When I bought my '84 in May 1997, the used car lot said it had a blown head gasket. I drove it a few miles and it drive to well for something to be seriously wrong. Once I had the cooling system cleaned, bled, etc., it has worked fine for over 20K miles. John Lauterbach Macon, GA ----- Original Message ----- From: t obrien <robot_works@HOTMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 9:01 PM Subject: T/S blown head gasket
> Ok Gang, > here is the story. > I bought the 84 Wolfy Westy cheep because it had a 'blown' head gasket. > I don't know what the previous symtoms were. > This is what I do know: > Compression test: > Cold: > 151,151,145,145 > Hot: > 151,151,155,155 > > No oil in the anitfreeze that I can see, no antifreeze in the oil. Temp goes > up to midrange on the idio-gauge and stays there. After warming it up to > temperature, I drove it 10 miles (16.4KM) in stop and go traffic, then took > it out on the highway and took it up to 80mph (130KPH) for a couple of miles > (3.2KM). No change in the idio-temp gauge. Sometimes the red blinking light > is on, sometimes it goes away. > When I turn the heat on, there is a slight smell of antifreeze. Does this > mean anything? > > So where do I go next in my search for evidence of a blown head gasket? > Where do I get a cooling system pressure gauge? > > Van runs nice, slight valve tap at idle. > > tim > 81 Westy "Hulk" > 83 7 passenger "soon gone" > 84 Wolfy Westy "Cory" > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com |
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