Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 21:24:07 -0500
Reply-To: Vanagon Man <vgonman@MSN.COM>
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From: Vanagon Man <vgonman@MSN.COM>
Subject: Re: Overflow puking water
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I have this snap on tool, and it only works on a WBX when it has a really
bad blown gasket...........the type that you even see cruddy colored oil in
the crankcase. Seems like it costs about $35..Ca..ed head gasket leak
detector.
I just replaced head gaskets on my 90 van this week...about 10 hours total.
Both sides. Now my expansion tank is not over flowing the overflow tank
anymore........and i replaced the water pump while i was in
there................
More info to come...........only driven it about 20 trouble free stable
miles so far................
Adam P
Charleston,SC Coburn, WV
81 Westy "The Brick "
70 Single Cab "Whitey"
74 Beetle "Ol Yeller"
73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop)
1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg
1976 Transporter (New CA bus)
1974 412 "Goldmember"
Used Vanagon Parts for sale (mostly aircooled)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Condelli" <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 6:47 AM
Subject: Re: Overflow puking water
> Further to all how were interested in the final analysis of this
> problem. I took the van to a shop near by that could analyse the coolant
for
> exhaust gases. Well, all of you who were suggesting that it was a
combustion leak
> were right and my "Associate" who thought it was a water pump leak was
wrong.
> Customer....well he's not too happy now trying do decide whether or not
to
> throw more money at this van to have the motor hauled out and repaired. I
> guess the good part is that it saved the disappointment of finding the
same
> problem still existed after changing the water pump, a real PITA on the
1.9s. This
> van may go up for sale.......he was thinking $8000 CND yesterday when I
spoke
> with him. It's and '84 Westy, Escatorial Green, automatic, in really fine
> shape all around except for the combustion leak ! Stay tuned and thanks
for all
> the input that prompted me to have the coolant analysis done. BTW, they
did
> not use a sniffer but took a sample of the coolant and used some type of
> chemical analysis device which I was told is sold by Snap-On. One more
gadget I
> will have to buy.
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Frank Condelli
> Almonte, Ontario, Canada
> BusFusion a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 10 ~ 13, 2004
> '87 Westy & Lionel Trains
> Member: Vanagon List, LiMBO, IWCCC & CCVWC
> Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley
> STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Mufflers
> Frank Condelli & Associates or http://frankcondelli.com
>
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