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1981 Ed
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 2017 10:55 am    Post subject: Please share your opinion on this oil leak Reply with quote

1981 air cooled. removed covers again and cleaned thoroughly. ran for 1 hour on lift, idled , revved shut down , restarted and nodda.
drive around block twice up to 80KPH and voila.....

drivers side front side of head to cylinder. seems to appear in recess where stud goes through head....

can it be anything besides a cracked head?

appreciate input as I have all the other leaks tamed..

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 2017 11:01 am    Post subject: Re: Please share your opinion on this oil leak Reply with quote

Seen similar in a 1600 beetle. Head bolts stretched, loose. Happened when it got HOT, but not before that. Then, eventually, all the time, then I put in another 1600 to fix it Wink

In my case, I had bad heat seal around tin and this was the start of my overheating the engine in the first place resulting in the head stud stretch.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 2017 5:03 pm    Post subject: Re: Please share your opinion on this oil leak Reply with quote

Thanks, makes sense.
Now to research the repair
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