On Fri, 17 Feb 95 22:09:31 CST Richard Smith said: >Looked at this baby tonite and would you beleave the coolant is a puky >orangish color? The oil looks like it might be thined out a little and >was a little over the full mark. >Does this sound like a head gasket to you guys (generic term)? if you have oil in the coolant and vice versa, check out the oil cooler first! it was a known problem on the rabbits and sciroccos ... the oil cooler is cooled by the coolant! and if you get leaks between the oil side and coolant side, you'll get the mix. AND you'll get overheating (cause the oil isn't being cooled). and it's a lot cheaper to fix that the head gasket. but if you check it, you'll have to do it under pressure ... those things LOOK ok, but have tiny leaks between the two sides. good luck. joel
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