Pat,

Not entirely sure. I'm remotely remotely diagnosing the issue (van's in
springfield,VA and i'm in baltimore,MD).

Thank you for the troubleshooting steps, I'll see what I can do with it.

Thanks again,
Sudhir

On Sat, May 25, 2013 at 11:13 PM, Pat <psdooley@verizon.net> wrote:

> Did it overheat?  They normally don't just warp.
> Could be cracked.
> Get the deck checked for warpage and pressure test.
> Really should do valve stem seals and maybe a valve job.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Sudhir Desai
> Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 11:07 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: '82 diesel head leaking gas into the coolant.. need some advice on
> a fix.
>
> Is it at all possible that the head is warped?
>
> To replace the head gasket: new stretch bolts and head gasket are a given;
> anything else needed?
>
> (yes, i know better and should be searching the archives first)
>
>
> cheers,
> Sudhir
>
>