First you must plug the leaks. Find a freeze plug that small and stick it in. Plug all other leaks and worry about cracks later. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler
On Sat, 16 May 1998, zyno wrote: > Hi, my 86 Vanagon is overheating. I went out this morning to look it > over and discovered an expansion plug missing from my left side head. > Its the plug adjacent to the coolant drain on the bottom of the head, > between the pushrod tubes. After I vented the coolant and then opened > the radiator bleed, coolant gushed out of that opening in the head > missing the expansion plug. HELP! I don't know what to do next. Can I > just tap in a new expansion plug into the head and test to see what > happens? Could the pressure been so great as to blow out the expansion > plug? Could the head be cracked? Any help would be gratefully > appreciated. > > Thanks in advance, zyno. > |
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