Date:         Sun, 10 Dec 1995 22:33:33 -0600
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From:         drphibes@siu.edu (Peter DePaoli)
Subject:      Re: Another one with an anti-freeze leak.

At 08:54 PM 12/10/95 -0600, SSGSPEAR@aol.com wrote:
>Fellow Vanamaniacs (especially H2Oers),
>
>Just noticed this morning a few drips of coolant on the bracing under the
>engine of the '87 Syncro GL.  This was after a -10 night (-54 wind chill).
>  We may be getting to -15 tonight.  Is the leak something to worry about or
>just something to watch with the temperature drops?  It wasn't much of a
>leak(hadn't done it before) and while the coolant level was at the minimum it
>did come up to normal when the engine temp was up.
>
>Just wanting to know.
>
>Later, 
>Brad
>'72 Westy
>'87 Syncro GL
>
Brad... could be just a "Weep" of some sort, in other words, nothing to
worry about, but on the other hand, your water pump could have blown a seal.
(very typical thing to happen in the cold with a h2o cooled vehicle).  I had
an olds and a buick that both had water pumps go out in the chicago winters.
But now I live further south and drive o2 cooled vehicles (no offense to
your GL).  Hope its nothing serious. :)

Peter DePaoli
'69 Panel Camper
'71 Westy
'73 Super Beetle