Bradley, Sounds like you have the infamous cracked-Vanagon-cylinder-head syndrome. I have seen quite a few crack right next to that exact head nut, it will appear that the leak is coming from the nut itself, but I'll bet if you look closely you will see a hairline crack at the radius of the machined recess where the nut fits. Only real lasting fix is to replace the head. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.... Karl Mullendore Westy Ventures 1987 Syncro Westfalia 1.9TD 1985 Transporter singlecab ----- Original Message ----- > I tracked down a leak of coolant. It seems to be oozing out of my passenger > side front, top head bolt. This scares the heck out of me after hearing so > much about "waterleakers". I'm coming from a diesel background with VW's. > I'm really hoping I didn't buy myself into a money hole.. I just finished > putting in a "new" transaxle, new exhaust system, and many other little > things. All said and done, I've spent about $3k on this guy so far. It's > in wonderful shape. > So tell me, what the easiest fix for this? Is this a coolant leak that is > common? I hope you give me a nice easy solution. > > Thanks in advance, say a prayer for me, > Bradley Flubacher > State College, PA |
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