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Re: Aircooled Heater control box question
Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
Fri, 20 Dec 2002 08:05:20 -0700
...maybe these pics will help show what I's talking about. > My question is can I get the rubber gasket the seals off the...
Re: Coolant leak...the story continues...
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Tue, 6 Dec 1994 15:53:00 CST6CDT
...Ultra-Blue gasket maker/sealer- good stuff, oil and anti-freeze resistant. Dries to a rubbery texture. Used on said bleeder screw, it also...
Re: How bad is replacing the heater blower motor?
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Thu, 21 Feb 2002 10:07:10 +0800
...For suitable damper gasket material, go to www.mscdirect.com and browse Chapter 9-Raw Materials, Section: Rubber Material, Subsection: Sheets and select the...
Re: Window behind wardrobe
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 17 Nov 2004 18:22:38 -0500
...Plan on replacing the rubber gaskets when the windows are out. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
Re: Fridge maintenance
Historical mailing list - G. Jannini
Sun, 16 Sep 2007 18:44:37 +0000
...to use a thick silicone tire shine product on the large rubber gasket- this apparently helps to insure a leak proof seal when all...
transmission life expectancy? (4)
Historical mailing list - mark
Mon, 12 Jan 2004 22:29:35 -0800
...equivilant) and clean the screen, and replace that pan gasket (cracks in the rubber will make it run hotter), the longer it will last...
Re: Slider window catch info
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Wed, 9 Jun 2021 16:38:23 -0400
...to guess, I’d say you’re right about the plastic/rubber gasket being worn out. >>> >>> Can you get replacement for that? I don...
Re: Frozen Locks! after rain
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Mon, 20 Dec 2004 17:56:00 -0700
...As for the rubber gaskets, I dunno. Maybe dribble some of the green stuff there too. I don't think it's harmful to...
Re: nuts vs head gasket job
Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
Thu, 5 Sep 2013 04:34:46 -0700
...The other thing that is going on is >>>> that >>>> the head also squeezes a rubber gasket between the head and the water >>>> jacket on...
Re: Cooling System Pressure
Historical mailing list - steve delasalle
Wed, 15 Mar 2000 05:01:53 -0800
...or > > splitting rubber outer coolant > > gasket at the head. > > > Often this will be accompanied > > by a corrosive reaction where > > the rubber gasket contacts > the...
Re: 2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:10:59 -0800
...mistake by letting a wire get caught under the driver side >> rubber gasket, which cases coolant to pool on top of the cylinder. I...
Re: Bar's Leak (Was: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs)
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:28:05 -0500
...If the gaskets are getting pushed > open from corroision or the rubber is hard and cracking, this fix wonlt > work, but for the small...
Re: Frig will not stay lit
Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
Wed, 29 Sep 1999 21:50:13 -0600
...Examined and cleaned the rubber gasket. I then used a sealant on the gasket and also gooped some around the intake hole, anyplace I...
Re: Rear sidemarker lens issue
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:13:07 -0700
...Perhaps some thin foam cut to fit the lens would work as a gasket, or thin rubber might work better - some foams trap water...
Re: Speaking of rust... How to seal this?
Historical mailing list
Tue, 1 Mar 2005 16:00:09 EST
...good huh! LOL) that flange thats rusted just holds the door gasket/rubber. clean it up really good with sandpaper, wire brush/dremel and...
Re: Sliding side door stuck...
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 24 Jan 95 09:00:34 CST
...armorall can help a bit on the rubber gasket, but you might also want to spray a bunch of wd-40 (or similar product...
Re: 2.1L heads leaking @ -10?
Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
Tue, 18 Jan 2000 20:52:46 -0800
...Dialed in', the damn van starts > > squirting coolant out the rubber head gaskets at start up on these crazy cold > > mornings. this can't...
Re: Trans pan gasket
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Wed, 9 Mar 2016 11:40:38 -0500
...The "gasket" is not cork or paper, but a rubber-like material with a U-shaped cross section. There may not be much residue...
FS:84 westfalia
Historical mailing list
Tue, 19 Nov 1996 18:05:34 -0500
...Replaced the canvas top and rubber seal for the pop-up 1 year ago. The head gasket was replaced (and heads milled) shortly after...
Re: head-aches
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Thu, 31 May 2007 15:34:28 -0400
...As for AMC head, lately, i make the head surface (where the rubber gasket goes) more.... rought, i sand this one all around to...
Re: Dometic question (combustion chamber seal)
Historical mailing list - neil
Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:42:08 -0700
Thanks Frank! Canadian tire has "rubber" gasket making material? I'll check it out! Neil. -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. http://web.mac...
Re: kombi on fire
Historical mailing list - Erik W. Burtis
Thu, 5 Oct 1995 11:22:16 -0400 (EDT)
...that goes through the cooling tin often wears thru without its rubber gasket. Well another spot is the little hose section on fuel injectors...
Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Sat, 19 Dec 2015 18:20:24 -0800
...Mark Stuart MacMillan wrote: > I’ve read about that on the subaruvanagon site, but I doubt it can “condition” that rubber seal and the...
Re: 1988 Rebuilt Engine Stumbling at various RPM levels2100-2300, 3400- 4000r...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 9 Aug 2009 14:13:22 -0700
...don't get me started - that outer rubber water retention gasket - how well that is compressed depends entirely on the dimensions of the head...
Re: Gasoline Smell
Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
Fri, 19 Jun 1998 11:12:00 -0600
...on the top of the tank are three or four rubber gaskets, two on each side (I can't remember whether there are two...
Re: Filling water tank when no hose is available (GoWesty connector)
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Fri, 16 Aug 2013 14:03:59 -0700
...foam gaskets that do all > the > driver�s side seam damage! I was thinking of gearing up to make these in > silicon rubber of...
FS 89 Westy $7500 OBO !
Historical mailing list - MICHAEL POPE
Wed, 24 Mar 2004 17:14:43 +0000
...Well new radiator is in but it appears the head gaskets have an internal leak. Overflowing at high speed. We have almost $13,000...
any MD's in the house? help with windshield removal tool...
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:15:46 -0700
...The strong but smooth rounded corners helped me remove a good windshield without breaking the glass or ruining the rubber gasket. see http://californiavan...
Re: 2.1 rebuild - new nuts for case halves-thoughts for all bolted connections.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 10 May 2011 20:37:00 -0700
...Sometimes..........the gap is too large and the rubber gasket does not get compressed enough. More common, it's too small, and the rubber...
Re: windshield sealing Q
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 12 Dec 2004 10:37:52 -0600
...Next, grease the groove in the rubber with liquid handwashing soap (not detergent - it will tend toward dryrotting the rubber) or some glycerin. Then...
Bar's Leak (Was: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs)
Historical mailing list - Rich Bennington
Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:09:45 -0800
...My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs) > >I'm saying this because these leaking heads are such a prevalent problem on >the...
City water hookup
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Sun, 3 Sep 2023 16:27:10 -0500
...I’ve tried adding rubber gaskets but no luck. It didn’t come with any either. Any tips from you fellow old timers who...
Re: Rubber bands in my radiator?!?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 29 Jun 2013 17:02:02 -0400
...as though they were to make it easier to install the gasket, giving a stable width. They've swelled up and gotten longer while...
Re: Idle and Timing /Joel Walker
Historical mailing list - Mike Plickys
12 Jan 95 20:43:56 EST
...When you say to check the rubber boot, is that the circular rubber gasket where the throttle body meets the air distribution box? I...
Re: Rubber...Our best friend...Our worst enemy
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:31:32 -0800
...Anyone want to >>>> talk >>>> about gaskets?...more rubber. Vacuum hoses in the engine compartment?: >>>> rubber, and they can cause infinite frustration and poor performance...
Re: My First Oil Filter Failure
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 21 May 1999 13:14:48 -0400
...The gaskets each have a short red, short blue, long green paint mark on outer circumference. However, the VW one has a rubber diaphragm...
Re: Grill for vent at front door on B pillar
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Mon, 12 Sep 2005 07:12:51 -0700
...meshes with the rubber > > > grommet/gasket on the edge of the door. It's the called rear air duct > > > gasket, has louvers that point...
Re: Water/AC connection plate gaskets-Any cheaper alternatives? "Millenium Falcon" 84' all brown Rustfalia/Wolfy GL "Sh*thawk" 8100 AV PPC 100Mhz B+W G3 450 MHz 256mg ram
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Fri, 9 Mar 2001 09:46:41 -0600
Dave, I would consider doing this around the window mouldings---- Lift up on the rubber a bit and then lay a bead of black...
Re: Crumbling Flue Vent Cover
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:16:59 -0700
...steel (stainless? painted?) plate screwed into place > using the 3 existing screws seal well enough against original rubber > gasket? Just caulk as needed. > > Neil. >
Re: Fuel hose question
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 15:52:48 -0700
...On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Ed <email99@bellsouth.net> wrote: > To keep rubber hoses, window gaskets and other parts fresh...
Re: VW Trends and Eurospec STILL LACK of power... Ignorance
Historical mailing list
Wed, 26 Jan 2000 22:02:56 EST
...It allows for too much movement between the heads and the case (hence the thick rubber gasket trying to take up the slack). This...
Fuel for Thought - SOLVED
Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
Thu, 12 Aug 1999 16:02:34 -0400
...The leak was at the gasket where the filler pipe meets the gas tank. It was more of a seep than a leak. Why...
Re: O-ring or Washer...
Historical mailing list - Dave C.
Fri, 26 Jan 2001 19:33:34 -0500
...gaskets. 2 questions... > > Do I really need one (answer may come when I take the old one off also)? > and... There is a rubber...
Re: window trim optional?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:41:37 -0400
1) I would repalce the gaskets with the later-no groove style. Simply pulling the lock strip out of old, tired gaskets may cause...
Re: ONE MAN only out of many
Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:53:05 -0800
...the rubber/metal interface. > > Unfortunately, I'm not sure how you would pull something like that off > for, > say, a rubber gasket on an...
Re: long term engine storage
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 26 Jan 2002 18:47:08 -0600
...cleaning up > the gasket mating surfaces to prevent further corosion > then reinstall the heads (lightly tightened) without > new rubber gaskets to prevent dust from...
was: Rockefeller Center NYC; Steel Lids
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Fri, 19 Dec 2003 19:04:38 -0700
...It has a curved lip on its underside, around the edge, that the rubber gasket that goes all the way around the hole the...
Re: 1985 Windshield replacement
Historical mailing list
Thu, 27 Jan 2005 18:10:06 EST
...and actually new rubber isnt too bad, i got a german seal from ron for under 50 i believe. chris
Re: Too Much Head Sealant?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:28:38 -0700
...check gap where rubber gasket will be compressed. Have seen too small, too large, and even a variable/tilted gap there. I aim for...
Re: VW coolant myth
Historical mailing list - karl
Wed, 17 Nov 1999 09:37:02 -0500
...This water jacket is sealed by a rubber gasket, which will not withstand great pressure. This gasket as it ages cracks and splits, allowing...
Dental Mirror to Check Dometic Flue Seal Pic
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:46:50 -0700
...I suspect the "give" of rubber gasket allows this. i.e. If the manifold was pushing up against metal only, this might "force" it...
Re: Video: TVS Test Light Driving. Discovered Whistle Sound? What is it?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 24 Jun 2012 22:27:50 -0700
...But.... > > > > What is that whistle sound at ~ 39" - 55" ? Vacuum leak? > > > > TB gasket is new, rubber hoses at EVAP hoses, FPR, PVC "T", all...
Re: nuts vs head gasket job
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Thu, 5 Sep 2013 09:09:04 -0700
...The other thing that is going on is > >>>> that > >>>> the head also squeezes a rubber gasket between the head and the water > >>>> jacket on...
Re: exhaust gasket question 2.1
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:29:58 -0700
...And that out water gasket........look..........there is not ONE OTHER car engine that has a 'rubber water gasket' on the cylinder head. Not...
Re: Good/bad vanagon design, waS - Soft Brakes after driving with E-brake on for 30 miles
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:48:54 -0700
...gasoline 'rubber' seals are made of neoprene. Rubber just softens and almost dissolves in gasoline .. gets soft and puffy sort of. ----- Original Message ----- From...
Re: Rear Hatch lock assembly
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Mon, 5 Mar 2007 16:54:23 -0500
...It's for my 1987 > vanagon. > > > The rubber gasket around the key way it gone. If anyone has this item or can > tell me...
Re: a newbie with some problems: hissing 2.1 L WBX and thrown belt
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:31:15 -0700
...And of course you're not torquing down on the watergaskets..........the silly outer water retention rubber gaskets. their degree of comperssion is determined...
I-4 Question, Little Vanagon content
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 7 Apr 2002 17:13:23 -0500
...It looked like there was a rubber (neoprene?) gasket visible around the edges. Looking in the Bentley I find a drawing for an ABA...
Re: Any recommended sealant for o-rings?
Historical mailing list - Walter E Stephens
Sat, 18 Aug 2001 15:51:29 -0700
...There is a rubber o-ring gasket between the TH and the engine block that I will replace when I reinstall it. Should I...
Re: kombi on fire
Historical mailing list
Thu, 5 Oct 1995 08:29:08 -0700 (PDT)
...that goes > through the cooling tin often wears thru without its rubber gasket. Well To avert this potential disaster, I installed a bulkhead fitting...