Steve Manning wrote:

> >will work fine. Most coolant today which says 'protection for today's
> aluminum parts' or similiar should work just fine. Just be regular about
> changes; about once a year. It seems all these gasket problems people have
> are not consistent. People have these problems regardless of the type,
> whether it's vw's or not. Just use stuff made for aluminum block engines
> and components regardless if it is pink, blue, green, or chartreuse.<
>
>
>

  I use Valvoline non phosphate coolant and have  had no problems since using
it. I don't know if this has been said before but I will state the obvious. If
AUTOBAHN (VW) antifreeze is the only thing that VW recommends be used, isn't
it strange that the head leaks occur while VW itself uses this stuff? I know
that there are other processes at work here but  VW should drop the charade.
Tom Czerniak   87 Westy   12,000 miles on JBWeld