Date:         Sun, 21 Aug 2011 18:52:47 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: antifreeze leak?
Comments: To: Alfred Bagdan <abagdan@shaw.ca>
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I can't be certain of where yours is going, but once I had a hose leak so
small that it took a magnifying glass to find it. I would have never have
found it if I had not lost my glasses that day.

Check your dipstick for brown foam to make sure it's not going into your
coolant via your head gaskets!

Jim

On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 6:29 PM, Alfred Bagdan <abagdan@shaw.ca> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have an 85 Westy, no visible leaks externally. I leak tested it with 14
> PSI no external leaks, but after a couple hours the gauge shows a small
> drop
> in pressure.  After some driving (~200 km) the level in the antifreeze
> container(not the overflow container) is down a wee bit, and the gauge
> light
> blinks at startup for quite a while.  I have always used the blue VW
> antifreeze since 1985.  The mileage is 190000 km (~120000 miles).
> Does anyone know where the antifreeze is going?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alfred
> 85 Westy
>