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• Re: Syncro seal
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Jan 1997 16:32:53 -0500 (EST)
  I looks like my question about the seal is moot. It seems the PO replaced the Syncro engine with a regular one. At least...
• Re: flywheel seal dealer price
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:07:24 -0400
  ...flywheel seal dealer price > > > > >>I replaced mine with the seal that's included with the engine gasket set. >> >> >I > > >>had used the head gaskets...
• Re: Transmission (transaxle) Drive Flange Seals
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sat, 26 Mar 2016 13:03:53 -0700
  ...Images of failed seals > > http://tinyurl.com/ztkcwzc I'm not sure what caused one seal to outright fail > but I have to wonder...
• Re; Body Seam Sealing
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 11:23:08 -0500
  ...This seal sealer displaces water,so from the out side any way it will last. A good idea, also, would be to seal the...
• Re: Bus Depot auxiliary battery hook up kit #1738-cant figure it out
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 1 Oct 2005 15:00:53 -0500
  ...A cover plate is screwed down to this frame with a rubber gasket sealing the entire perimeter. This all works to seal the battery...
• Re: Source for black window seals w/o moulding groove
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 21 Jan 2006 15:06:01 -0600
  ...when you remove a rear side window, >you either have to: >-break the glass to save seal >or >-cut the seal to save the...
• Re: help needed can not drive van...oil seals for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:37:32 -0700
  ...I > >> have replaced the oil cooler seal, oil pump seal and oil filler tube > >> gasket.. > >> > >> when i did this it appeared that the main...
• Re: Need advice inner cylinder sealing ring
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 23:05:19 -0700
  ...Need advice inner cylinder sealing ring > My question has been answered thanks to > Bob Donalds from Boston Engine. > Harald > '90 westy > ---------- > > From: harald_nancy...
• Re: door edge seals
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sat, 5 Dec 2009 09:42:48 -0500
  If you can find good rubber seals in the JY, definitely get them. They will be much cheaper than anywhere else. -----Original Message----- From...
• My first "Westy" Question!!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 17:45:44 -0700
  ...I can't see what's to keep this seal in place, unless I'm supposed to use some sort of glue or sealer...
• Re: Vanagon Seams
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 10:53:18 EST
  Hi All, Yes, sorry, I did mean Seam Sealer. The flexible stuff seems to hold up best. JC... In a message dated 2/25...
• Rear window seals - Brazilian vs. German vs. U.S. for my 70 beetle.
  Historical mailing list - courtney hook
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:56:44 -0800
  ...Has anyone got any experience with a window seal when it comes to the differing seals and their qualities? Thanks, Courtney
• Window Seals-Dreaming About That Honda Odyssey Again
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 20 May 2012 19:23:32 +0000
  ...I've never had a seal tear like this-sorry Go Westy, I've thinking this is a crappy quality seal. Now I have...
• Re: Synchro trans leak
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Feb 1995 16:34:22 -0400
  >On my 86 Synchro, I've replaced the seal around the drive shaft that >comes out of the transmission to the front differential. > >I...
• Re: Door window seal kit
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 31 Mar 2015 17:53:58 -0400
  > Hey there! We just replaced the passenger door window seal with a full kit from > GW and now looking at drivers door. I noticed...
• Re: '87 Syncro GL Oil Purge
  Historical mailing list - Scott McDonell
  Tue, 25 Nov 1997 11:46:05 -0700
  ...I replaced both seals where the CV joints attach, as well as the front seal where the drive shaft attaches. All's well now...
• Re: Sealing the Gas Tank in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 15 May 2008 11:08:43 -0400
  ...The POR-15 fuel tank sealer is good stuff -- but it WILL also seal any small vent tubes/openings and screens in the tank...
• trans seal
  Historical mailing list - Robert Mac Dowell
  Fri, 12 Aug 2011 18:18:56 -0400
  I'm looking for the fill tube seal on the dipstick tube on an 84 automatic trans. I can't seam to find just...
• Re: water in the rear hatch door
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 30 Sep 2013 10:48:35 -0700
  Check the hatch seal, but it's likely the window seal. Water seeps in and runs down behind the panel into the door. I...
• Re: Questions about selector shaft seal replacemnet in a DU transmission
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 23:38:14 -0700
  ...Lubricate the shaft and the seal. With one hand, push in the shaft, with the other, hold the seal in place. On mine, when...
• Re: Slider and rear side window removal
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:52:01 -0500
  ...The '90 however is going to the scrapper but the seals are real good in it - I have someone who might want to buy...
• Crankcase seals (Ehlring?)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 22:09:40 -0400
  I seem to remember posts to the effect that some crankcase seals are better (better fit or not as thick so as not to...
• OEM Pop Top Seals for Westy
  Historical mailing list - MC
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 20:51:34 -0700
  After much deliberation between the after market seal vs the OEM, I decided I want the OEM one. The trade off is the significant...
• Window Seal Alternative?
  Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 12:15:48 -0400
  I read with interest yesterday about someone who had replaced the cracked silver/chrome trim on their window seals with the stuff used to...
• Re: Mystery drip
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 1 Jan 2006 23:32:57 -0600
  JordanVw@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 1/1/06 4:59:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, > inua@CHARTER.NET writes: > > >> Is sealant...
• Watercooled cylinder liner (barrel?) to cylinder head seal modification
  Historical mailing list - Mohammed Ghalayini
  Mon, 12 Sep 2016 10:35:18 +0100
  Hello, I want to modify the sealing set-up between the cylinder head and cylinder liner (barrel?) to make a more reliable seal. I...
• Re: Head sealants??
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 06:21:56 EST
  ...The first I've ever heard of anyone using a sealant here is when my bud Benny Boy said he was using a sealant...
• engine tin seal
  Historical mailing list - Gary Nichols
  Thu, 28 Mar 96 15:53:30 PST
  Has anybody found an alternate source for the rubber engine seals for Vanagon cooling tin? You know, the pice of rubber pinchweld that goes...
• Comparison of pop-top seals
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 08:46:12 -0700
  I replaced my seals a couple of years ago with ones from Busdepot. Not exactly like original, but look close enough, and there's...
• Re: Manual Transmission Leaking at CV Joint
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 22 Sep 2010 20:16:10 -0400
  ...that it's probably the seal at the drive flange on transmission.� He did mention that either the seal is just plain worn out...
• Re: o-ring cooling crossover tube
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 3 Sep 2005 22:38:20 -0400
  Perhaps in the perfect world, O-rings always make good seals on their own. I have used plenty of them in scientific instrumentation as...
• Re: LEAKING WINDSHIELD SEAL
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Thu, 4 Jan 2007 18:29:46 -0800
  ...Be sure to seal the entire circumference > > of the windshield between the seal and the frame seal channel. > > I think mine is finally sealed...
• Re: Deals on Pop-top seals?
  Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
  Mon, 8 Nov 2004 13:36:05 -0500
  I put Bus Depot seals on the van this summer and I'm very happy with them. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: hatch seal
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 8 Apr 2017 11:05:03 -0600
  ...wrote: > Whats the best way to remove the remnants of a rear hatch seal? What > adhesive do you use for the new seal? > > > > stan
• new Update Re: help needed can not drive van...oil seals for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:21:04 -0700
  ok so i decided to remove the sleeve for the syncro seal off the pulley. I purchased a 2wd seal for $8... put it...
• WCM Roof Seals (minus the Kool Seal)
  Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
  Wed, 27 Mar 1996 14:20:54 -0800
  Well, last weekend we took the old rubber seals off of Lief's roof. They were still in fair conditions but we wanted to...
• Seam Sealant - What Brand is best? What is the best documented procedure and process?
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Tue, 26 Sep 2006 14:31:04 -0400
  ...The previous owner used some seam sealer which I can see for the most part is well intact by they did not use it...
• Re: Window Seals-Vendor Comments Please!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 26 May 2012 01:14:32 -0400
  ...The last seal started tearing 6 inches into the install. GoWesty did > send me a replacement seal at NC, but like I said, this...
• Re: leaking vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Jul 1996 12:18:38 -0500
  ...I used some silicone sealer to inject sealer up under the rubber seal. Bently shows that an adhesive bead ( sealer?) should be used around...
• Re: Torque Converter Seal Very Brittle...Anyone know why?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Fri, 12 Nov 2004 02:48:14 +0000
  I doubt the seal was replaced. If it was taht brittle then it probably has in excess of 60k miles on it. Chris DeLong...
• Small transmission leak--questions about dealing with it
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:32:32 -0600
  ...I had a leaking rear engine seal in 2003 and had the clutch and front transmission seal replaced then, so the one that's...
• Re: Proper adhesive for engine compartment seal
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:23:33 -0400
  At 07:28 AM 6/24/2011, Jim Arnott wrote: >that's what I'd use, However, the engine seals typically were held in...
• Re: Oil Leak '87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 13:42:25 EDT
  I forgot to put in the orginal message that this was a seal from VW, Burnsville VW to be exact. In a message dated...
• Waterboxer Head Gasket Sealant
  Historical mailing list - Cliff Ober
  Sun, 21 Feb 1999 09:08:54 -0600
  ...I started looking at the sealant that came with the engine gasket kit I bought from Bus Depot - it's green and labeled Universal...
• A transmission seal question for the Pros!
  Historical mailing list - Agent99
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 20:28:12 -0400
  ...I'm replacing the 020 144 711A plastic Bushing and the 020 141 733D Seal on the Shift Rod of a '84 DU 091...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: No luck getting injection pump drive shaft seal out
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:56:08 -0700
  ...I could get the J-part in betwen the seal and shaft, then tuen it 90degrees and have the J catch the seal lip...
• Clutch Slave Piston Seal installation
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Thu, 15 Oct 1998 08:16:51 -0700
  Listees, Can anyone give a hint on the technique to install the seal on the piston of the clutch slave? Haynes is loud on...
• Re: Preemptive water pump replacement? Miscellaneous Chatter-coolant sealer
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:20:31 -0500
  ...Coolant sealers and stop leaks do not work on water pump seals as they are a moving seal, not a hole to be clogged...
• Re: Luggage rack seal...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jul 2000 14:24:26 EDT
  I use and sell the Go Westy Pop-Top Seal kit (79.95 on my site). It is an excellent kit that I have...
• 'front' or 'rear' seal?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 14:18:26 -0800
  is the seal that goes behind the flywheel the front or rear main crank seal? thanks Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting...
• trying to locate VW automatic transmission seals
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:19:50 -0500
  Does anyone have a better source for VW trans seals then the $38ea price for the diff to trans body seals? I know a...
• Re: Need AT final drive seal replacement pointers
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 Apr 2006 19:11:23 -0400
  ...The OEM seal have raised edges >on the seal faces so that after they are installed there is space >between the seals. Get them...
• Re: Failed Crankshaft seal - 5th time!
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 19:13:56 -0400
  Dave I am confidant that the continuing flywheel seal problems are one in the same and unfortunately only time will tell for sure. to...
• Re: Black sealant on aircooled heater parts
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 07:22:05 -0500
  Permatex Ultra Copper (hi temp up to 700F) available at Wal-Mart and local FLAPS is used as a muffler/manifold joint sealant. This...
• Re: Poptop Seal Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 12:03:11 -0800
  I only really have one - save the top part from the existing seal, if you can. I didn't like the bus depot one...
• 82 engine compartment seals..
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 21:29:08 -0400
  ...been trying to figure out where to get (other than the dealer, though I DO get 20% off there!:) the seal (on an aircooled...
• Re: windshield seal
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 08:25:41 -0800
  ...Bad windshield seal? Any other explanations? If not, where do I get a seal and should I get a pro to put it in...
• Re: Pop top seal Bulk rolls( LIST PURCHASE?)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 19:57:16 -0800
  ...Side and Rear Window Seals coming later this year after I get some money back on the windshield seals to pay for that project...
• Re: camper tops
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Tue, 12 Jan 1999 12:18:02 -0500
  ...Does anyone know of a pop top seal replacement other than OEM that is one piece and includes the FLAT seal in front that...
• Re: New Top Seal - ' 71 Bus
  Historical mailing list - william killian
  Sun, 5 Nov 1995 12:00:47 -0500 (EST)
  On Sat, 4 Nov 1995, Brian Abrams wrote: > > Has anyone had any experience replacing the top camper seal on a 1971 Bus? > I just...