Here's what I've been thinking about doing, of course I don't make a move without consulting you wonderfull people:) Since my westfalia tends to sit for months at a time, then be used for several months then sit again, I thought that I should just drain the coolant out of it altogether while it's sitting then refill when I know that I will be using it. That way no corrosion would occur while it's sitting, and I would be sure to change the coolant at least once a year. Of course this will be time consuming and probably cause some inconvenience, but nothing compared to BIG BIG $$$$ for new heads, or BIG BIG agravation to do the J.B.Weld fix. So what does everyone think?? TIA Cory '86 Westfalia On Wed, 8 Jan 1997, Dave Mancuso wrote: > > > >Is there any preventative maintenance to stop one getting nervous and > >always looking at the temp gauge? > Change the coolant once a year (if at all possible, two might be OK), and > use the blue (Autobahn) stuff. > This should help stave off the corroding of the head gaskets (and heads). > > That's my two cents. > > (or we could go back to breadloafs, but not me--up here with 0 degree > temps!) > > --Dave Mancuso >
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