Date:         Thu, 25 Dec 2003 18:57:54 -0500
Reply-To:     jesse johnson <jjmojo@BLAZENET.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         jesse johnson <jjmojo@BLAZENET.NET>
Subject:      Was running rich cold...
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Hey All,
Well suddenly the running rich cold issue is not a big problem compared
to my LEAKING HEAD!! AUGH!!
Took off for a trip to Virginia for Christmas.. got about 10 min into
the trip... coolant light comes on! Pull off the highway..coolant
coming from underneath the air deflector plate on the right head! So i
had to fill the coolant system with Seltzer Water!! But it got me
home... its leaking like crazy.
So my questions is this... if its leaking from the seal where the head
bolts onto the block.. is it worth pulling the head and replacing the
seal? Or will replacing the seal not fix the issue? I need to take off
the air deflector plate just to confirm this is what is leaking.. but
if it is.. i would like to be able to limp until this spring and then
put a new engine in... So anyone have any thoughts on doing this? Is it
worth it?
If it is.. what seals and misc. stuff will i need to do the job? Any
help would be great....
Thanks all,
Jesse
89 carat... peeing all the way home!