My 85 1.9 Vanagon has 122,000 miles on her. The P.O. did the heads himself (reseal only, I think) less than 20,000 miles ago. a minute after start I get so much condensation spitting out of the tail pipe, it will actually wet your hand. Is my head leaking ? What stage of severity is this ? About how long can I wait to fix it ? Also, I believe my refill tank cap is bad as water will flow into it but not come out of it. However, when the expansion tank ( the one under the hood is less than full and the engine idles, I get a hot( overheat ) indication. As soon as the engine runs up 2500rpm or so it goes back down. The rad fan does not come on, I can force it on with the AC switch, but the condition doesn't change. I believe that there must be a "local" overheat as the rad sensor doesn't detect it. Can the water pump be "weak". Any in puts are apprecaited. Thanks, LJ |
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