The engine started right up today. I kept it around 2000-2500 for about 10 minutes while it warmed up. My dad was adding the coolant as needed to keep it topped off.. there was already about 1.5 gal total in the system so we didn't need to add much.
After a few min break I started again so we could get coolant flowing and have the radiator fan kick on. The coolant temp got above 1/2 but less than 3/4 so I decided to shut it down to figure out why the fan wasn't on. Fan started a min or two after shutting off the car. So I don't think it was overheated at all, but.... Coolant was slowing oozing from from the headgasket area around cylinder 3 at the front of the block. I think I'll take a few weeks break from the car and hope it fixes itself. Is that reasonable? If not, what would my next steps be short of pulling the head and checking it once again from straightness? I did have both the head and the block shaved to ensure a flat surface already. _______________________________________________ a2-16v-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list
