Date:         Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:54:17 +0000
Reply-To:     "John C..." <Trvlr2001@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "John C..." <Trvlr2001@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: A What is this Type of Question....

Rob ,,,,

Got Bostig !!!???!!!
-------------- Original message --------------
From: Robert Stewart <robertmstewart@MAC.COM>

> Yes , turns out today I had the mechanic pull it off and sure enough
> it has a small chunk missing from the 1st and 2nd Cylinders.
>
> Can I temporarily put some peratex on there till I decide what to do?
>
> What is the best way to deal with this? Repair it or replace the
> entire engine?
>
> R
>
>
> On Aug 18, 2008, at 11:22 PM, The Westy man wrote:
>
> > You are likely having the dreaded gasket trouble, but you would only
> > know if you take off that bent cover, to see exactly where it comes
> > from.
> > Zoltan
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Stewart" > > >
> > To:
> > Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 7:51 PM
> > Subject: A What is this Type of Question....
> >
> >
> >> So I have owned 2 vanagon's and only with my second one amy I taking
> >> an interest to know what hell all the parts are in the engine bay, I
> >> am not a mechanic nor have I ever tried to do anything with the
> >> engine
> >> other that set the idle, put fluids in it and install a headlight
> >> wiring upgrade for higher voltage bulbs.
> >>
> >> Well I was looking in the engine bay and noticed that on my power
> >> steering pump there is a connector on the top which goes to the power
> >> steering container I think, now on the pumps connector on top of it I
> >> see 2 metal prongs that look like they are suppose to be connected to
> >> some type of electrical device but nothing is there, does anyone know
> >> what the heck I am describing and what this and what it is suppose to
> >> be connected to?
> >>
> >> For the other question I dreading the answer but here it is..
> >>
> >> I am looking under the van and have noticed a small puddle under the
> >> van, its coolant. I can see when I look at the engine bay that the
> >> coolant hose that comes over the transmission where it connects
> >> behind
> >> the left of the engine has a small leak somewhere. I can see wet
> >> coolant there but not any kind of major leak. The entire hose feels
> >> very soft, so I am replacing it this week, the problem is that when I
> >> am under the engine I see the following:
> >>
> >> 1. Coolant is forming a slow tiny, tiny drip on the edge of the left
> >> bottom tin then hitting the floor. (what is this? do I have a gasket
> >> leak somewhere and require the dreaded head gasket job?
> >>
> >>
> >> 2. While down there I noticed that the left Tin does not fully cover
> >> the rods as I see what appear to be springs under the cover. I
> >> pressed
> >> on the cover to see if it was loose and it was firmly in place. Why
> >> is
> >> there a gap between the tin and outer black cover? Is something wrong
> >> or is the Tin just bent out of shape?
> >>
> >> TIA.
> >>
> >> Rob
> >> NYC & Bloomingburg NY
> >> 88 Vanagon automatic 237,000 miles
> >>
> >>
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