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• 89 westy for sale, 62 k miles, blue, excellent shape
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 13:09:15 -0800
  ...Had them fix everything that needed reparing (skylight, poptop rubber gasket flange etc) Its that light metallic blue. new motor has less than 10...
• Getting water out of fuel tank...
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Fri, 19 Aug 2005 16:24:27 -0700
  ...I have a tank of bad gas because of a failed gasket on the vent line that goes into the fuel filler neck. It...
• Re: Name your price for used 85 1.9L parts!-Looks like all the parts are SOLD!
  Historical mailing list - Weibel, Pius
  Mon, 28 Nov 2005 12:16:27 -0600
  ...2 hoses) digital ignition stabilizer oxy sensor 4 large fuel injector rubber gaskets (new) Name your price. Email me at weibel@isgs.uiuc.edu...
• Re: 1.9 Head replacement (was lifter collapse / smog issue)
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:08:42 -0400
  ...Coolant gaskets get wet down > with some coolant, Oil gaskets with some oil, and Exhaust gaskets can go on > dry (though I like using...
• Re: "windage tray" and other I4 conversion comments
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 21:58:19 -0800
  ...Not quite true. >The >integral rubber gasket is molded as part of the tray. In the bolt hole >areas, >metal sleeves are molded into...
• Re: The continuing saga, stuck in Tucumcari
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 19 Nov 2005 10:35:28 -0500
  ...There is a rubber gasket about the size of a silver dollar on the top of each tank, and this bad gasket is where...
• Re: Frozen Locks! after rain
  Historical mailing list - dk spence
  Mon, 20 Dec 2004 19:59:32 -0700
  ...Squirt some in there while it's in a liquid > state. > > As for the rubber gaskets, I dunno. Maybe dribble some of the green...
• Re: windshield and gasket
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Tue, 16 Jul 2019 11:16:55 -0400
  Stacy, really? My van is blue and doesn't look like a Aerostar, but agree to have your own gasket in hand. And not...
• Re: Any recommended sealant for o-rings?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 19 Aug 2001 01:03:34 -0500
  ...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: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hogue
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:40:30 -0400
  ...My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs > I am not so sure about just how much of a problem this > stretching stud...
• Re: Filling water tank when no hose is available (GoWesty connector)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Fri, 16 Aug 2013 14:37:38 -0400
  ...foam gaskets that do all the driver’s side seam damage! I was thinking of gearing up to make these in silicon rubber of...
• Re: Cooling questions still
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:02:24 -0700
  It is the stainless steel gaskets (one for each cylinder) that leaks. The rubber seal around the heads are for keeping coolant from leaking...
• Re: flue vent assembly
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 10 Apr 2018 15:13:39 -0700
  ...Rubber gasket. Bus. Flue. Wait! Alistair blogged it. https://shufti.blog/2010/08/11/dometic-fridge-flue-assembly/ Jim -----Original Message----- From: Edward V...
• FS : 1983.5 fully Restored Automatic Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - JP
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 10:00:31 -0400
  ...tire New coolant hose New windshield and rubber New Front heater motor New Diff and transmission Gasket Aux. batt. and all wiring Led Lights...
• Working on the Westy Pop Top Seals Vs. deleting 300 msgs
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 02:40:16 -0500
  ...I'm not complaining; all three gaskets fit very well and were easy to install. A putty knife, rubber mallet and a pair of...
• 5-cylinder Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Wed, 11 Sep 1996 11:31:51 EST
  ...120 holder for clutch cylinder 69 extended gasline 70 2-piece exhaust heat shield 112 engine support, each (two required) 115 reangled rubber part...
• Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 23:34:08 -0700
  Paul, IMHO you have a head gasket leak or an oil cooler leaking into the coolant. Why do I say that? 1. it appears...
• Re: bus depot window gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:23:04 -0800
  ...the front gasket doesn't fit the rear, even when they > removed a section. the rubber is a different thickness so it > doesn't...
• Re: Sigh. Leaking head gasket = winter project
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 16:23:06 -0700
  ...I could peer through the openings sufficiently to see that the rubber gasket is all goopy with blue (or green) coolant. Darn that FLAPS...
• Re: Windshield washer tank repair questions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 15 May 2017 09:19:09 -0400
  ...is slid down into it, with a nipple plunging through a rubber gasket at the bottom. Yrs, d On Sun, May 14, 2017 at...
• Re: RE; Drilling Fiberglass
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 11:03:02 -0400
  put a rubber washer or gasket between any hardware and the fiberglass to hold it tighter without as much chance of cracking the top...
• Re: looking for flu vent cover
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 09:51:36 -0400
  ...Also the rubber gasket that goes behind it. If anyone has let me know. Will pay good money for it. Was unable to win...
• Re: spacer dimensions in saggy butt story
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 12 Dec 2005 20:52:24 -0800
  ...board to sanwich the aluminumn bewteen the frame seat and the rubber gasket that sits at the top of the spring ... we will see...
• Re: gas overflow
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 16:34:57 -0700
  ...It has a large rubber gasket that can be leaking. Lots of points of leakage. The best bet is to replace all the rubber...
• Re: Head gasket leak - does retorquing work?
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 13 May 2002 15:03:26 -0400
  ...around with a rod with some rubber at one end. I wish I had my "heads gaskets change" pictures / procedure. I took 35 pictures...
• Re: windshield and gasket
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 16 Jul 2019 07:50:53 -0700
  ...Most of their guys have no idea how to do a rubber set window. The seal they use is a bus style seal without...
• Re: camper top fun!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 16:41:33 -0500
  ...I need to install the black rubber > gasket on > a 71 campervan fiberglass top and would like to know what type of > adhesive > will...
• Re: Gasoline Smell
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 13:37:30 -0700
  ...The rubber seal on the gas cap could be worn. You never did say what position you were in/sitting standing/inside/outside or...
• Head (gasket) question
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Thu, 22 Feb 2001 19:09:48 -0700
  ...On the left head, next to the water pump, there is a short piece of rubber coolant hose (probably 1 1/2 - 2 inches...
• Re: So what did you use for the heater box foam rubber on the doors
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sun, 7 May 2006 09:09:01 -0700
  ...So what did you use for the heater box foam rubber on the doors > >I cant find anything that will work . I went to...
• Re: westy question
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 4 Dec 2005 21:27:21 -0700
  ...Old style is standard gasket paper. Newer style is a thin aluminum plate with o-ring like rubber fastned to it. Newer style gasket...
• Re: Sudden head gasket coolant catastrophic leaking
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 10:13:39 -0700
  ...The failure of the rubber gaskets can happen in the first few hundred miles or right away. I had this happen twice in my...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 6 Oct 2013 14:51:05 -0700
  ...Another minor trick I like to do ....When I've gooped up the rubber gasket and I'm putting the head onto the barrels...
• Re: what else to replace along with head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 15:29:27 -0800
  ...terminal housings and rubber seals, hall sensor, alturnator, starter. Any of these things can last twice as long if kept clean and serviced reasonably...
• Re: Subject: Gas odor after fill-up
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 18 Jul 1998 10:20:20 -0700
  ...Turned out to be one of the rubber gaskets of the vent tube that connects one side of the top of the tank to...
• Is you van running poorly or have what seems to be lean?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 17 May 2003 19:21:31 EDT
  ...The plastic gaskets at the head under the air runners can get brittle and the paper part get dry and allow air to leak...
• Re: 1984 Vanagon GL H2O
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 21 Apr 2006 11:16:36 -0600
  ...There is a gasket between the mirror and body--not plastic, not rubber, but ???? Part 251 857 543. The sliding door in the '80...
• Re: Question about 2.1 cylinder and head question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 11 Jan 2005 21:14:38 -0600
  ...A product called the "Right Stuff" applied to > the rubber gasket will make a good seal regardless of pitting or even > some corrosion on...
• Re: Reinstalling rear glass in hatch
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 22:12:12 -0400
  ...do I need to lube > the gasket with anything,soapy water maybe? > Dennis > > > >From: Christopher Gronski <gronski@gmail.com> > >Reply-To: Christopher Gronski <gronski...
• Re. Jerry Can source
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 13:57:25 -0400
  ...The rubber gasketed lids clamp closed very tightly. Flexible pour spouts are available for $6.97. Doug Fitz-Randolph Yarmouth, ME '90 Syncro
• Re: Overflow coolant Tank
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 26 Feb 2006 08:33:21 -0600
  ...Our van went through two rubber head gaskets, (one on each side) when we fixed the second one we changed the cap and have...
• Re: washers
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Wed, 8 Jul 2020 16:07:14 +0000
  ...Guess I am back to the rubber gasket idea. I wonder if plumbers putty would work better? ________________________________ From: Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> Sent...
• Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:28:00 -0800
  ...and the 'outer water retention rubber gasket' ..........a pure joke. I can't think of one other engine in the entire world that uses...
• Round, black rubber thingy
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 12 Aug 2003 23:42:01 -0600
  ...rains. > > other than that, my suspects are two: > - one of my rubber grommet-thingies that cover the wires to the > rear hatch is rotted...
• Growling thanks
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 10:35:35 -0500
  ...My rubber gasket was in good shape so he reused it. While he was threading it on the new glass I scraped all the...
• Re: 91 Auto Final Drive ?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:44:14 -0500
  ...The tranny gasket ia a rubber one. >> I don't need any permatex on that, do I? >> Michael in San Antonio >> 91GL AT 'Gringo...
• Re: Pop Top Rattle Solved---
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Thu, 9 May 2002 10:41:43 -0500
  ...I thought of adding some 1/4' rubber adhesive backed gasket type material, but this solution would be short lived, as the rubber would...
• Re: Pop Top Rattle Solved---
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 9 May 2002 09:46:21 -0600
  ...adding some 1/4' rubber adhesive backed gasket type >> material, but this solution would be short lived, as the rubber would >> eventually squish down...
• FS 85 Vanagon GL N. California
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steele
  Mon, 05 May 1997 23:19:53 -0700
  ...Last November, I did a top end rebuild complete with rebuilt RIMCO heads, new rings, complete gaskets and seals, clutch disc, throwout bearing, phosphate...
• Re: Sudden head gasket coolant catastrophic leaking
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 18:47:39 -0700
  ...The failure of the rubber gaskets can > happen > in the first few hundred miles or right away. I had this happen twice in > my...
• Re: Rain Water Leaks in My 85
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 28 Nov 94 20:10:03 CST
  ...the rubber gasket was not snug enough to the hinge, and it would drip a big drip about every 30 seconds or so. you...
• Re: carpet for 84 GL
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Wed, 21 Oct 1998 16:18:11 -0400
  ...they have some good rubber backed indoor-outdoor in a few colours and at a price that is reasonable... while you are at it...
• FS middle lite brwn/tan carpet mat
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Sibley
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 02:25:37 EDT
  ...i replaced the carpets long ago for rubber and never offloaded this stuff. these are pretty expensive new, so if you want to make...
• Re: Backfiring. How to proceed?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Thu, 31 May 2007 15:51:35 -0500
  ...Another cause is an engine running lean - look over your air filter housing, any gaskets or rubber boots between the air-flow meter and...
• drips of antifreeze off head
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sun, 30 Dec 2012 08:44:07 -0800
  ...These rubber head gaskets like to seep when it is cold. As long as it is just a hanging drop or a drip or...
• Re: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:21:04 -0500
  ...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: 2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:13:36 -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...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 May 1997 12:12:50 -0500
  ...Any suggestions on which cement/bonding agent to use to reattach the rubber gasket back to the bottom edge of the pop top where...
• Re: Thule roof racks for Westie-Help?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Jul 1997 23:53:10 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Even though they come with rubber gaskets, I would insure it was well sealed by gooping up the drilled holes with silicone eam sealer...
• Re: Gas Vapors
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 29 May 2011 15:07:37 -0400
  ...Once I get the new gasket again, should there be any kind of adhesive added to keep the rubber in place? Rob NY On...