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> On 3 Sep 97, Shannon Darosett wrote:
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> > I don't like where I think the leak is coming from. It's coming
> > from up above the plate covering the heads.....Is there any hope
> > that this could be a minor problem? I shudder to think that I've
> > blown a head gasket. Sure, this wouldn't be a big deal to someone
> > with tools and a weekend. If that were the case I'd be happy to get
> > to know my car a little more intimately.....
On re-reading this, I realized that you were probably talking about
the tin under the injectors (which is actually more outboard of the
heads.) A leak here could be either a hose or an injector itself.
If the hose that is crimped to an injector is broken then it can be
carefully cut off and replaced, but the injectors themselves
eventually leak through the o-rings in the bodies and the only cure
for this is to replace them.
It is often hard to tell the difference. Get a good light and watch
the area when the engine is first started up dry. You may be able to
see where the wetness first comes from.
Jim
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Melissa Kepner Jim Adney
Laura Kepner-Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin
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