Date:         Sat, 3 May 2003 12:31:31 -0700
Reply-To:     Claudio Cella <claudiocella@SHAW.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Claudio Cella <claudiocella@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Coolant and oil mixing???
Comments: To: andrew.yarnell@kimley-horn.com
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Has happened to my 87  Vanagon GL  7 pass i past.  In my case it was a
broken head stud.  In my case head and piston/cylinder had to come off to
get some heat on remainder of stud.

Claudio Cella
87  Vanagon  GL  7 pass
90  Jetta TD

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Yarnell" <Andrew.Yarnell@KIMLEY-HORN.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 3:05 PM
Subject: Coolant and oil mixing???


I have heard several ideas about why I have coolant in my oil, and oil
in the bottom of the expansion tank.

Is my oil cooler to blame? Broken head stud? Bad cylinder sealing
gaskets (green and black)?

After looking the archives, I thought it probably was a bad oil cooler,
but now I am not sure after talking to a fellow
Vanagonite near me (Zoran in Golden, CO).

I would like to hear from those folks who have had this problem, oil and
coolant mixing, and what the problem was, and how
you fixed it.

Thanks, and have a great weekend!

Andy
Lakewood, CO
1987 Wolfsburg GL
1992 GTi