Thanks, Who in New York would have this magic wand?

On Mon, 24 May 1999 10:35:03 -0700 "Tom L. Neal" <jneal@NETCOM.COM>
writes:
>Click and Clack suggest waving a smog hydrocarbon sensing rod over
>the
>expansion tank.  If present, exhaust gasses are probably getting into
>the coolant.
>
>Cheers, Tom Neal
>
>On Mon, 24 May 1999, Dennis Haynes wrote:
>
>> Usually, if you are leaking water into the cylinders, you will also
>be
>> leaking combustion gases into the cooling system. This will cause
>all sorts
>> of cooling system problems. Have the cooling system pressure tested
>and
>> properly repair all external leaks.  Then have the coolant tested
>for
>> combustion gases.  Then you will know whether or not you have a
>problem.
>>
>> Dennis
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Keese, Brian W <bkeese@INDIANA.EDU>
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Date: Sunday, May 23, 1999 1:08 PM
>> Subject: Water in the exhaust
>>
>>
>> >Hi all,
>> >I am new to this list and am already very impressed.
>> >I have just bought an 84 Westfalia.  It is beautiful and I love it,
>but I
>> am
>> >concerned.  It is loosing coolant:  in 100 miles it drained the
>overflow
>> >tank and part of the expansion tank.  I smelled the coolant smell
>when I
>> >turned on the heater and soon found the puddle by the rear heat
>exchanger.
>> >BARSleak seemed to fix that problem.  The water level stayed the
>same for a
>> >couple of days, but now it has started to go down again.  I haven't
>had a
>> >chance to see if the heater core is leaking again, mostly because I
>fear
>> >that my real problem is more severe.  There is a lot of water in
>the
>> >exhaust.  At times it comes splashing out of the tailpipe.  At
>first I
>> >thought, "Oh it's just water, a natural part of the combustion
>process."
>> >But I think it is too much.  I have read about the head gasket
>problem and
>> >am afraid that coolant is getting into a combustion chamber around
>one of
>> >the o-rings.  Any advice out there?  Or is this a definite
>candidate for a
>> >head gasket and/or possible head repacement?  I really don't want
>to tear
>> >the engine apart if there is some quicker or easier fix.
>> >
>> >Any help is greatly appreciated.
>> >
>> >Brian Keese
>> >New 84 Westy owner
>> >bkeese@indiana.edu
>>

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