When my diesel rabbit starts putting up = the white flag, I know its time to start counting notches on the head = gasket.  Not too bad really, about every 150,000 mi.
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: arthur sauerhaft
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 = 6:04 AM
Subject: white smoke?

Volks,
Does white smoke coming = from my '82 Diesel mean anything bad?
Is it the same for Diesel = engines as it is for gasoline? Does oil coming out of the filler tube mean anything = other than the dipstick was loose?
The engine feels like it's = running well.
thanks,
Arthur
'82 Diesel "the Beast"