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Subject:Re: Head gasket
From:ChuckKuecker
Date:Tue, 31 Mar 1998 17:21:36 -0600

At 09:40 3/31/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Can those of us who care redo the survey on the head gaskets again?
>Please answer the following questions:
>
>1. When have the heads/gaskets caused problems?

A leak on the right head just this last month (69,000 miles). Repaired (??)
with Aluma-Seal.

>2. How is your vanagon driven? A) daily driver     B) Weekends   C) Seasonally
>stored

Three or four times a week, locally, long trips in the summer months.

>3. Was VW coolant used?

No. Just good quality phosphate-free (aluminum safe) stuff.

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