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• Re: WTB Knarly Spark Plug Wire Set
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Sun, 19 Oct 1997 01:26:29 EDT
  ...Metal jackets on >the >plug leads, and neato brass clips at both ends. > >Any chance of just replacing the "wire". > >Any recommended aftermarket, or...
• Re: Go-Westy wasserstopper - initial impressions
  Historical mailing list - Trevor
  Wed, 8 Feb 2012 18:47:43 -0800
  ...use this product on my 100% canvas boat covers, my goretex jacket and any other water repelling surface with a breathable material...I have...
• fizzix ?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 18 Jul 95 11:23:17 PDT
  ...Putting a water jacket around an air cooled engine makes it a water cooled engine! > Lemme see, you're worrying about the air to...
• Re: Draining the coolant system... ?
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Thu, 13 May 2004 01:01:07 -0700
  ...The Bentley procedure allows the flow through the water jacket and cylinder head to run uphill when you raise the front. The mere fact...
• Re: Rear Brakes: E-brake lever lube, E-brake spring function (purpose)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 5 May 2016 20:52:41 -0400
  ...E-brake lever lube, E-brake spring function (purpose) Take a real good look at the cable outer jackets. Any signs of bulging or...
• Re: Electrolysis and prevention of corrosion:
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Howald
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 15:15:45 PST
  ...They are supposed to replace the water jacket > > >drain plugs on each side of the case. Kinda pricey, but probably worth > > >it. > > > > So, are...
• Re: coolant hose number
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 13:49:16 -0400
  ...braided jacket) 7.0mm N 20 281 1 Black Smooth Fuel Hose 7x3, 7mm ID, 13mm OD, fuel injection fuel hose (smooth jacket, reinforced...
• Re: antifreeze and stop leak
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 28 Sep 2001 12:29:47 -0300
  ...I > have some external cracks in the external part of the water > jacket on my boxer. I had green antifreeze initially. > Added some stop...
• Open letter to Larry Chase:
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 17:44:26 -0600
  ...I believe in lucky things, like a lucky neck tie, lucky jockey shorts, lucky jackets, lucky houses and several other lucky things. I put...
• Re: help! vanagon engine rebuild
  Historical mailing list
  2 Dec 1995 07:52:35 GMT
  ...These are rubber-like seals that fit between the heads and the water jackets surrounding the cylinders. The cylinder barrels actually slip into the...
• Re: Coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 18 Jun 2016 12:16:30 -0700
  ...From what I can see, he took his time and likely used the "Right Stuff" or similar at coolant jacket seal at each head...
• Re: head electrolysis cure?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Williams
  Tue, 22 Sep 1998 18:43:17 -0700
  ...ever tried using some sort of sacrificial anode in the water > jacket to reduce/elimate the reduction/oxidation reaction that results > in pitted heads...
• questions about my upcoming task of heads and bearings...
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Wed, 14 Feb 2001 21:31:13 -0800
  ...The water jacket gasket..... No mention of where sealant is to be applied into the groove (between the gasket and the block). Yes? No...
• Re: Where is temperature sensor & why does needle drop when heater is on?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 10:34:24 -0600
  ...I would have thought the front heater would > not affect the temperature of the water exiting the engine coolant > jacket that significantly. > > As I...
• Re: Coolant Leak @ Water Pump Flange
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:18:26 -0500
  ...very little hole deep inside that end up >in the water jacket. > >So start by tightening this 13mm nut. If it's still leaking...
• Re: Can I do my own head gasket replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 14:23:16 -0700
  ...Can I do my own head gasket replacement? > > One thing nice about pulling the engine out is that if your water > jacket > needs welding...
• Re: Who's Next?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 1 Jan 2003 09:20:34 -0600
  ...Mantis, Butterflies, Fire Flies, Lady Bugs, Pill >Bugs, Hornets, Wasps, Yellow Jackets. >I now live about five miles from that location and nothing lives...
• Re: stripping the undercarriage
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Apr 95 16:13:28 EDT
  ...I know the phone company and gas companies use Magnesium electrodes on their underground lines or jackets to combat corrosion, seems it might be...
• Re: head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:59:47 -0500
  ...6 engine block/core also, the water jacket side was so damage that they could not be save. Picture of the day: http://www...
• Re: After-Market Temperature Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:18:22 -0500
  ...I'd try to get the sender as close to the water jacket as possible. You didn't mention what brand of gauge he...
• Re: Rolling right along on my 'new' block (inline VW swap into Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 09:45:38 -0700
  ...Notice the extra compact little built in oil cooler(just above the oil filter)���that comes on the Jetta motor.� Essentially a water jacket...
• Re: westy - what do you keep in your cupboards?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 10:40:38 -0500
  ...2 light rain jackets, parakite, floppy frisbee, dog lead, string, SVEA 123 stove (back-up), folded barbie kite, beaners, ATC, rap-8, asenders, misc...
• Re: antifreeze leak
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 21:35:44 -0800
  Sounds like the metal gaskets are leaking exhaust into your cooling jackets.....pushing out all of the antifreeze. Shouldn't happen on a decent...
• Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Sun, 20 Dec 2015 16:04:39 -0800
  ...Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes > > I pulled the cylinders and put in the new o rings ( I had the gasket set). > Then...
• Re: head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:01:37 -0500
  It's not the head gaskets proper but the rubber water jacket gaskets. Well... the head gaskets may be leaking as well, but in...
• Re: [WetWesties] Sealing goop on cylinder sleeve inboard ends?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 19 Oct 2003 18:52:15 -0700
  ...I know that it may upset some of the >faithful, but this whole water jacket thing is a stinky design IMO. > > >Regards, >Rob > > It...
• Re: Super-technical question
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 6 Oct 1996 20:42:57 -0400
  ...Have you got the EXACT thermal coefficients > of expansion for the jacket alloy, and the case too, and have you worked out > the temperature...
• Re: Newbie
  Historical mailing list - Maureen Stretch
  Mon, 18 Aug 97 17:19:07 -0500
  ...I may have started this thread about hi temps and head gasket problems. >The water jacket gasket is made of a rubberlike material and...
• VW ETKA CD for "free"ish
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 07:35:22 -0700
  ...What you'll get - CD, Jewel Case, jacket with instructions. What you need to know - You need 1280x1024 resolution capability. Not all vehicles have...
• Re: 1986 2WD Engine/Electrical Problems/Questions.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 12 Dec 2001 21:01:11 -0700
  ...I'm also afraid the block might have possible water jacket problems, the previous owner mentioned it, but couldn't remember what the problem...
• Re: Coolant Saga Continues....Need Advice!!!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 21 Jul 2002 14:28:07 -0700
  ...A leak in a sealing ring at the top of one of the cylinders can allow combustion gases to pass into the water jacket...
• Re: Retrofit Electric Pumps and a 110V pre-heat circulating system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:01:30 -0500
  ...Retrofit Electric Pumps and a 110V pre-heat circulating system If you install a simple in line jacket water heater as is available at...
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 14:17:49 -0400
  ...Disconnect the sensor and strip back the outer jacket on that green wire to get to the outer braid. With the ignition on (engine...
• Re: Engine question just curious (long winded reply)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 25 Oct 2017 09:48:14 -0700
  ...The engine is basically the type 2 aircooled case (upgraded with somewhat better metallurgy) with water jackets cast onto it, and water cooled heads...
• FS: CDN 91 Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 1 Jan 2006 18:40:15 -0800
  ...The Weber Carb sits atop a proper VW (European) coolant jacketed, air intake manifold. You may take this carb news as positive or negative...
• Re: Open letter to Larry Chase:
  Historical mailing list - Ian X
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 17:34:04 -0800
  ...lucky things, like a lucky neck tie, > lucky jockey shorts, > lucky jackets, lucky houses and several other lucky > things. > I put that T shirt...
• Re: 12volt electric heaters
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Feb 1995 15:15:24 -0400
  ...still requires a jacket on when driving at these temps. How to insulate?, strip the interior, everything goes out on the lawn/garage. Check...
• Re: Should I rebuild the bottom end? Questions & photos.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 6 Sep 2010 18:57:46 -0500
  ...They machine the water jacket from the case and build it up after that, using the machined case and crank. The thing that would...
• Re: need help with engine assembly
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 28 Mar 2004 20:21:18 -0600
  ...Means nothing different on either side but the casting marks, that should mean they can run inside the water jacket at any angle with...
• Re: What makes a pyrometer's cable so special? - conclusion
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Mon, 29 Dec 2003 03:12:04 -0500
  ...so I put on a jacket and went out to measure SyncroBeast and note that 14 foot might be a challange to run to...
• Re: Are Vanagons pretty?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:06:36 -0600
  ...school shop I build myself a little hydroplane called a "Yellow Jacket" that would out run them all on 12 HP. My need started...
• Trip Report. Pics.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 9 Nov 2010 19:13:42 -0800
  ...rear table height mod + my mod to that hanging hooks for jackets chess set. (Antique Radio Shack version, but it still wins ;) zip lock...
• Re: About coolant
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 13 Dec 2009 07:49:21 -0800
  ...the heat transfer interfaces (water/metal contact > point in the water jackets and radiator). Both of these result in a > dramatic reduction in cooling...
• Re: passed up an '86
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 9 Nov 1998 12:00:08 -0500
  ...has white > "scale" all along the bottom edge of the water jacket right along the > edge of the valve cover. Also, inside engine compartment...
• Thermostat checking (Overheating)
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 10:27:01 -0700
  ...front? Remember, the WBX is an "aircooled" design with a water jacket over the barrels poorly coupled to the cylinder heads with a waterpump...
• Re: Engine running badly
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 1 Oct 2017 15:06:49 -0700
  ...a coolant leak at thick rubber gasket between head and coolant jacket, the leak *may* be at that thick gasket. However. This not the...
• Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Sun, 20 Dec 2015 10:20:12 -0800
  I did a quick and dirty head job a couple of years ago. Before I did it I tried the Subie stop leak and...
• Re: Propane Tank, right or left mount
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:27:58 -0800
  ...A pressurized water tank, the same size as the propane tank? Is there such a thing? A hi-lift jacket, bracketed in? Well, I...
• Re: Leaking Heads
  Historical mailing list - yahi
  Tue, 23 Mar 1999 19:10:47 -0800
  ...A unknown amount of coolant probably small but consistant is migrating from water jacket via faulty rubber head gasket into combustion chamber. This builds...
• Re: It's Alive...Sort of!! :-)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 09:07:45 -0400
  ...sealed completely to the cylinder, leaking combustion gases into the coolant jacket. This means the heads need to come off. The oil leak probably...
• Re: Wasserboxer Horsepower Increase, an intellegent discussion
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Fri, 1 May 1998 00:33:11 -0600
  ...Especially since the WB is basically the Aircooled engine with water jacketed heads on it. But there is very little to be gotten out...
• Re: advice on tranny rebuild and water leak on 1990 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:54:44 -0700
  ...Front the research I have done it > appears the > water jacket seal has failed. Supposedly the engine has been > rebuilt but > has no paperwork...
• Re: NEED HELP!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 23:06:32 -0500
  ...I resolved not to leave the garage for any reason until either the sensor was out or the "Men-in-the-white-jackets" came...
• Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 20 Dec 2015 21:15:53 +0000
  ...Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes > > I pulled the cylinders and put in the new o rings ( I had the gasket set). > Then...
• Re: Looking for a CA smog legal conversion/extremists
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 19:08:59 +0100
  ...a 2 valve pushrod engine with headbolts going > through the water jacket. Better they subcontract the engine to Subaru. > > Robert Steven Fish wrote: > > >I...
• Re: Don't cry for me Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:16:15 -0400
  ...The overheat condition has liquefied a bunch of corrosion that was happily sitting in the bottom of the engine water jacket and this has...
• Re: 1.9L exhaust system comments
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 23:12:55 -0500
  ...You have an aluminum > alloy block with water jackets which go up to the head on the outer > periphery of the head. Inside you...
• Re: [WESTY] Canoe on poptop - too much weight?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 07:42:05 -0700
  ...Incidentally, a >great place to >store your PFD's and paddles while in transit is in the canoe --- I stuff the >life jackets >in...
• Re: Stuck Head
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:58:53 -0700
  ...So, I > > cut away all of the outer water gasket and can slip a knife between the > > head and the water jacket all the...
• Re: solution to HEADSTUD HORROR!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 10:36:43 -0800
  ...Put new seals as required 15) install cylinder jacket and sleeves using a ring compression tool - follow bentley 16) Re install head with goop...