That spot is a weak point and seen many crack there..Rt side upper fnt or left rear upper nut seepage with the factory heads

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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Peter DiFalco
Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 4:31 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Coolant bottle harbinger - opinions?

Leak seems to be pooled most obviously below the rear upper torque nut
on the left (driver side) head. This seems to be an original head
(120k mi) unlike the other side. I believe I may have cracked the
head, if list archives research proves reliable. I will continue to do
the pressure bottle and see how it goes and post updates to this
thread if only to serve as a warning to others: if you can't make time
for little repairs, you may need to make time for big ones.

Cheers,
Peter

On Sunday, June 27, 2010, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
> At 01:30 AM 6/27/2010 Sunday, Peter DiFalco wrote:
>
> I'll be starting with the bottle and cap and thoroughly checking out the
> system. When the warning light came on I killed the engine and coasted to a
> stop. Here's hoping i haven't done any damage.
>
>
> Should be fine in that case, other than whatever's leaking.
>
> Yrs,
> d
>