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Date:         Fri, 27 May 2005 09:07:53 -0400
Reply-To:     Angus Gordon <birdworks@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Angus Gordon <birdworks@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Cooling System stop-leak compounds
Comments: To: John Rodgers <inua@charter.net>
In-Reply-To:  <429708CA.5040606@charter.net>
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> I've got a leak by the manifold in the cooling system on a '96 Olds
> Cutless Supreme with 3.1L engine.


John,


I repaired one of these for a friend, and found they commonly leak
coolant through the intake manifold gasket, where it winds up in the
oil. The only fix is a new (supposedly redesigned) gasket. The $400
you were quoted sounds about right - it took me about eight hours,
though I'm sure someone who's seen one of these before must be
quicker.


VW content - I remember thinking at the time how nice and simple the
waterboxer is to work on. Its myriad of exiernal coolant pipes is a
genius design, compared with running coolant passages through the
intake manifold!


Angus
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