Date:         Wed, 4 Sep 2002 23:49:52 -0400
Reply-To:     Stephen Steele <steeles@HORIZONVIEW.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stephen Steele <steeles@HORIZONVIEW.NET>
Subject:      Re: Oil leak at head cover
Comments: To: Dan Erlandson <danoer1@eclipse.net>
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Dan wrote:
> I seem to have a small oil leak out of the head cover on the passenger side
> of the engine (cylinders 2 & 3??).
Cylinders 1 and 2
> On the VW Bugs this gasket was just cork
> (if I remember correctly) and I remember replacing it occasionally.    It
> looks like the Vanagon has the same sort of locking system for the head
> cover (do we call this a valve cover??) as the Bugs did, sort of a swing bar
> that pushes down hard on the cover and locks it into place(??)
Same exact thing as the Bugs.
> So my question is...  Should I just replace the head gasket?
OMG! Why?
Fix the valve cover leak with a new gasket and be happy.  Buy a Bentley if
you want to spend some money.
My $.02.

--
Stephen
Chillicothe OH