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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...
86 head gasket
Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
Fri, 8 Mar 2002 09:35:21 EST
...Assumeing the worst he figured the head gaskets are bad, and decided to sell the van. So now I'm getting for a good...
Re: Advice needed on 2.1 heads
Historical mailing list - Ben huot
Tue, 10 Feb 2004 10:26:42 -0500
...Even if VW is one of the worse company in regards of good gasket!!! They don't know how to make good rubber gasket...
Re: Spare 2.1 engine - how big can I make it?
Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
Mon, 7 Feb 2011 14:35:31 EST
hey guys all the subies with the OHC engines had head gasket problems, even the 2.2 L but it is probably the better...
Re: Exhaust gaskets... sealer?
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:55:42 -0800
...Exhaust gaskets... sealer? > OK, quick question... one I don't recall seeing addressed here. What > sealer > (if any) should be used on the various...
Re: Fuel Sender gasket
Historical mailing list - rob wilke
Sun, 19 Feb 2023 18:53:16 -0700
...The > gasket is correspondingly thick ( thicker than the replacement gaskets > are)in the two places of the indentations which seems logical. This is not...
Re: Do head-gasket kits age?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:06:12 -0700
...I'd take out the rubber gaskets ........the 'outer water retention gaskets' .... and see how pliable they are. I would expect them to be...
Re: Arrgh! There's K-R-A-P on my head!
Historical mailing list - Radish150
Mon, 5 Mar 2001 20:52:57 -0800
...Head gasket sealant > > Karl, and all the rest of you who are looking into this. My=20 > experience has shown that the stuff in...
Re: Arrgh! There's K-R-A-P on my head!
Historical mailing list - Radish150
Mon, 5 Mar 2001 20:52:57 -0800
...Head gasket sealant > > Karl, and all the rest of you who are looking into this. My=20 > experience has shown that the stuff in...
Re: Exhaust Question
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Thu, 6 Sep 2001 06:16:19 EDT
...The fibre gasket reduces the vibration stress between the joints and the metal inset keeps the gasket from being dislocated and from undue compression...
Re: Preemptive water pump replacement? Miscellaneous Chatter-coolant sealer
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:04:46 -0500
...There is a special metal -rubber gasket for the pump to housing to stop the leaks from the paper gaskets. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
Re: Stebro muffler compatibility
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Wed, 26 Jul 2000 07:08:57 EDT
...Do not use a flat gasket as it will not allow the proper adjustment of the relationship between the CAT and the muffler. You...
Re: 1.6 litre diesel heads - regular vs turbo-diesel
Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
Sun, 8 Dec 1996 09:42:51 -0800 (PST)
...Do you mean that he uses a thicker gasket > than specs call for, so that the compression is lower and hence the motor > has...
Re: Rear Windshield Installation?
Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
Tue, 19 Mar 2002 10:04:21 -0700
...Rear Windshield Installation? > > > I removed my back windscreen to take care of that pesky under > gasket rust. > When I removed it, I peeled out...
Re: head gasket replacement
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 3 May 2003 19:29:18 -0400
...head gasket replacement A dealer I live near in Chicago wants $3300.00 to replace both head gaskets on my 1991 vanagon. I have...
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 14:08:15 -0500
Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
Thu, 1 Dec 2005 11:57:54 -0500
Uh, why not? That's what I've done to date and none of my engines have had gasket failures. tabe johnson/87 westy...
Re: Hi resolution pictures of Wasserboxer
Historical mailing list - Nunya Business
Thu, 6 Sep 2007 11:58:20 -0700
...I need it to devise an > unorthodox sealing method to fix those damn head gaskets...:-) > Can anyone direct me to a relevant site or...
install water tank level sensor
Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
Mon, 11 Jul 2016 15:08:00 -0700
...Do you install the gasket seal dry, or is there some gasket seal goop that is needed? Thanks stan
Re: head gaskets and time bombs
Historical mailing list - Michael Jarvis
Mon, 05 Feb 96 16:30:00 PST
...PS; are they considered gaskets or seals? ----------
head gasket fix
Historical mailing list - hugo lerner
Mon, 6 Mar 2000 12:30:19 -0700
Is there any kind of permanent fix to the leaky head gasket problem? i will have to do mine soon, and i would like...
Re: Coolant drips from heads- AAAAAAAGGGGHHHHH!
Historical mailing list - Ben huot
Tue, 20 Jan 2004 15:42:10 -0500
Stupid head gasket design. It's rubber! and you know what platic or rubber does in cold temp. Put your nail in that gasket...
Re: Sudden head gasket coolant catastrophic leaking
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Sun, 8 Jul 2007 09:31:59 -0700
When the engine is dropped and heads pulled the cause of gasket failure will be revealed. How you installed the gasket comes to be...
Rebuilt ATE Calipers Use a Gasket Between Halves? (Pics)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:26:33 -0700
...no gasket used? When ATE calipers were new, was there a gasket between the halves? My gut says "no". IF not.... As an ATE...
Exhaust leaks, need ideas
Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
Mon, 26 Sep 2005 05:07:52 -0700
...New gaskets and enlarged a couple holes just slightly so everything just slips on. Can whip that sucker in really fast now. Got it...
repeatedly blowing head gasket
Historical mailing list - Mark Vermillion
Sun, 16 Mar 2003 16:23:27 -0500
...side head gasket. Problem is, it won't stay intact. I just replaced it for the fourth time, and got approximately 5 miles out...
simple question about valve cover and waterboxer NOT for sale
Historical mailing list - Bike Florida
Mon, 12 Jul 2004 11:20:45 -0400
...Anyway, I had a very minor drip from the left side valve cover, so I bought two new gaskets and replaced both of them...
Re: uh-oh
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:48:49 -0800
...Dont > think this happens with new gaskets, though. Are you sure the > coolant is not coming from some other place than the head gaskets...
Vanagon Head Gasket
Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
Thu, 1 Aug 96 00:37 CDT
...At some time in the near future I will need at least head gaskets. What can I expect, in cost. If I get the...
Re: Head gasket trauma!
Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
Mon, 16 Mar 1998 05:28:15 -0800
...Head gasket trauma! > > This may sound crazy but, why not take the lead from Kramer on > Seinfeld...one > litigious man was able to make...
Sealant for cylinder head gasket
Historical mailing list - Walter E. Stephens
Wed, 8 Jul 1998 17:07:43 -0700
Hi group again, I bougth an engine gasket kit from our local VW for my Vanagon rebuild project. The kit came with a single...
rubber vs cork valve cover gasket for 2.0 aircooled
Historical mailing list - David and Shirin
Tue, 15 Jul 2003 22:32:39 -0400
Need some valve cover gaskets and dont have time to wait to mail order them, so I picked up a set of rubber ones...
Re: put goo on gaskets or not?
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Sun, 2 Jan 2005 16:39:14 -0700
...A good gasket will stick naturally to bare metal. That red silicone stuff is for rookies and desperadoes. -- Gnarlie
Head (gasket) fix
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Tue, 31 Mar 1998 07:14:37 -0500
...I did just this, put 70,000 miles on the gasket job and not one problem. Never bothered with the anti-freeze after that...
Re: Head Gasket Replacement on '85 Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Fri, 12 Apr 1996 23:39:54 -0700
...I can't be just the gaskets, it must include new heads too. How many hours of labor are they figuring on? I guess...
Re: And now for the oil cooler....
Historical mailing list - Stanley, Kerry
Wed, 16 Sep 1998 17:01:44 -0400
...The gasket has been replaced by a newer version. The gasket is easy to replace after taking off the oil cooler. But in removing...
headgasket replacement information
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Tue, 2 Dec 2003 08:13:31 -0800
...Change the gasket as soon as possible after you determine that it is loosing coolant at the gasket. The coolant loss location can be...
Re: leaking head gasket Question
Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
Tue, 12 Feb 2002 18:26:46 -0500
...leaking head gasket Question > A question regarding head gaskets. > And is there any potential danger in driving around one in a while with this...
Re: Exhaust Gaskets
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Wed, 31 Jul 2002 14:19:29 -0400
...Exhaust Gaskets Can the head to exhaust gasket be replaced without removing the rest of the exhaust system? (2.1) Matt
diesel-gas conversion problems solved! (mostly)
Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
Thu, 30 Jan 2003 22:27:47 -0800
I tracked down a vacuum leak on my diesel-gas conversion today - bad intake manifold gasket. I put a new one in, torqued the...
Victor Reinz Engine Gasket set
Historical mailing list - Karl Dawe
Tue, 21 Aug 2001 10:38:00 -0700
Does anyone have any feedback on the Victor Reinz engine gasket set? Is it as good as (or the same as) the kind of...
Diesel: Crank cover gasket
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Tue, 4 Jun 2002 16:47:03 -0600
Does anyone have a picture of the gasket that goes between the cover behind the timing belt sprocket? I need to get one and...
valve cover gasket replacement
Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
Tue, 25 May 2004 21:28:42 -0400
I have a leaking valve cover gasket.. got the new one from Bus Depot today.. anything I should know about this job? Any don...
gasket
Historical mailing list - Neal Powers
Mon, 10 Oct 2005 05:17:09 EDT
At the bottom of my sliding door on my 81 vanagon the grove where the rubber gasket goes is rusting away, this van set...
Re: Sudden head gasket coolant catastrophic leaking
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 8 Jul 2007 15:55:01 -0400
...I have had the outer gasket split a few times. The reasons most likely are as follows: Bad gasket! Yes, this is a molded...
Re: Need three parts for a 2.1 engine
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:01:33 -0800
I may have all these things.� I bought a complete gasket set when I had to pull the driver's side head for broken...
Re: When to replace head gaskets? Synthetic oil over 20w50? When to redo the heads?
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Mon, 1 Dec 2003 23:06:07 -0500
On Mon, 1 Dec 2003, robertmstewart wrote: > I noticed that when I purchased my Van from the Florida owner that the > gasket seals around...
Re: Need three parts for a 2.1 engine
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 12 Nov 2012 07:42:42 -0600
...Need three parts for a 2.1 engine > > All gaskets... two aluminum head gaskets and one rubber head gasket. Have > all else. Anyone? > > Jim > >
Re: Diesel head gasket blown?
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Sat, 20 Sep 2003 15:15:07 -0400
Scott Sullivan wrote: > As to the head gasket. Having someone else do it might be expensive. > Not because it is difficult but because taking...
What head nut sealant?
Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
Mon, 27 Nov 2000 15:54:26 -0800
Hi all, So I received my shipment from the Bus Depot today and looking through the head gasket kit, I find that there is...
Re: valve cover gasket
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 28 Jan 2001 05:13:58 -0600
...That pressure pushed the valve cover gasket out on one side causing it to leak, no matter what I did. The fix of course...
Re: Symptoms of Blown Headgasket on Non-Vanagon
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Sun, 18 Sep 2005 08:03:16 -0700
> > I think it is an exhaust manifold gasket but her mechanic told her on the > phone that it > could be a "blown head gasket...
Re: head gasket problem ?
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Fri, 21 Sep 2001 11:27:18 -0700
...So then, where does all the pressure come from? Head gasket leaks! As it was explained to me, even the best head gaskets leak...
Re: 91 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile skylight
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:43:17 -0600
...New gasket. Slight leak through the window at one hinge bolt (I am sure that more compound will fix that). New gasket leaks more...
headgasket replacement information
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Tue, 11 Feb 2003 15:45:10 -0800
...I was also going to apply a small amount of the copper gasket shellack to hold in the metal seals that fit inside the...
Re: cold weather leaks
Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
Thu, 28 Dec 2000 19:40:11 -0500
first I would like to say this list rocks :) anyway I got under-neath my van and looked at the gasket and it looks...
leaking head gasket Question
Historical mailing list - brian Honan
Tue, 12 Feb 2002 22:23:23 +0000
A question regarding head gaskets. I have replaced every hose on the van, so now the heads are leaking. That's the only place...
Re: Gasket sealer for cooling system part
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Wed, 17 Aug 2005 22:57:40 -0500
Now that I have the new and improved replacement METAL flange w/nipple, instead of an o-ring, a flat gasket is used for...
Coolant leak at crankcase mating.
Historical mailing list - James Jean-Woo Kim
Tue, 9 Oct 2007 05:51:32 -0700
...I did the head gaskets in the last two years, and even upon close inspection the areas around the head gaskets are dry. Also...
ref head gasket (fix?)
Historical mailing list - Austin
Sat, 4 Apr 1998 20:48:19 -0800
How 'bout sealing the head gasket surface that corrodes by selective plating of the surface - teflon filled hard anodize (Tuffram), electroless nickel, or...??? Or...
Re: Head gasket trauma!
Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
Sat, 14 Mar 1998 22:59:50 EST
...I wonder why the people that settled, only asked VW to replace the head gaskets though. I would've made them replace the motor...