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Subject:Re: Head (gasket) fix
From:ChuckKuecker
Date:Tue, 31 Mar 1998 08:15:10 -0600

At 07:14 3/31/98 -0500, you wrote:
>      I guess it's time to speak up. To much useless talk.
>If your heads are pitted, use a belt sander to clean them,
>as best you can. And reinstall.
>
>  THE PROBLEM IS THE WATER THAT IS USED WITH THE ANTI-FREEZE
>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>My Vanagon is proof of this. I did just this, put 70,000 miles
>on the gasket job and not one problem. Never bothered with the
>anti-freeze after that.
>
>            Eric                   86-VW4x4
>            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
>            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler

So - do we use distilled water, or softened water, or what? What is the
source of your water?

Chuck Kuecker

ckuecker@mcs.net

'83 Scirocco (Katy's car now)
'58 Ghia Convert
'75 Bug
'67 Bug
'63 Bug (*still* for sale)
'91 Vanagon