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Date:         Mon, 29 Oct 2001 18:14:48 -0500
Reply-To:     Joe Romas <jromas@COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joe Romas <jromas@COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Subject:      Re: Is it a head leak?
Comments: To: Kim G <ppg1@HOTMAIL.COM>
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What your discribing, the round thing, is a "freeze plug". There are two in each head and one has the drain plug in it.

Joe

----- Original Message ----- From: "Kim G" <ppg1@HOTMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 9:45 AM Subject: Is it a head leak?

> Hi Again > > I noticed a drip drip from my van last weekend and I cannot determine what > is leaking. I removed the engine tins to look at the head gaskets, and they > look good, and they were replaced about 3 years ago. The only thing I > noticed is that next to the drain plug on the head, there is another > circular plug looking thing but it is not remove-able, > and that looks a little corroded around the edges. My van only leaked a > little bit, and I tried to run it in the driveway to make it leak again so I > could find the problem, but of course it ran just fine and did not leak a > bit. > I would like to get this figured out because I am tucking my van away for > the winter and I need to know how much money to save for the tune up next > spring. > Any advice appreciated. > thanks, > Kim > 85 GL > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp >


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