Recently I experienced a coolant leak on my '85 Vanagon GL. I found a large pool of coolant under my Van one afternoon and assumed that a seal of hose somewhere in the system had either come undone or cracked. I took it to my local VW Dealer first and was told the Water Pump had seized and needed to be replaced. The price was pretty steep fromm the dealer so I took it to a different VW mechanic to have the part replaced. Now the Van runs smoothly and quietly and I haven't noticed any more leaks. However, after reading the article on head leakage I am wondering if the waterpump may be the problem after all. I haven't been appraised of any other problems by weither the dealer or the other VW Mechanic I used, but I didn't ask them to look for anything either. Does a failing water indicate a problem in the cooling system that could be related to/suggesting head gasket leakage/problems? Or is it simply something that fails every now and then? I am wondering if I should have the heads inspected just to be sure. James Pound _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. |
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