It's been two years since the coolant was changed so it was on my list.
 I'm having a hard time finding the drain plug crush washers - NAPA and
AutoZone didn't have anything close.  I ordered some from the dealership
but I'm not convinced they are the right part.

Any ideas on why there is even an opening in the head here?  The only thing
I can think of is that it was used in manufacturing the head.

On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 12:08 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote:

> Could be the gasket or the plate is badly corroded. The screws may put up a
> fight. Plan on replacing them. If the gasket is bad most likely a sign the
> engine has been badly over heated.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Steven Shelton
> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 10:35 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Coolant Leak
>
> While troubleshooting the oil pressure light problem on my 1985 1.9L, I
> found a coolant seep.  It seems to be coming from a small, 2" X 1" diamond
> shaped cover plate at the front of the driver's side of the engine, just in
> front of the spark plug .  It's held on by two allen head bolts.  Could
> this
> just be a matter of taking off the plate and sealing it with Permatex or
> will removing that plate open a Pandora's box of problems?
>