Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 07:31:50 -0700
Reply-To: Nick Young <nickyoung@CHARTER.NET>
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From: Nick Young <nickyoung@CHARTER.NET>
Subject: Head Gasket Leaks
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Hey,
I recently drove my 84' wolfy to DisneyLand. It was about a 4 hour
drive the way up there, no problems on the way back the van started
overheating constantly and dripping antifreeze (only sometimes not
always) I then realized that if I pushed in the clutch it idiot light
would go off. Later I realized that if I turned the blinker on the
idiot light would go on and the temp gauge would go to the top. I found
that I had a bunch of wires melted together and it was creating a short.
I fixed this but NOW I realized that the antifreeze coming from the
engine was out of the passenger side head gasket. There is about 3
inches of the rubber just sticking out (looks like new still I had them
replaced recently, the warranty is over tho) I went to the VW dealership
and bought a $10 tube of gasket sealant because I understand that some
sealants can melt the aluminum heads. What do you guys think about
cleaning the sticking out area and resealing the part of the gasket
sticking out? I just want sort of a quick fix for it because I'm short
on money and time. Thanks!
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