Over the weekend I did a 200 mile road trip and since then the valves have been rather noisy. I've had valve clatter before and this sounds different. I also notice that some oil or coolant or both had dripped onto some cardboard that I have on the garage floor. This wasn't the normal couple of coolant drips that I have with the wasserboxer, more like something leaked an 1/8 or 1/4 cup of fluid. My oil level is the same as before the trip and the coolant level is a little lower. The stain on the cardboard was towards the right side head. As I type this it sounds like the head gasket leaked after the long drive, but would that cause the valve clatter? I've also noticed a slight decrease in performance. TIA, ----------------------------------------------------------------- John Sharpe '86 Westy/Wolfsburg/Weekender jms@ludwig.att.com -----------------------------------------------------------------
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