[Vwdiesel] head gasket?
Marvin Jansen
marvinjansen50 at gmail.com
Fri Feb 24 22:07:54 EST 2006
I checked the temp on both sides of the thermostat and found it cold
on the radiator side. Pulled the thermostat and put it and a 160
degree in a pot on the stove. The old one didn't open till almost
boiling, the 160 much earlier. put the 160 in the car and it runs
cooler now.
But tried Loren's bubbles in the stream and found intermitent water
and air. i had overfilled with water and it leaked out of the cap
until it got to a lower level and then it didn't seem to leak or blow
out.
At least now it is running cooler. if my head gasket is leaking, will
it hurt to run it that way for a while?
On 2/24/06, vwdiesel-request at vwfans.com <vwdiesel-request at vwfans.com> wrote:
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> 1. Re: 1981 Dasher Diesel (Scott Kair)
> 2. head gasket needed? (Marvin Jansen)
> 3. '81Dasher dieselwagon value, response to Bradley Weirough
> (William J Toensing)
> 4. Re: head gasket needed? (Roger Brown)
> 5. VW diesel Dasher value-response to Bradley Weirough
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> 6. Re: head gasket needed? (LBaird119 at aol.com)
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Scott Kair" <scott3491 at insightbb.com>
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 04:28:15 -0600
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] 1981 Dasher Diesel
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> > I was curious as to the value of a very clean white 1981 Dasher diesel
> > wagon with a rebuilt engine, and new axels,and tires. I have a friend
> > who wants to sell one but does not know what they are worth.
> > Thanks for any help you can give me.
> > Brad
> >
> >> Depends on whether you're looking to BUY it from your friend or just
> help him sell it. ;-) Price of fuel has driven the values of diesel cars
> up supstationally the last few months.
> Loren<<
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>
> Local fuel market caveats also apply. The situation has stabilized
> here, somewhat, in the last few weeks, but earlier last fall, the
> differential between gasoline and Diesel fuel was as much as $1.20 per
> gallon. Yesterday it was 16 cents. Somewhere around 50 cents a gallon, many
> potential buyers get their calculators out and compute per mile fuel costs.
> Essentially, the car is worth what someone is willing to pay for it.
> VWDs are a niche market, and in general, potential buyers are a good bit
> smarter- and better looking- than the usual tire-kickers.
> Where is the car located? :)
> HTH,
> Scott Kair
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Marvin Jansen" <marvinjansen50 at gmail.com>
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 21:38:57 -0600
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] head gasket needed?
> My 85 1.6na is blowing antifreeze from the rad cap and seems to get
> hot, over the 3/4 on the temp guage on a cold day after driving 30
> minutes or more.. Maybe it's just the cap I got from O Reileys
> leaking . It's a German cap, but maybe a VW cap is a different
> pressure or something. How can I check? There is no apparent oil in
> the water and no water in the oil. The temp light is still coming on
> sometimes, but after shutting off the engine while still rolling and
> starting back up the light stayed off the last 20 minutes of the trip.
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "William J Toensing" <toensing at theunion.net>
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 01:37:32 -0800
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] '81Dasher dieselwagon value, response to Bradley Weirough
> According to the Old Cars Value Guide, 8/05 edition a 1980 Dasher is worth, based on the following conditions: $6,400#1, $4,500#2, $2,880#3, $1,300#4. I have later editions but can not readily find them. They do not list an '81 wagon but show an '81 sedan, #2 condition to be worth $3650 but an '80 sedan, #2 condition to be worth $4,400 or $750 more. There is no addition or deductions for gas or diesel or what accessories it has such as airconditioning. A #3 car is a very clean car with a few dents or scrapes. A #2 car looks like it rolled off the showroom floor or a very clean one or two year old car. A #1 car is restored to very high standards, better than new & is trailered to shows like cars seen at Pebble Beach. My guess from your description is it is a #3 to high #3 car. These price guides are not a "bible" & in my opinion some cars are priced unrealisticly high & others too low. My own guess would be to ask $3,000 & be willing to take $2,000 & $500 less if it doesn't have airconditioning. I have a an '81 Dasher diesel wagon with A/C which I consider to be a #4 car & wouldn't sell it for their $1,300 valuation.
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> William J Toensing
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> ps I have tried to sign up as a member but have not been able to post anything but am on your email mailing list & have fuond a lot of interesting tips from emails received.
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Roger Brown <r.c.brown at ieee.org>
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 11:49:50 -0800
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] head gasket needed?
> Marvin Jansen wrote:
> > My 85 1.6na is blowing antifreeze from the rad cap and seems to get
> > hot, over the 3/4 on the temp guage on a cold day after driving 30
> > minutes or more.. Maybe it's just the cap I got from O Reileys
> > leaking . It's a German cap, but maybe a VW cap is a different
> > pressure or something. How can I check? There is no apparent oil in
> > the water and no water in the oil. The temp light is still coming on
> > sometimes, but after shutting off the engine while still rolling and
> > starting back up the light stayed off the last 20 minutes of the trip.
>
> Sounds like an exhaust to cooling system leak. My '81 had that problem. A cooling system pressure test can rule out leaks and a bad cap and also tell you if the cooling system is being pressurized by the engine compression.
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> Roger
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "William J Toensing" <toensing at theunion.net>
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 14:18:14 -0800
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] VW diesel Dasher value-response to Bradley Weirough
> It looks like selling the car on eBay would be a good option. Make sure you set a reserve for the least you would be willing to take for the car. What part of the country is the Dasher located? Whether the Dasher has airconditioning is an important consideration for many of us depending on where we live. From your description it sounds it looks like a low #2 car & sounds desirable.
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: LBaird119 at aol.com
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 23:28:06 EST
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] head gasket needed?
> One simple test is to start the car up, remove the cap, have the
> reservoir is in the normal range and then watch the return stream
> flowing back into the reservoir. If it's a steady stream of coolant
> (might need to pull it up to a fast idle) then your problem is with
> the cap or such. If the stream spurts air or is mostly air instead
> of coolant then you have a leaking head gasket most likely.
> It's pretty rare for coolant to end up in the oil on the VW diesels
> it seems. Reasonably common for oil to get into the coolant but
> it only happens in one place really.
> Loren
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