On Wed, 26 Nov 1997 Erlaz@AOL.COM wrote:

> I have developed another coolant leak but this time it appears to be coming
> from one spot under the expansion tank cap. I thought that the seal under the
> cap was the problem so I replaced the cap. The leak still appears. Could I
> have a hairline crack in the expansion tank . Has anyone had this problem.
> Let me know please. The vanagon is a 91 GL with 91,000 miles on it.
>
I had the same problem in the middle of Hell's Half Acre.  Literally.
It's about 70 km away from Casper, Wyoming.  Anyway, we were getting back
into Dela after checking out a fantastic, colourful sunset and my
customary under-the-engine peek revealed a lake of coolant.  The expansion
tank (not the top-up tank) had all at once had the biscuit.  Ray
Powder Volkswagen in Casper had to order a new tank from lord-knows-where
and we were in Hell for three days.

The moral:  Fix it now before it happens in Hell.

Marcus Elia
'84 Westy (Dela)