Date:         Sun, 12 Apr 1998 19:28:02 -0500
Reply-To:     The Martins <nitram@TBCNET.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         The Martins <nitram@TBCNET.COM>
Subject:      Head Leak ?
Comments: To: vanagon SUBSCRIBE VANAGON SIGNOFF VANAGON <vanagon@vanagon.com>
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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