Pat, Not entirely sure. I'm remotely remotely diagnosing the issue (van's in springfield,VA and i'm in baltimore,MD). Thank you for the troubleshooting steps, I'll see what I can do with it. Thanks again, Sudhir
On Sat, May 25, 2013 at 11:13 PM, Pat <psdooley@verizon.net> wrote: > Did it overheat? They normally don't just warp. > Could be cracked. > Get the deck checked for warpage and pressure test. > Really should do valve stem seals and maybe a valve job. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Sudhir Desai > Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 11:07 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: '82 diesel head leaking gas into the coolant.. need some advice on > a fix. > > Is it at all possible that the head is warped? > > To replace the head gasket: new stretch bolts and head gasket are a given; > anything else needed? > > (yes, i know better and should be searching the archives first) > > > cheers, > Sudhir > > |
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