Re: Head gasket going?

[ChuckKuecker <ckuecker@mcs.net>]

At 20:30 4/7/97 +0000, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I just noticed traces of oil around the bottom of the engine head 
>(where it meets the block).  Does it mean that my gasket is going?
>The engine works fine; no oil in water; no smoke.  It works better 
>than ever.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Frank.

I would suspect the valve cover gasket - or possibly the oil passage
to the head which goes through the head gasket. If it is the latter,
I wouls want to fix it pretty soon - if it blows, it could pump out
serious amounts of oil fairly quickly..I don't know how close to the
edge the oil passage is. Anybody?

Chuck Kuecker

ckuecker@mcs.net

'83 Scirocco
'58 Ghia Convert
'67 Bug
'63 Bug
'91 Vanagon


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