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Date:         Sun, 23 Apr 1995 16:10:51 -0300
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From:         smitht@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca (Tim Smith)
Subject:      Re: Air in cooling system 

>On Fri, 21 Apr 1995, Dave Johnson wrote: > >> >> I hate to be negative, but I'm suspecting combustion gases >> seeping past the head gasket. Anyone else in net-land care to >> comment. >>

So far I've seen/heard of three types of head probs on the wasser boxers

1) head gasket gone, coolant drips to ground, overflow tank is unaffected 2) ditto, gases get into coolant while running, overflow tank fills 3) ditto, coolant gets into cyls while cooling, overflow tank empties

In all cases overheating/air buubles eventually occur. #3 happens as the engine cools, leads to short period of rough idle on start-up. This was sent a while back by another poster. As it gets really cold it sucks in from the overflow?

Are there any more modes/combos for head/coolant failures, are the ones above really true? My '87 has already drunk a jug of Autobahn (in 2 months), without leaving a trace so I'm assuming #3 is at play. tim s.


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