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Re: FYI.. oil drain plug
Historical mailing list - Richard Smith (Smirby)
Thu, 31 Aug 2017 09:17:16 -0700
...Next oil change I'll swap the rubber gasket for a crush > washer... > > http://www.autozone.com/external-engine/engine-oil-drain-plug/needa...
RE: re. head leakage and winter
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 8 Jun 97 03:19:56 UT
Actually, it is explained by the expansion of that rubber gasket. These types of leaks can usually be fixed with cooling system stop leaks...
Re: Bleeding the front radiator
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 12 Mar 2002 19:48:10 -0500
...In fact, if you get the t-stat from the dealer, the upper disk uses a rubber gasket to make sure it is sealed...
Re: Rear Hatch Leak
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 12 Aug 2003 23:56:55 -0500
...other than that, my suspects are two: - one of my rubber grommet-thingies that cover the wires to the rear hatch is rotted and...
Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
Sun, 20 Dec 2015 10:23:09 -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...
85 Vanagon GL FS N. California
Historical mailing list - Rob Steele
Tue, 29 Apr 1997 21:13:10 +0000
...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: Broken Head Bolt
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:31:12 -0800
...when I assemble the head on ...with the rubber gaskets with sealant .. push rod tubes in place etc.. I don't put the sealont...
Re: head gaskets
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:37:07 -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: NVC Re: Stevens Creek Volkswagen in Santa Clara
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:40:12 -0500
...Two of the ball joints have broken rubber seal already. Power > window switch already gone bad. Engine leaks oil so bad that the > engine...
Re: cap for fridge exhaust
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Mon, 22 Oct 2001 13:45:02 -0400
...Once this is done, reassemble -- some people have used silicon sealer here and there (like between the rubber gasket and the body) to be...
Re: '87 Syncro GL Oil Purge
Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
Wed, 26 Nov 1997 18:01:13 -0500
...the gasket to be unsupported enough to let the cold (and v i s c o u s!) oil blow the rubber out. Incidently...
Re: Plugging leaks in intake manifold
Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:15:49 -0400
...There are also posts in the archives where folks have used rubber stoppers and compressed air to find vacuum leaks. The basic idea is...
Dex-Cool . . . I hesitate to ask this
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:13:43 -0700
...I have seen corrosion under the rubber head gasket which leads me to believe that it is condensation that corrodes the heads. I think...
Re: drips of antifreeze off head
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 1 Jan 2013 14:13:54 -0800
...make a smooth surface > for rubber gasket to seat against. You're not trying to make a gasket, the > way a sealant can. The...
FS: 85 GL N. Cal.
Historical mailing list - Rob Steele
Sat, 17 May 1997 06:19:27 +0000
...Last November, I did a top end rebuild complete with rebuilt RIMCO heads, new rings, complete gaskets and seals, clutch disc, throwout bearing, phosphate...
FS 85 Vanagon N. California
Historical mailing list - Rob Steele
Mon, 2 Jun 1997 10:24:30 +0000
...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: head gaskets
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:59:38 -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: Engine Rebuild Questions
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 6 Apr 2009 17:59:53 -0700
...where the 'outer water gasket' goes. If that gap is too small, the rubber gasket will pinch and leak after a while. if it...
Update on my westy!
Historical mailing list - Kyle Davis
Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:30:40 -0700
...The rubber gasket around it even seemed pretty healthy for rubber that is that old. The piston ring gaskets do have their usual oxidization...
Re: 1.9 Head replacement (was lifter collapse / smog issue)
Historical mailing list - Mike
Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:43:53 -0400
...Upon reassembly remember to wet your gaskets. Coolant gaskets get wet down with some coolant, Oil gaskets with some oil, and Exhaust gaskets can...
Re: Sudden head gasket coolant catastrophic leaking
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Mon, 9 Jul 2007 00:09:09 -0400
...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: Coolant Tank and Gasket
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Tue, 7 Dec 2010 17:59:36 -0600
...I have added a full amount twice, and still that tank is empty. > The > > second time I filled it I found a rubber gasket...
Re: Ca gas cans...
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Tue, 18 Feb 2003 19:42:51 -0800
...gas goes into my tank and not on the ground. > > The rubber gasket that came with tore in half while using it - Ace Hardware...
Re: What is the worst design part in the Vanagon WAS-Re: OEM Pop Top Seals
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Mon, 19 Jul 2004 16:05:26 -0400
...we may live in denial, but we all know it's the head gaskets! If you haven't replaced 'em yet, someday you will...
90 Vanagon fuel/mix smell
Historical mailing list - Don Sachs
Wed, 27 Sep 2000 10:37:42 -0700
...Also replaced the rubber gasket around the engine hatch just to cut down on the odor a bit - no change. Still have the smell...
On thinking, was Re: simple question
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 12 Jul 2004 22:42:34 -0400
...Cork-rubber gasket hmmm, google cork gasket physical properties, ok, it says here cork/rubber 25% compression at 2.8N/mm^2, what's...
Gas Tank parts
Historical mailing list
Sun, 9 Aug 1998 11:25:47 EDT
...the small vent line gaskets ($2.88) > > > This was for an '88 Westfalia > There is a large style rubber donut for the filler neck...
Re: Update on my westy!
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:15:07 -0700
...The rubber gasket > around it even seemed pretty healthy for rubber that > is that old. The piston ring gaskets do have their > usual oxidization...
Engine swap: stopped by oil filter
Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
Fri, 23 May 2014 14:33:29 -0400
...You all let me swap an early model 1.9 into my 87 that blew a head gasket and after a massive struggle to...
Re: Minimum spares kit. Was: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:00:32 -0700
...First was a regulator/brush pack, > second was a water pump (and don't forget where you stored the gaskets) and > then just last...
Re: Some AC retrofit links + 134a retrofit
Historical mailing list - Hajasz
Mon, 31 May 1999 21:32:29 -0400
...The fabric is a strange but cool black tweed and the floor mats are all rubber and cover the full cargo floor. I bought...
Silicone-a-phobia?
Historical mailing list - Carl Turner
Fri, 30 Oct 1998 01:08:20 EST
...will spray the silicone on a rag and wipe the rubber window gaskets minimizing silicone on the paint anyway. Hosing down one's Vanagon...
Re: Paint Shop Reccomendations .... Help!
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Wed, 20 Mar 2002 06:33:48 EST
...837-211 front door handle gasket 2.44 1.51 3.02 2 - 255-845-321 window rubber, sliding window 85.37 51.22...
Re: off with her heads
Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
Sun, 6 Oct 2013 17:17:43 -0400
...The , with the head about a half inch off, hit it HARD from all directions with a rubber mallet. They'll come off. -craig...
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 17:38:41 -0700
...what's super dumb, is the heads are suppossed to sit on the barrels so they squaze the outer rubber 'water retention gaskets' ....exactly...
gas tank leak: prevous post
Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
Thu, 21 Jan 1999 15:58:51 -0500
...the small vent line gaskets ($2.88) > > > This was for an '88 Westfalia > There is a large style rubber donut for the filler neck...
Re: Pop Top Rattle Solved---
Historical mailing list - Terry K.
Thu, 9 May 2002 10:54:28 -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: Oil leak
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:06:57 -0800
...tightening down the oil filter sort of holds the oil cooler pressed against it's sealing rubber o-ring ........but it's not right...
Re: Sure Flow faucet problem
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Fri, 16 Aug 2013 10:46:51 -0500
...foam gaskets that do all the drivers side seam damage! I was thinking of gearing up to make these in silicon rubber of there...
Re: Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
Historical mailing list - Rob
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:29:28 -0700
...It is often applied to electrical > > connectors, particularly those containing rubber gaskets, as a means > > of lubricating and sealing rubber portions of the connector...
Coolant leak! Decision time
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Sun, 25 Jan 2004 12:48:36 -0800
...The rubber gasket has seperated from the head just the smallest amount. Fix it or get it fix. If you run it too long...
Re: Poptop Seal adhesive
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Thu, 3 Jun 2004 07:27:05 -0700
...to come out from under the luggage rack. > Think about putting rubber gaskets or some adhesive between the luggage > rack brackets and the roof...
Re: Seeking advice for installing poptop seal
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 15 Apr 2014 19:37:39 -0500
...any kind of gasket sealer/weatherstrip cement to > hold it in place. Where I would use that is on the rubber weatherstrip at > the...
Re: front door lock stuck
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Tue, 7 Jul 2015 12:22:30 -0700
...remove a couple of > screws that are hidden by the rubber door gasket. > > Then you can disassemble the door lock mech and clean, just...
Video: TVS Test Light Driving. Discovered Whistle Sound? What is it?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 24 Jun 2012 21:38:33 -0700
...What is that whistle sound at ~ 39" - 55" ? Vacuum leak? TB gasket is new, rubber hoses at EVAP hoses, FPR, PVC "T", all good...
Re: '85 Vanagon Value
Historical mailing list - Dane Tessler
Tue, 31 Mar 1998 12:20:30 -0800
...Ther mechanic who >is selling it says he'll do a new head gasket as a condition of the >sale. Asking price is $2500...
Re: Going air cooled on my water cooled?
Historical mailing list - t
Wed, 22 Nov 2000 19:25:03 -0800
...tin and make sure it can be fitted tightly with the rubber gaskets to the outside walls of the engine compartment. I have both...
Re: Yankee oil viscosity for 2.1?
Historical mailing list - Jorge Osorio
Thu, 30 Jan 2003 12:25:16 -0500
...Interstate Continental DieHard? Does the glycerin keep the rubber > gaskets from freezing to the body metal? > > Thanks in advance > > Max >
Re: What are your experiences with Silicone Coolant hoses?
Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
Mon, 15 Jun 2020 10:52:06 -0400
...But for me, the stock rubber hoses last just fine. I mean > they will outlast your head gaskets on the waterboxer and then you...
Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 5 Jul 2001 17:51:17 -0700
...4th heater core burst in 1 year! > A compression check determines if there is a head gasket leak? is that > correct? > > > >From: Jere Hawn...
Re: Diesel 4 speed vs. 5 speed
Historical mailing list - The Southards
Sat, 13 Jan 2001 12:56:59 -0500
...The rubber motor mounts are moved to the new > location and redesigned to eliminate the flat steel crossbar that goes from > side to side...
off with her heads
Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
Sun, 6 Oct 2013 12:17:49 -0700
...The rubber seal (looked like a thin rubber band) around the end of the sleeves were badly damaged on one side. I also pulled...
Re: Boston Bob engines - Use caution
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:49:59 -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: A fifth spark plug?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 8 Sep 2001 20:33:02 -0500
...Do I leave the 'bonus' plug in? DO > those rubber drain plugs meant for stripped threads really hold? I > don't want to drain...
Re: Fuel Hose Replacement
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 5 Jul 2010 23:10:04 -0700
...On mine ('81), there is a rubber hose that interfaces between the steel small pipe at filler pipe. 2 more clamps. Or, check out...
Re: Syncro MPG's
Historical mailing list - -------------
Tue, 18 Jul 2006 14:47:09 -0400
...Dennis Haynes wrote: >1) I would repalce the gaskets with the later-no groove style. Simply pulling the lock strip out of old, tired...
Re: Sudden head gasket coolant catastrophic leaking
Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:10:07 -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...
extremely high coolant pressure
Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
Fri, 21 Dec 2001 10:56:01 +0000
...The leak creeped along the aluminum and was nearly impossible to see until it hit the rubber head gasket. Replaced the pipe junction gasket...
Re: Serious Post - Coolant Disposition
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Tue, 28 May 2002 21:46:54 EDT
...Chances are, your headgasket has failed because corrosion has set in and pushed your rubber gaskets apart at the edges and caused terminal leaks...
head leaks/stats etc.
Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
Sun, 5 Apr 1998 14:53:42 -0300
...This happens more in winter (plus stiffer rubber), and a flow path ('join the pits') is more likely to get established due to the...