Date:         Thu, 31 May 2007 15:34:28 -0400
Reply-To:     Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
Subject:      Re: head-aches
Comments: To: Andrew Richards <Andrew.Richards@NIKE.COM>

Mmm.... sorry but maybe it's my English but what do you mean by "mixture of
oil and coolant", this is an important question.

As for AMC head, lately, i make the head surface (where the rubber gasket
goes) more.... rought, i sand this one all around to give more grip between
the head and the gasket, also, those head are packed oily, that film of oil
need to be remove.  Ask your mechanic what kind of scealant does he put on
the head/gasket.

Now, if you have a digital camera, take a picture and posted somewhere or
send it to me... i wanna see.

Something is done wrong AR, i did a lot of engine re-seal, a lot, and some
had old pitted heads put back, of what i know today, none of those 60+
Wasser are leaking. One of the most risky job i did, almost a patch with
very dammage head, this van is still running strong today, it now as 40k
miles on that, what a though very sick/risky engine...

Cheers, Ben

On Wed, 30 May 2007 16:39:32 -0700, Richards, Andrew
<Andrew.Richards@NIKE.COM> wrote:

>I'm thinking the leak looks like a mixture of oil and coolant due to
>heavy grease and road grime that has built up on the original block over
>the last 20 years.  It just looks too watered down to be oil.
>
>AR
>