Date:         Tue, 29 Jul 2003 20:02:18 -0400
Reply-To:     Dan Erlandson <danoer1@ECLIPSE.NET>
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From:         Dan Erlandson <danoer1@ECLIPSE.NET>
Subject:      Re: does this sound like a head leak?
Comments: To: John Runberg <jrunberg@MAC.COM>
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on 7/29/03 6:59 PM, John Runberg at jrunberg@MAC.COM wrote:

> smelled coolant as I pulled into the driveway today. I'm leakin'
>
> I've got three places where drops are falling: off the oil filer, from the
> rear 2/3 of the driver's side head tin and from the front 2/3 of the tin. Most
> of the drips are from the oil filter. Van's on flat ground and sits level.
> When I shut down it was a rapid drip drip drip and has slowed as it's cooled.
>
> Any chace this could be from the oil cooler instead of a head gasket? It'll go
> in for a diagnosis in the morning, but i'd feel better knowing the list's
> opinion.
>
> john
>
John,

You really need to get under there with the engine running and see where
those drops on the tin covering of the head are coming from.  If at rest
there are drops from inside the tin then quite probably yes...head gasket.
I suppose that moving could cause some drops to be splattered from other
sources onto the head push rod tube cover.  Hope that the later turns out to
be true!!


--
Dan Erlandson
Flemington, NJ
> danoer1@eclipse.net
91 VW Vanagon GL 174,000 mi
99 VW Passat 111,000 mi