My '85 with 1.9 also leaks from the right side head, but seems to be only on really cold nights when I see a little puddle under it. Based on the receipts the PO gave me when I bought it back in June, this head has been leaking for about 8 years and 10,000 miles. I'm sure there are varying degrees of head leak severity, but I'm not too worried about mine just yet. Jeff
Jeff Stewart
----- "David White" <sirgrumpsalot@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
I've got an 84 vanagon with a 1.9L engine with unknown hours of run time. I just returned from a 400 mile trip and in those miles I never stopped to look at the engine because things sounded fine. The temp gauge works and it never gave me any indication things were getting bad. Sitting in the driveway overnight it is now leaking coolant from the driver's side through the tin that protects the pushrods. The water pump and thermostat areas are bone dry. When I start the engine coolant drips out the rear exhaust port (closest to the muffler) immediately, but I haven't run the engine to temp. I am waiting in line to borrow a leak down tester at the local auto parts store. My question is: can I have a bad head gasket without any symptoms (such as overheating, white smoke, loss of power)? Am I just not noticing the symptoms? |
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