The WATER is not even suppose to get to the surface of where the head gasket and head mate. It's not the gasket, its not the antifreeze, it's not the head material. It's ELECTROLYSIS!!! Electicity hunting for the least path of resistance. So give the stuff somewhere else to go and see if it don't quit eating heads for breakfast... Brian G. Backus
> ---------- > From: J.W.Brier[SMTP:Jan@HRPS.DEMON.NL] > Reply To: J.W.Brier > Sent: Thursday, April 02, 1998 10:15 AM > To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: funky exhaust odors > > It's the cathalytic converter that does it. Don't ask me the chemistry > though. The smell came with the cats. > > Jan Willem Briër (mr), > High Rise Professional Services, The Netherlands. > ______________________________________________________________________ > _ > E-mail: jan@hrps.demon.nl -- Tel. +31 (318) 548857 -- fax +31 (318) > 548101 > ______________________________________________________________________ > ____ > Personal web : http://www.hrps.demon.nl > VW-bus page : http://www.hrps.demon.nl/jwbus.htm > VW-bookstore: http://www.hrps.demon.nl/vw-boeken.htm > |
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