First you must plug the leaks. Find a freeze plug that small
and stick it in. Plug all other leaks and worry about cracks later.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler

On Sat, 16 May 1998, zyno wrote:

> Hi, my 86 Vanagon is overheating.  I went out this morning to look it
> over and discovered an expansion plug missing from my left side head.
> Its the plug adjacent to the coolant drain on the bottom of the head,
> between the pushrod tubes.  After I vented the coolant and then opened
> the radiator bleed, coolant gushed out of that opening in the head
> missing the expansion plug.  HELP!  I don't know what to do next.  Can I
> just tap in a new expansion plug into the head and test to see what
> happens?  Could the pressure been so great as to blow out the expansion
> plug?  Could the head be cracked?  Any help would be gratefully
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance, zyno.
>