Date:         Tue, 9 Oct 2007 20:52:10 -0400
Reply-To:     Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
Subject:      Re: Coolant leak at crankcase mating.
Comments: To: Jean-Woo Kim <jkim.phd@GMAIL.COM>

Oil level shoul be rising.
Coolant should be lower or oily.

Do a coolant pressure test, no way out:
http://www.benplace.com/pressure_test.htm

Your bottom sleeve/barrel/cylinder must be leaking... or a crack in the
case, or a bad head stud.

But like other said, make sure it's really comming from the case, clean it,
and drive it... check back.

Ben
http://www.benplace.com/vw2.htm

On Tue, 9 Oct 2007 05:51:32 -0700, James Jean-Woo Kim <jkim.phd@GMAIL.COM>
wrote:

>My 87 Westy has a 2.1 WBX with about 130K miles on it. What does it
>mean when the coolant/oil mixture drips from where the the two
>crankcase halves meet? I am absolutely sure that the leak is not where
>the head gaskets are. I did the head gaskets in the last two years,
>and even upon close inspection the areas around the head gaskets are
>dry.
>
>Also, the compression on the rear driver's side cylinder is low (7.5
>bar) while other three are around 10 bar. What to do next?