Hi Jamie, The only sure repair in my opinion is to replace the large rubber head coolant gasket. I had a similar leak for years and put off the repair, This delay probably has some negative effects for the engine but I'm not knowledgeable enough to delineate what they may be. The long time List gurus can chime in. I'm in the process of replacing my leaky gasket. Rick On Thu, Dec 21, 2023 at 1:00 PM Jamie Auch <jamie@kookymathteacher.com> wrote: > Dear List, > I have a 1989 Blue Star with a 2.1. Three nights ago the temps dipped > below 30 F. in Western North Carolina. The next morning, I had > A puddle of coolant in the drivers side rear of the Vanagon. The next > night, I was working in the garage and left the BlueStar in the garage. > There was no puddle Yesterday. > Once again, I left the Vanagon outside and found a larger puddle this > morning. To my cold weather list members, is this a recurring problem? What > should > I look to do to fix the problem. Thanks. > Jamie Auch > The Kooky Math Teacher > > > Sent from my iPhone |
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