Hi Spencer, 

Have you come up with a plan?

Eric Caron 

> On Apr 7, 2023, at 8:14 PM, Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@ICLOUD.COM> wrote:
> 
> Agree! The problem won’t fix itself :)
> Jeff
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Apr 7, 2023, at 5:00 PM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Very ignorant here, but my feeling is leaking heads mean it's time to do
>> the job.  Do you want the engine to blow up when moving at high speed (or
>> any time for that matter)?
>> 
>>> On Fri, Apr 7, 2023 at 6:45 AM Spencer Allen <soxndubs1951@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I had my 85 stock westy inspected and some brake work done and the mechanic
>>> says I should replace the leaking heads. I may have jumped the gun and
>>> ordered the GW super duper ($$$) reworked AMC heads. The thing is my OE
>>> heads have been leaking for the last 20 years and 60K I've owned it. The
>>> major leaking occurs during the winters while it's stored in my garage so
>>> when spring comes I have to top up the fill tank with about a qt of
>>> coolant. Summer it does drip but nothing major. Engine runs fine with no
>>> white exhaust smoke. My question is what are the main reasons for replacing
>>> heads and how do you know when you've reached that point?
>>> Spencer
>>>