When mine went it was something of a catastrophic event, like a hose
bursting.

You may be able to drive it for a while, but I wouldn't take it out of town
in its current condition.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: James Ruch <jpeterruch@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 12:36 PM
Subject: head gaskets

> Hi All
>
> I had hoped that maybe I was immune... but I started dripping coolant last
> week :-(   While I try to decide if the gasket job is over my head (no pun
> intended) or not, can anyone tell me if I might get a few more miles out
of
> my '85 transporter before jumping into this job (or hiring it out)?  I'm
> probably getting about 20 drips per minute (dpm ?).  I'm not very hopeful
> here.
>
> J.Peter
> '85 Transporter: "Snugvagon"
>
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