Date:         Sun, 5 Aug 2007 19:39:58 -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 leak
Comments: To: Wesley Pegden <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU>

Sorry to say... but stuff like "Bars Leak" are pure crap! they clogued rad
and heater core with time. It's like putting a bandaid on an infected wound.

If outer gasket is failing, the inner one will to soon.

Ben

On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 13:54:33 -0500, Wesley Alden Pegden <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU>
wrote:

>If all you have is a drip here and there, why not try some "bars leak"
before pulling heads?  My understanding is that the gaskets can "seep" for a
long time before they need to be replaced, and you can prolong this time by
stopping the seepage (for example with bars leak).
>
>-Wes
>'83 1.9l westy
>'84 1.9l gl
>
>
>On Sun, Aug 05, 2007 at 09:38:18AM -0700, Brendan Slevin wrote:
>> Ok, so I think Totoro may need a head gasket soon. I've noticed a drip of
>> coolant here and there and when I try to find the source it seems as
>> though it's the driver's side head.  This is the side that can be done
>> easily (!) with the enigne in, right?  Anything I should be ready to
>> change at the same time?  How long do I have until it absolutley must be
>> done?  I have no coolant in the oil and no hydrocarbons in the coolant and
>> no apparent loss of performance.  Hmm. . .
>>
>> Brendan
>> 84 GL Totoro
>> Bend, Oregon
>>