Date:         Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:38:17 -0800
Reply-To:     Zoltan Kuthy <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
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From:         Zoltan Kuthy <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
Subject:      Re: uh-oh
Comments: To: Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
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It is not totally abnormal to see the heads drip a little when its very cold
outside.  One can retorque the head nuts again to see if the head moved a
little and thus some of the nuts are a little loose.  Can happen sometimes
and it did before but normally not.  BTW, the tightness is not on that
rubber gasket that you see between the head and the block, but it is between
the head and the liner gaskets.
Zoltan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Allan Streib" <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 7:31 PM
Subject: uh-oh


> Well changing the oil tonight I noticed a very small drop, but a drop
> nonetheless, of coolant on the center bottom of the passenger side
> head, at the rubber gasket.
>
> PO said the van had recently had new heads, this claim supported by
> the cleanliness of the heads, brand new pushrod tubes, etc.  So --
> what's my best first action to address this?  Do the heads need to be
> retorqued after they are run in for a while?
>
> Or once they start leaking is it a lost cause and they need to be
> pulled and re-sealed?
>
> Allan
>
>
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