Date:         Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:00:45 -0800
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: head gasket leaking exhaust into cooling system
Comments: To: John Mosley <jamosley@MSN.COM>
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Opinions are easy to come by.
I've been driving with that condition where I had to stop every 40 minutes
or so and fill and bleed the cooling system, but I could have gone a few
thousand miles that way....every 40 minutes or so, pull over, let 'er cool,
fill coolant, then  bleed at the front, and precede.
  But no, it's not likely that you can have a successful trip without
possibly causing more damage.
If you could see what those little green o-rings look like in there  right
now...... 
Very poor design, there's just no way it can last a long time.  It's a pure
air-cooled design adapted to liquid cooling.   A 91 too, last year, and thus
a keeper - better to fix it properly. 
Scott
www.turbovans.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
John Mosley
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 8:47 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: head gasket leaking exhaust into cooling system

I know this is a common problem but I don't have the money to fix wright
now.
I would like to try to do the head reseal myself next summer.
The question is how far can I drive the van like this? I drove it this
summer without
to much problem only adding coolant that it blue out but now with the colder
weather
it seems to have gotten worse. It also seems to blow out more coolant going
up long
hills. I have to make a trip xcountry think I can make it? I don't want any
guaranty's
just your opinion.
   thanks in advance
                                             jack
                                                   91 GL