In our shop we use ONLY the Autobahn coolant from VW. I have seen too many
new cylinder heads leak due to corrosion after VERY short periods of time
(like 2 years!), the installer having used other phosphate-free coolants
such as the famous orange stuff that's out there (Prestone?)... The VW stuff
is not just a sales gimmick. It is formulated for the particular alloys used
in the heads and case of your waterboxer. It's expensive - $15.00/gal - but
it doesn't cost so much if it _stays_in_the_engine_.

Coby

Valley Wagonworks
"Intimately acquainted with VW Vans since 1959"

Volkswagen Bus, Vanagon, Westfalia and Eurovan
Repair and Service Specialists

1535 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Anselmo, CA 94933
Voice:(415) 457-5628
Fax: (415) 457-0967
http://wagonworks.com
mailto:contact@wagonworks.com

>
> Date:    Tue, 7 Sep 1999 15:40:28 -0700
> From:    FLADGER <thefladge@YAHOO.COM>
> Subject: Pop Top Seal For Sale / Coolant Question
>
> For those in search of a new Pop-Top Seal for their
> Westfalia camper, I have one for sale.
>
> Just check out the URL below:
>
> What is everybody's favorite brand of coolant in a
> Vanagon.  I relize that it must be phosphate free in
> order to NOT damage the aluminum heads.
>
> C.F.