My 84 was seeping coolant three years ago just before a long hot trip to Wyoming. I didn't have time to take the engine apart so I put in a bottle of sealer by a company called (I think) Irontite, might have been Ceramaseal. Put another bottle in on the way out. 30,000 all-purpose, daily driver, 1200 pounds of 2 x 10 work van miles later it is still working fine. The 86, on the other hand, has bulged out a small portion of the gasket and is leaking enthusiastically from the passenger side head. It will have to come off and be fixed the proper way. Sigh. Jake On 8/8/06, gary hradek <hradek@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Are you a rookie with some mechanic skills or a rookie > who will be paying to have the work done? > What is the color of the coolant? > Are you able to do a compression check of the four > cylinders? This kind of question is like asking your > dentist if you need to fill a tooth or crown a tooth. > gary > Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 15:00:07 -0700 > From: Brian Workman <wkdrvanagon@SBCGLOBAL.NET> > Subject: head leaking....options? 86 westy > > I know there is a ton on this in the archives...but I > still can't make > complete sense of my options (rookie). Despite asking > the PO > specifically if there were head gasket leaks (he said > no), I believe I have a > weepy head gasket. After sealing up oil leaks and > doing a coolant flush > after I bought the van, I am consistently loosing > coolant, though I > don't see any drips. Upon going through the PO's old > records I found a > folded up (didn't noticed this before I bought it) > reciept that stated > heads were leaking. The mechanic at the time > recommended a sealer of > some sort. That was in January of 04...apprx 17000 > miles ago. It is not > overheating, or running poorly...just having to top > off coolant every > 3-400 miles. What I am wondering is....what are my > options. Do I just > wait until it starts leaking internally and take care > of it then....or > am I sitting on a time-bomb that I should address > right away. I > noticed some posts about the subaru conditioner. > Should I go that > route or is it too late for such things. > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com >
-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com |
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