Date:         Tue, 29 Jan 2002 02:02:53 -0500
Reply-To:     Carl Hansen <carl_hansen@IEEE.ORG>
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From:         Carl Hansen <carl_hansen@IEEE.ORG>
Subject:      Thanks re: Heads Leak, Dang It!
Comments: To: Joel Walker <jwalker17@earthlink.net>,
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Joel Walker suggested:

"not so fast, Grasshopper! :)  first, find out exactly where the leak
is coming from. it may NOT be the heads ... it could be the plastic
dufus flange that vw put on there (where the little hose that goes
through the power steering belt meets the engine), or it could simply
be a loose/old/tired hose and/or hose clamp........."


Thanks Joel, I'll look.  Won't be easy in the dark, but it's been warm
enough lately so shouldn't be to hard.  Might have to take a day off my
FIRST H.S. Robotics project to do this, but hopefully the guys will manage
without me. (www.usfirst.org)

Joel, does that lower tin come off easy enough?  Can't look now, too late,
but could check tomorro.

Consdering SyncroBeast sat for 2 years in a garage, and one year was damp
till I figured out to run a fan to keep the humidity down, who knows what
has gone on.  Lord knows I had to replace enough other things due to rust
and corrosion when we got it going last January for the move to New Jersey.


I'm intrigued by the possibility of "Snake Oil" solutions (Mike Barker and
Les), but maybe I should look see where it's coming from first.


Underneath I'm seeing:

Right Side, for and aft lower tab on block (tab that used to hold lower
cylinder tin on an air cooled engine) drops of antifreeze when the engine
runs, slow, but definitely there.  drops when I touch with finger tip.

Left side, ditto, but only at the front tab.

Never enough to show on the ground, but then there is no snow here.

I do smell antifreeze right after I stop when driving anywhere, when I walk
around to the back.

Temp light blinks, but then it should, since its low on antifreeze, temp
runs at the TOP of the light, I think that is a bit higher than normal.


Ch

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