Re: possible head crack :(

[Daun Yeagley <vwdaun@yahoo.com>]

--- "Jason T. Nelson" <jtn@jtn.cx> wrote:
> My worst fears have possibly come to be.. the head on my
> 16V 88 might be
> cracked according to my garage. I'm having serious
> heating problems,
> and occationally I am seeing white smoke coming out of my
> exhaust
> leading me to believe my coolant is leaking into the
> cylinders. The water
> temp guage creeps up to about 80% of the top after 15-20
> minutes of driving,
> the oil temp stays around 110-120C though.

It sounds very much like your head gasket is blown, not
uncommon on the 16v 'rocs.  Look over the head while it's
off, I haven't really heard of them cracking (warping
perhaps) but then again anything's possible.

Otherwise, replace the head gasket and get back on the
road!


=====
Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
'80 Scirocco S, 
'82 Pickup
'85 Scirocco 8v
'88 Scirocco 16v
'91 Passat
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