Based on what I have seen on this list added to my own personal
expierence I fear that leaky head gaskets, like the poor, are with us
always. It's just a weak point that sooner or later will fail. All machines
have weaknesses, this just  happens to be ours. Fortunately the flaw is not
fatal and is not all that hard or expensive to fix. About a hundred per head
if you do it right.
     I also have used Autobahn exclusively. Last summer the head leaked. I
do not blame this on Autobahn,  I see nothing wrong with the stuff. Now
however I use Texaco Dexcool (the orange stuff) since I put it in the van
runs about a needle width cooler than it did with the autobahn. I thus
conclude that Dexcool is better. You pays your money.....

----- Original Message -----
From: Tom L. Neal <jneal@NETCOM.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, May 23, 1999 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: orange coolant...who uses it?

> I have more harrowing stories about leaky head gaskets than I can
> even  remember.  Have talked this over with the local German mechnica
> expert.  He buys Autobahn to put in vanagons specifically.  I buy
> from him and will only put Autobahn in my van.
>
> Cheers, Tom Neal
>
> On Sun, 23 May 1999, Horace K. Sawyer wrote:
>
> > I use it a 95 Dodge Cummins turbo diesel with no problems to report.
> >
> > Plan on putting in my 91 Westy soon and other vehicles.
> >
> > HK
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At 11:06 PM 5/21/99 -0400, Karl F. Bloss wrote:
> > >So how many of y'all use the orange extended life, e.g. Texaco
> > >DexCool, stuff?  Ethylene glycol based, no phosphates or silicates.
> > >Sounds good, esp. @$6.99/gal vs $15 for Autobahn.  Is there a catch?
> > >
> > >-Karl
> > >
> > >Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA
> > >'87 GL Weekender  "Beverley"
> > >Busses by the Trail - Oct 15-17, 1999
> > >http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/bbtt
> >