It's been two years since the coolant was changed so it was on my list. I'm having a hard time finding the drain plug crush washers - NAPA and AutoZone didn't have anything close. I ordered some from the dealership but I'm not convinced they are the right part. Any ideas on why there is even an opening in the head here? The only thing I can think of is that it was used in manufacturing the head.
On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 12:08 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote: > Could be the gasket or the plate is badly corroded. The screws may put up a > fight. Plan on replacing them. If the gasket is bad most likely a sign the > engine has been badly over heated. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Steven Shelton > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 10:35 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Coolant Leak > > While troubleshooting the oil pressure light problem on my 1985 1.9L, I > found a coolant seep. It seems to be coming from a small, 2" X 1" diamond > shaped cover plate at the front of the driver's side of the engine, just in > front of the spark plug . It's held on by two allen head bolts. Could > this > just be a matter of taking off the plate and sealing it with Permatex or > will removing that plate open a Pandora's box of problems? > |
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