On Jan 30, 2008, at 1:48 PM, Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote: > Of course the famous phrase, first uttered by an engineer, and so > true, is > recalled : > > "It is the nature of fluids to leak." & Architect Frank Lloyd Wright famously said: "If the roof doesn't leak, the architect has not been creative enough" +- Mr. BZ-thats why we carry professional liability insurance > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On > Behalf Of > Allan Streib > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 11:34 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: uh-oh > > Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM> writes: > >> Owners often report a drop or two overnite in cold weather. Dont >> think this happens with new gaskets, though. Are you sure the >> coolant is not coming from some other place than the head gaskets? > > Pretty sure, unless it's seeping onto the top of the cylinder and > migrating down along the gasket edge by capilary action. The drop I > saw was still hanging from the cylinder, right at the gasket on the > head side. It has been cold, below freezing when I've noticed this. > > Allan > -- > 1991 Vanagon GL |
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