Check the plastic coolant tank (the one with the sensor in it) for cracks. It had craked on mine. MUCH cheaper than heads. Trace Choulat tchoul@unf.edu On Sat, 9 Mar 1996, S.Chroszy wrote: > I have an automatic 86 Vanagon w. air. Yesterday, I was driving along and > my coolant tempature gage light went off. I checked my coolant expansion > tank and it was empty. I refilled it and light went off and everything was > fine. Today , I checked the coolant and it seemed lower than when I filled > it, but not as low as yesterday. There seems to be no puddles of coolant > forming under the car or visible leaking. Could this be a fluke, bad water > pump or the dreaded head gasket. Thank you for any advice. > > >
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