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• Re: Gasket sealer
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Sat, 16 Jan 1999 10:35:13 -0800
  ...otherwise) and also seals any irregularities that might be in the sealing surfaces. I call this cheap insurance. >> My religion embraces any ideas in...
• Re: Tire Repair - Tubes?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 22 Oct 2000 11:26:30 -0700
  ...I suspect a > problem with the bead/sealing area of the wheel. > > Tom >
• Help! 2 liter ACVW oil filler tube slinging oil!
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 19:12:01 -0400
  ...It was not sealing well, and engine pressure was pushing oil out around its base..........enough to see it on your driveway every you...
• Re: fuel pump noise
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 11 Jul 2006 23:39:51 EDT
  ...re-sealing the old one. From what I have come to understand, really cleaning out the old one is probably not possible due to...
• Re: Cleaning up, a new blog entry
  Historical mailing list - turbowesty
  Mon, 11 Apr 2016 11:13:46 -0400
  ...turbowesty@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >> >> So volks, what's your remedy for sealing up the air intake for the >> heater to keep mice out? >> http...
• Automatic Transmission Welch Plug
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Tue, 6 May 2014 20:03:37 -0400
  ...The plug looks very much like a "freeze plug"; a convex domed disc with a circular sealing rim, only smaller, approximately 23.09 mm...
• Re: Coolant Leak
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 20 Feb 2014 11:26:56 -0500
  ...Could > this just be a matter of taking off the plate and sealing it with Permatex > or will removing that plate open a Pandora...
• Re: heater leak?
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 13:31:01 -0400
  ...BTW, the valve does separate from the core quite easily, but I'm not sure what's involved as far as sealing it up...
• Re: How to untorque the pulley?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 19:52:33 -0800
  ...You can get the sealing nuts at any VW parts place.
• Re: What head nut sealant?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 28 Nov 2000 09:06:46 EST
  ...I use the Dirko for sealing one side of my valve covers. Robert [text/html]
• Re: Retorqing Vanagon Waterboxer Heads
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 18:04:49 -0400
  ...So don�t worry about sealing the nuts, just torque them to the rated value in the Bently Manual.) If the nut doesn�t...
• heater core repair - anyone try this?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 21:26:18 -0800
  ...type of sealant that will coat the inside of the core, sealing pinholes? I have nothing to lose, so anything other than 16hrs of...
• Re: Sealing the Gas Tank in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 15 May 2008 07:13:35 -0700
  On 15 May 2008 at 8:58, Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET> wrote: > Jack R. wrote: > > What are your thoughts about having the Vanagon...
• Re: Oops - I let the engine freeze
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 17:24:20 -0800
  ...it's two levels.. > one for combustion sealing, one for coolant sealing .. it's > a joke. > it's amazing how well they do last...
• Re: O-rings was Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sat, 1 Dec 2012 23:40:41 -0500
  ...O-rings, rubber seals, hell, I even smear it all over paper or cardboard gaskets to improve 'stick-tion' during assembly, assist with sealing...
• Sealant necessary for coolant hoses?
  Historical mailing list - M. Jade
  Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:41:17 -0800
  ...My question is should I put some sealant to aid in sealing the joint to keep it from leaking? What sealant should I use...
• Re: I'm fixing a hole [in the fresh water tank]
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:21:23 -0400
  ...But it worked a treat sealing the bellows on my Porta-Potti where it plugged into the base. Yrs, d
• exhaust for stock motor
  Historical mailing list - Mark Janello
  Thu, 21 Dec 1995 16:13:05 -0500 (EST)
  ...Also sealing the flanges to the heat boxes is a bitch, they're dented and rusty. Thanks for any input--- Mark '62 Kombi mjanello...
• Importance of Seals
  Historical mailing list - Dino KubiK
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 23:00:35 -0300
  Terry; SEALING YOUR CEILING. Two years ago I used "Outdoor GOOP" about one tude to do one side. Expensice = C$10. This year I...
• Sealing Compressors
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 08:03:25 -0400
  That's interesting, I had mine evacuated, the receiver dryer replaced, and the system recharged. (The DPO's left broken for at least 4...
• Re: liquid electrical tape for your newly cleaned ground connections
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 1 May 2001 00:40:12 -0400
  Don't do it...great stuff for sealing off crimp connections from salt air and such, but the thought of having to clean that...
• Re: oil pump
  Historical mailing list - Walter E Stephens
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 21:26:54 -0700
  ...When installing a pump, you should replace the sealing nuts with new ones. I would doubt if the old ones would seal a second...
• Re: heater flap foam
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 07:37:59 -0500
  ...AM, ChrisS@INFORMS.COM writes: > > << I used a truck camper-top sealing foam >> > > I tried that stuff; it was too incompressible. Because of this...
• Re: Head treatment for pitting--flattening technique
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Tue, 18 Jan 2005 23:49:49 -0600
  <<Why wouldn't you want to just weld up the pits and have the head flycut for proper sealing surface at the barrels. That...
• Leaky Dometic door? Just listen.....
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 09:38:17 -0700
  ...I used residential type foam for sealing leaks on doors, windows etc. on face of Dometic where door closes. Try it if you think...
• Re: 85 Vanagon; water housing & Oring sealing
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 10:51:19 -0500
  ...85 Vanagon; water housing & Oring sealing Well, I have exhausted my local used parts people and decided just to use the old upper cross...
• Re: Exhaust Leak- Temp. Fix?
  Historical mailing list - tomdurkin
  Fri, 16 Apr 2004 20:23:59 -0700
  There is available high temp sealing putty for exhaust applications. I have use the Walker brand with ok results. The trick is having some...
• Re: Mystery drip
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 1 Jan 2006 22:16:16 -0800
  ...Since Vanagons aren't known for well-sealing windshield rubber and that's what's changed on your van, it's probably worth doing...
• Re: Stuck Head
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 09:35:37 -0700
  ...If I pry at the top of the head (not the sealing surface), the head moves just a little, but springs right back when...
• Fridge problems at altitude
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Tue, 18 Jul 2000 20:25:00 EDT
  Thanks to David Beierl's tips on sealing everything with silicone I was able to keep my refrigerator lit while driving around here in...
• head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Engel
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 19:40:29 -0600
  ...anyone know what this sealant is that you put on the sealing surface of the cyl head cap nuts. ( 8 on each head.) I...
• Re: Friday - ANother Reason to love Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 1 Mar 2013 13:29:57 -0800
  I'll write Neumann and suggest a "Water Mic" sealing kit. It would need to consist of standard Vanagon Westy issue materials; marine caulking...
• ?'s On Seam Sealing
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:19:39 -0500
  Getting tread yto dig out the seam sealer and attempt to do the rust thing on the 90 GL. I started digging some of...
• Re: M/T Bellhousing Rehab question...
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:30:16 -0400
  ...whether you can > get away with other types of sealing strategies i do not know. > > jonathan > > > On Mon, 16 Mar 2009, Jim Johnston wrote...
• Re[2]: The water heater project - Steven
  Historical mailing list
  12 Jan 95 17:49
  ...Other than that, the seals in >your windows/doors should be in good shape and sealing to retain the >heat. Hmm, well I have...
• Re: Sealing propane tank fittings
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 13:17:23 EST
  In a message dated 11/19/03 12:00:05 PM, kennedy@THERIVER.COM writes: << I'm guessing teflon tape on everything that screws...
• Westy fridge combustion chamber gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 22:49:02 -0300
  ...burner? As I see it now my only two options are sealing with a high temp silicone (which will make it difficult to get...
• Re: Compression losses
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Tue, 5 Jan 1999 11:24:16 -0600
  ...But if the fluid leaked in one area so long that it cut a groove in the seat or the valve sealing contact area...
• Re: Loctite 518 uses on Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 06:36:06 -0800
  These two products are excellent for sealing up everything on the waterboxer. I have used Loctite and Permatex versions of the same 518. Both...
• Loosing transmission oil on T3 with Audi V6
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 11:40:14 +0100
  ...We already opened it and changed the sealing, but it comes from the clutch, were the axle comes out of the transmission. We tried...
• How to untorque the pulley?
  Historical mailing list - Jay & Kim Schmidt
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 21:53:36 -0600
  ...put a new one back? Also, where do I buy the "sealing nuts" for the oil pump that bentley says is a required replacement...
• Re: Oil Leaks due to Synthetics
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 18 May 2003 18:04:42 -0700
  ...Then there is the 'thing', your 20 year old engine could have a few dings in the sealing sufaces from several rebuilds and drips...
• Re: rear heater hose replacement; Canadian spec 83.5 full westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 14 Jan 2006 15:01:57 -0500
  From your description it's far more likely that the O-Ring at the valve is not sealing. I had that very problem in...
• Re: Question - RE: Vanagon Seams & Sealing them up for good... Amended with n...
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 23:10:49 -0600
  See any good paint and body shop supply store for ......... 3M body & seam sealer! Factories use it to seal around rain gutters etc, completely...
• Re: Coolant temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 4 May 2008 15:48:45 -0700
  ...Bentley, "Water-cooled from 1986", shows a "sealing ring" for "temperature sensor coolant display", and there is a seal of some kind shown for...
• Re: new head gasket split
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Tue, 27 Mar 2001 10:48:58 -0500
  ...I took the head off and the new rubber gasket had a diagonal split about 3/4 inch long that cut the sealing face...
• Re: Oops - I let the engine freeze
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 18:09:02 -0700
  ...it's two levels.. > one for combustion sealing, one for coolant sealing .. it's > a joke. > it's amazing how well they do last...
• The time has come the Walrus said
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:24:37 -0500
  ...Of shoes, and ships and sealing wax; and cabbages and Kings...... AND; where to sell ones 1988 GL Vanagon. Dear Volks: Sadly - The time...
• Re: Found a timesert in the spark plug hole
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Mon, 3 May 2010 08:16:25 EDT
  ...hole is not tappered and I don't know what you are calling a square seal? Plugs do have sealing rings on them and...
• sandblasting
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Mon, 10 Nov 1997 16:12:30 -0800
  ...This includes sandblasting the perimeter of the sealing surface with walnut shell and sand medias... I have never sandblasted before and am kind of...
• Re: Mine Syncro ist Krank! (Coolant leak)
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Mon, 8 Dec 1997 03:13:47 EST
  ...the oil filter.... >> Probably the oil cooler (filter screws onto it) sealing ring. Jim Thompson wrote this recently: VW has recently superseded the N...
• Re: Stainless Exhaust
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Nov 1998 18:12:30 PST
  ...heads, head sealing surface, pistons, bearings, valves, coated here. Exhaust coating cost @200. ) I coated the stock 2.1L exhaust plus internal parts so...
• Re: CRACKED BLOCK on 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Dave C
  Sun, 27 Feb 2000 18:54:27 -0500
  ...The important aspect for sealing the head is to get that mating surface as even/flat as you can get it from what I...
• Vanagon Westy poptop seals : new design vs. old
  Historical mailing list - k1cajun
  Mon, 18 Jun 2001 07:48:16 -0500
  ...On the 89, the bulb isn't sealing so well. It is rolling away from the luggage rack and highway speed air forces through...
• Re: head Gasket again!!
  Historical mailing list - The corruptor
  Thu, 24 Jun 2004 13:25:51 -0400
  ...there is only 2 reasons that the head gasket did blow over pressure or bad seal of the gasket. -bad sealing head side of...
• Re: pinch the fuel line?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:50:00 -0400
  ...They turned out to be total garbage, always popping open at the worst time and never really sealing well. Not sure if it was...
• Re: Diesel Assembly Confusion.
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sat, 16 Jun 2001 07:15:57 -0700
  ...The sealing ring Michael speaks of goes here. The Workshop Manual for the 1.9 diesels says: "coat contact surface to oil filter bracket...
• Re: What damage to expect when waterpump blows?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 16 Apr 2006 21:41:44 -0700
  ...bad sealing (including head gasket)will cause many problems... > not to say all problems > > I have received very leaky, dammage and low compression engine...
• Re: From Jay Leno's Garage
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 22:00:10 -0400
  ...to go through, likely rot the hoses, water pump seal, head sealing gasket and such. That being said, here's a "heat transfer fluid...
• Tips on sealing heater box flaps, and while the dash is out . . .
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 7 Apr 2011 14:52:12 -0700
  Gotta pull the dash on Tuesday to replace the cable that operates the flaps the send air to the driver and passenger feetsies. While...