it also. �Only driven about 10-15
>> miles since my kid came back from Spring Break. �Not noticing any probs so I
>> am blown away by this right now. What is my next step, please? Not noticing
>> any leaks under the vehicle. �Waiting for theoil to settle so I can take a
>> reading. �Just changes it before he left to Forida about 3 weeks ago. TIA
>> :-(((
>> Michael in San Antonio
>> 91GL AT 'Gringo'
>> 73 Beetle
>>
>