Are you sure it is antifreeze? May also be water vapor which is normal. Particularly on a cool engine and exhaust. The little green o-ring does very little to keep the antifreeze out of the combustion area. Leaks between the combustion chamber are caused by a bad head,(pitting, warpage) damage to the top of the cylinder,(pitting, burning) or a warped case,( cylinders not sitting square). Have a leak down test performed to be sure. weather or not you have a problem. Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Bias <rbias@HOTMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, November 27, 1999 2:11 PM Subject: Antifreeze in combustion chamber...
> All, > I just finished doing a head gasket job in a 1985 GL. The job went fine > except now after a short engine start and shutdown (a few minutes or so) we > get antifreeze from the exhaust port. The green o-ring and the flat metal > seal were placed correctly before we put the heads back on. Will the seals > "work themselves in" is the question I have. We don't really want to take > the head off again. Thanks for any advice or words of support. > Rich and Annemarie > '98' Beetle > '85 GL "Buba" > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com |
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