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• Re: Boston Bob engines - Use caution
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:25:14 -0800
  ...head gaskets---one on each side of the engine to keep coolant inside > the water jackets > > The rubber head gaskets have no contact with...
• Re: head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:30:06 -0500
  ...If I were to go that far there is no way > I'd > just slap a new rubber gasket and some sealant in there...
• Re: Water Boxer Reliability
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 21:53:22 +1200
  ...in Japan)? >I'm still scratching my head on the rubber head gasket. I've never >heard of that before but it looks like...
• Re: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:04:25 -0600
  ...Gary >>>--- Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>"""I think that the rubber seal is the real >>>> >>>> >>problem. >> >> >>>>It is just the worst gasket system...
• Re: rebuild your EGR valve?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 1 Feb 2005 21:41:38 -0800
  ...As I recall, there's a sort of dome-shaped rubber gasket that goes around the shaft that moves back and forth in response...
• Re: 2.1L heads leaking @ -10?
  Historical mailing list - yahi
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 18:47:29 -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: Question about Westy City Water Outlet
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 18 May 2006 11:45:18 -0400
  ...I thought the ball + rubber gasket was some kind of one way valve too. I removed ball/rubber, connected city water and kept city...
• Removed Vanagon head - aaargh!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Harris
  Sat, 25 Nov 95 09:21:01 +0000 (GMT)
  ...The head is very badly corroded where the large rubber gasket seals on the head. It is quite obvious where the coolant leak was...
• Re: Any recommended sealant for o-rings?
  Historical mailing list - Ram�n Celaya
  Sun, 19 Aug 2001 00:02:02 -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: putting 2.1 back together
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 28 Dec 2002 18:08:20 EST
  ...O-rings? Use the copper stuff where? > On the big rubber head gasket and on the washers for the head bolts. Happy Holidays� Frank...
• Re: third rear tail light?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 15 Mar 2001 23:48:57 +1200
  ...the rubber boot going from the post to the rear >hatch an finally drill a small hole almost under the glass gasket. The >light...
• Re: Fridge blowing out. Where to seal air leaks
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 21:51:30 -0700
  ...put the black > > rubber gasket over that, base metal plate, then screwed it in. I did > > not put any sealant between the black rubber...
• Re: Rear sidemarker lens issue
  Historical mailing list - Neil Crawford
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:30:53 -0700
  ...foam cut to fit the lens would work as a gasket, or thin > rubber might work > better - some foams trap water and encourage rust...
• Re: "windage tray" and other I4 conversion comments
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 02:32:51 EST
  ...A previous poster said the tray came with a rubber gasket. Not quite true. The integral rubber gasket is molded as part of the...
• Re: 91 Auto Final Drive ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:40:57 -0700
  ...so pay extra careful attention to getting that rubber gasket well seated in its groove. I put them on just like they are - dry...
• Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Sun, 20 Dec 2015 10:20:12 -0800
  ...I used "Right Stuff" sealant on the big rubber seal. Seems to have worked out well, no leaks after two years. I was supposed...
• Re: [WetWesties] Cause ofJulianna's Tiico engine buzzing revealed
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 19 Jan 2003 21:02:38 -0700
  ...Could be that when the engine is running, due to either loose filler cap gasket, or rocker cover gasket, oil pressure is forcing oil...
• Re: Fwd: Re: Tail lights?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 27 Aug 1999 21:06:43 -0500
  ...the gizmos slipped UNDER the rubber gasket, between the rubber and the glass. it has worked really well all these years, and i've...
• Re: noise reduction
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Sat, 23 Oct 2004 11:17:10 -0400
  ...Go to Ace Hardware , Home Depot, Lowe's, any household repair supplier,and purchase a roll of foam rubber window gasket material. It comes...
• Re: ONE MAN only out of many
  Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:38:01 -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: "Westfalia" DECAL install tips?
  Historical mailing list - Odyssey Stickers
  Thu, 1 Apr 1999 18:21:49 +0000
  ...It looked alot better when done with the new rubber gasket. Rob ---------- >Hi - >I'm not sure what you mean by 'crinkle finish'? I...
• Re: window gasket
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Dawson
  Sun, 31 Oct 1999 12:06:29 EST
  Hi, you are correct in describing the procedure for installing a window with the rubber into the window opening. What we have been referring...
• Re: Cooling System Pressure
  Historical mailing list - steve delasalle
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 04:59:14 -0800
  ...The most common coolant leak is from a cracking or splitting rubber outer coolant gasket at the head. Often this will be accompanied by...
• Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 15:11:28 -0700
  A compression check determines if there is a head gasket leak? is that correct? >From: Jere Hawn <jbrschawn@EARTHLINK.NET> >Reply-To: Jere Hawn...
• Re: Fridge blowing out. Where to seal air leaks
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Sat, 12 Jun 2004 16:34:17 -0700
  ...put the black > >rubber gasket over that, base metal plate, then screwed it in. I did > >not put any sealant between the black rubber...
• Re: 1.9 Head replacement (was lifter collapse / smog issue)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:02:10 -0400
  Silicone anything on exhaust gaskets does not add any sealing value except maybe to foul the O2 sensor and catalyst. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: Does your Vanagon have a hole in right wheel well?
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Wed, 24 Sep 2014 06:49:32 -0700
  ...cover with foam gasket.. also, most of which are long gone. > > id just plug the hole with a big rubber plug or some aluminum...
• Re: Head (gasket) question
  Historical mailing list - John Philcox
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 07:45:08 -0500
  ...Head (gasket) question > I am trying to pull my heads and fix the leakers. Anyhow, I have the > exhaust system completely off and took...
• 115hp TiiCo kit for sale on the west coast.
  Historical mailing list - Sean B
  Tue, 26 Sep 2006 19:52:26 -0700
  ...The tray also has an integral rubber oil pan gasket. Here is a link that shows what the windage tray looks like... http://www...
• '73 Westy parts - want list
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 02 May 1996 10:34:48 -0400
  ...crossover pipe under sink to drivers door, Hold down rubbers for pop-top, gasket for rear half of pop-top (front half already on...
• Re: Oil Drain Hole Stripped: 91 Westy: Solutions Found!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Mon, 11 May 1998 08:14:36 -0500
  Volks, Problem solved! Went to Foriegn FLAPS, they offered the rubber emergency dudes, I said "Nien danke-shen!" (forgive spelling). I went to "normal...
• Re: Removing head nut
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Sat, 26 Jun 1999 14:45:25 -0700
  ...The black stuff is s'pose to go on > the big rubber gasket, and the yellow stuff goes on the nuts... Well, the elring...
• Re: Those pesky Dometics again....
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 17:56:49 -0400
  ...2) The vent on the outside must not have any leaks around the rubber gasket; the gasket must have the dimple facing forwards; and...
• Re: 2.1 overheating/Heads questions...need input
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 3 May 2007 09:16:44 -0400
  ...The Wasser engine as 2 separate gasket, the inner metal one that sealed the compression and the outter big black rubber one that sealed...
• Re: cyl head temp gauge
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Oct 94 21:48:33 EDT
  ...c) I found running the leads from the rubber gasket where the fuel intake is will prevent it from rubbing on metal... d) extra...
• Re: Need VW mechanic in Niles Mi
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 8 Oct 2005 15:03:59 -0400
  ...Perhaps a pushrod tube is leaking a bit(8 rubber seals).It may be the rubber gasket on the oil filter. Could be the...
• Re: Little help with wind wing rubber replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 16:19:26 -0700
  ...The OPENING wing windows, however, have a metal frame rivetted to this I-beam, with the rubber gasket stretched over it. It gives the...
• Cylinder Heads...cleaning up
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 08:20:33 -0700
  ...if you planed them and tried to use them the big rubber gasket would likely fail. If you could get a slightly thinner barrel...
• Re: Emissions, Was: AC While Camping
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:17:40 -0700
  ...However, I swapped it for an engine without rubber water gaskets, without external (!) pushrods, without rubber fuel lines hanging above the exhaust primaries, without...
• Re: Head (gasket) fix
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hudgik
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 06:57:45 -0500
  ...If they need to be adjusted due to aging rubber, maybe the hose should be replaced...<G>. If your FLAPS doesn't carry the...
• Re: rear heater leak
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 10 May 2000 11:02:36 -0300
  ...cleaned everything, added a missing o-ring seal and replaced the rubber > gasket inside the valve. Everything is spotless and tight now. > > BUT the...
• Re: question about city water hookup
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Thu, 18 May 2006 19:07:12 -0400
  ...While your at it check and replace those rubber gaskets around all 3 of the inlets. If you want to pull a fast one...
• Re: head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:49:47 -0500
  ...The mix of cast iron and aluminum parts with cold rubber gaskets leads to seasonal repositioning and minor seepage that goes away once the...
• Re: window gasket
  Historical mailing list - Yann Buchanan
  Sun, 31 Oct 1999 09:35:49 -0800
  ...window gasket >Hi, you are correct in describing the procedure for installing a window with >the rubber into the window opening. What we have...
• Re: Too Much Head Sealant?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 10 Apr 2013 05:28:14 -0400
  ...15 minutes after I had > applied the sealants, installed the head, and started tightning up the cap > nuts enough to compress the rubber gasket...
• Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:57:36 -0700
  ...More or less properly done. (I don't like RTV on gaskets, but for the rubber head gaskets, I can make an exception.) It...
• Re: sliding door cover plate-baywindows
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 01:29:43 -0500
  ...While gently prying, lightly bang the plate upward with a RUBBER hammer. Installation is naturally the reverse of removal. You will most likely find...
• Floppy mirror + contact cement
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Thu, 18 Sep 2014 07:31:58 -0700
  ...it shrugged off the same fixes - rubber washers, etc.* Gumming the bearing surfaces with Permatex or other gasket gums did no good, and after...
• Re: Auxiliary oil cooler on WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 29 Oct 2005 17:19:07 -0400
  ...One point to consider is that the rubber gasket can fail when the weather gets cold any you can get a leak of oil...
• undercoating body work
  Historical mailing list - William Wedenoja
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 14:22:05 -0700
  ...They also sprayed rubberized undercoating on the inside of the rocker panel, seam down to floor, apparently on the assumption that the rust was...
• Re: Transmission Fluid Change
  Historical mailing list - Philip Chidlaw
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 16:47:18 GMT
  ...the pan, replaced the old screen and screen gasket - then finally positioned the new rubber pan seal and bolted up the pan. I methodically...
• Re: A Good Cigar Lighter?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:37:43 -0700
  ...Nice rubber gaskets and hole cover > flap. > > I > Google "Digikey" or permutations of that. They make a copy of the West Marine socket for...
• Re: Head (gasket) fix
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 00:01:56 -0800
  ...is the only way to go (always applying compression as the rubber ages/relaxes, as opposed to worm clamps that have to be constantly...
• Re: repost of message (replacing expansion tank, plus some wire questions) [long]
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Sun, 6 May 2001 20:20:59 -0700
  ...2 feet > to a second electrical plug with a bell-shaped > rubber gasket, connected to > nothing. in fact, it is wrapped around the wires...
• Re: air-conditioner sealant
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 10:30:15 -0700
  ...sealant which supposedly stops leaks in hoses, o-rings and minor rubber gaskets. Does anyone have any real knowledge or expertise with this product...
• Re: Gas Vapors
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 22 May 2011 19:09:04 -0400
  ...Most say on the tube not > for use with gasoline or on head gaskets. It could just be a loose hose or > one of...
• Re: '89 Westy Price - Reasonable??
  Historical mailing list - Josh Poulson
  Mon, 03 Apr 1995 09:16:36 PDT
  ...Check the canvas of the pop-top and also check the rubber gasket around the pop top. Those suckers go first. :) ------------ Joshua R. Poulson...
• Re: Water pump leak with only 300 Miles
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 15:28:29 -0700
  ...Atleast this will tell you a few things.If you have a rubber hose leak, it wont work. If you have a bad water...
• Re: FS 89 Westy $7500 OBO !
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 13:24:22 -0500
  ...Well new radiator is in but it appears > the head gaskets have an internal leak. Overflowing at high speed. > > We have almost $13,000...
• My First Oil Filter Failure/Bosch
  Historical mailing list - Richard O'Halloran
  Thu, 20 May 1999 23:42:16 -0700
  ...Even the rubber O-ring gasket had the exact same little coloured stripes on it. Same colours in the same order in the same...