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Date:         Tue, 18 Jul 2000 10:26:19 -0700
Reply-To:     Brent Christensen <brent@vanagon.com>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Brent Christensen <brent@vanagon.com>
Subject:      Re: My Coolant Runneth Over
Comments: To: Geo Hahn <geohahn@AZSTARNET.COM>
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There are several companies that can test the coolant for the presence of combustion gases. One of them is herguth labs. www.herguth.com

Brent Christensen '89 GL Syncro Westy "Klaus" Santa Barbara, CA

----- Original Message ----- From: "Geo Hahn" <geohahn@AZSTARNET.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 6:44 PM Subject: My Coolant Runneth Over

> On an 83½ water-cooled Westy the coolant level repeatly rises and > ultimnately overflows. The system has been carefully bled per > instrucitons in the archives, but the problem recurrs. > > I suspect that combustion gases are getting past the piston gasket and > into the coolant. > > Is this a problem others have experienced? > > Is there a test that might confirm this? > > Is retorquing the heads likely to help or am I looking at replacing the > gaskets? > > TIA > > Geo Hahn > 84 Westy


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