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Re: Please REPLY Head Gaskets: Fail Leaky;
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 6 May 2003 19:36:59 -0400
...If the rubber is soft and there is no bulging from the corrosion forcing through the gasket, you have some time. If the rubber...
Gasket side
Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
Sat, 12 Aug 2000 19:57:04 -1000
...side of the gasket do you put facing the engine if one side is metallic-like on one side and rubbery on the other?
Re: Repeat post: (was: # head gasket failure modes and emergency temporary fixes)
Historical mailing list - jbange
Sat, 13 Nov 2004 22:49:33 -0800
...None of the other seals seem to fail as famously as the water jacket rubber gasket. > > Thus, I suggest a quick and dirty solution...
Looking for rubber filler tube neck for gas tank (and oil cap gasket)
Historical mailing list - B Feddish
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:52:29 -0400
...Also, when I topped off the oil this morning a small rubber gasket fell out of the cap and appaered to disapear into the...
Re: Leaky Head Nut?
Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
Tue, 14 Aug 2001 21:41:46 -0600
Do you mean the gasoline engine does not have a head gasket but rather rubber seals to hold in combustion? I guess I am...
Re: Gasket sealant
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Mon, 5 Mar 2001 20:15:00 EST
...While others have their opinions, I chose to get the sealant made for and made by the company that makes the rubber head gaskets...
Re: Gasket sealant
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Mon, 5 Mar 2001 20:15:00 EST
...While others have their opinions, I chose to get the sealant made for and made by the company that makes the rubber head gaskets...
Fridge Combustion Chamber Gasket
Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
Thu, 28 Sep 2000 11:20:51 -0500
...If you're in the same situation, needing a gasket, try an industrial rubber supply company that deals in gaskets. I was able to...
1981 2L Type IV Strainer Cleaning - Where Does the Rubber Washer Go?
Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
Fri, 23 Oct 2020 15:01:08 -0400
...However, when I took the strainer off, in addition to the three gaskets I have in the kit a fourth rubber washer came out...
Re: Creepy white/tan powder inside windshield rubber
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:33:42 -0400
...I'm not sure of the exact material used in these gaskets, if they are true rubber or some synthetic. Different materials break down...
Re: Putting the heads on
Historical mailing list - Scott D Foss
Mon, 19 Mar 2001 17:59:49 -0800
...I REFUSE to call them head gaskets. HEAD GASKETS are laminations of metal, fiber, asbestos, whatever, but those rubber things are just water gaskets...
Re: Removing internal window rubber
Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:58:43 -0500
What about ArmorAll for reconditioning the rubber window gaskets? I don't know if it was a good idea or a bad idea from...
window gasket
Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
Sat, 30 Oct 1999 17:29:14 -0500
...I know Ron and others carry this beading but someone told me I'd have to take the window and rubber gasket out to...
Re: very cool van
Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
Fri, 3 Dec 2010 09:23:26 -0800
...I too, hate rubber bands that think they're a real head-gasket. Installing a Subi engine is certainly a wonderful repair but kinda...
Re: Parts Questions for 89 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
Thu, 12 Oct 2000 15:47:26 -0400
...Upon taking > the water pipe fitting(part # 025 121 171 ?)off the head I found a very > different rubber gasket that fits in a...
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: Rust around window openings
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Thu, 7 Oct 1999 12:16:41 -0400
...chromy looking, which is > inserted into the outer center of the rubber gasket (at least on the f & b > windshield). I've always assumed...
Re: Don't cry for me Wasserboxer
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:51:43 -0500
Failure of the rubber coolant gasket in a Waterboxer is a given; failure of the compression gasket is not. Unless the engine has been...
Re: Dometic flue, sealing
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:15:54 -0400
...I don't know which interface seal was the problem because I sealed them all, body to rubber gasket, rubber gasket to plate, etc...
back to vanagon content a headgasket question
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Wed, 9 Apr 2003 12:08:07 -0700
Nearly half of the last digest was about scams and virus, nonvanagon stuff enough to blow a gasket. Speaking of gaskets I have a...
Re: head-aches
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Thu, 31 May 2007 09:13:16 -0700
...When the mechanic pulled the heads and re-installed them he might have cut a corner by not separating the rubber gaskets first and...
Re: Cooling System (more White Smoke) symptoms
Historical mailing list - Nunya Business
Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:42:57 -0700
The thing most of us call the 'head gasket'- the rubber gasket between the head and the outer case- doesn't have anything to...
Re: window trim
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Mon, 6 Jul 1998 10:14:28 -0100
> Is the chrome-plastic, outside window trim in the rubber gasket around > the windows on a Vanagon functional, or only for looks? Mine has...
Origin of head gasket design
Historical mailing list - Ray-Corp
Mon, 27 Oct 1997 19:04:04 -0500
Dear Mr McGee Funny, I thought that the head gasket design was Scottish in origin. Didn't they develop the technology of putting rubber...
Re: locating my water/oil leak
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:08:07 -0700
...You can have that outer rubber water gasket gap too small.. which pinches the rubber gaskets there, making them leak sooner than the shold...
Re: experience with Rubber Molded for engine insulation
Historical mailing list - Chuck Theobald
Thu, 29 Mar 2018 22:19:32 -0700
This looks like great stuff! Seems expensive, but consider how many $5.95 gaskets (http://www.gowesty.com/product/side-marker/23371/rear-side...
Re: "windage tray" and other I4 conversion comments
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Tue, 9 Jan 2001 04:47:48 -0800
...http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=538625006 -Dana- T Berk wrote: > > -Dana- > > The upper rubber valve cover gasket is...
Re: window gasket
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Sun, 31 Oct 1999 02:36:40 -0800
...I know Ron and others carry this beading but someone told >> me I'd have to take the window and rubber gasket out to...
Re: Vanagon Mileage (New Beetle TDI Mileage)
Historical mailing list - Berry
Tue, 14 Jul 1998 12:20:54 -0500
At 10:22 AM 7/14/98 -0700, you wrote: >> James only 40mpg? yea but bet you don't have rubber head gaskets, so...
Hi resolution pictures of Wasserboxer
Historical mailing list - T.M.
Thu, 6 Sep 2007 07:38:36 -0400
Hi all, I need high resolution well-lit pics of a complete wasserboxer on the bench, especially in the rubber head-gasket area, to...
Re: Rubber...Our best friend...Our worst enemy
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:13:51 -0500
...Anyone want to >> talk >> about gaskets?...more rubber. Vacuum hoses in the engine >> compartment?: >> rubber, and they can cause infinite frustration and poor performance...
Re: Reply to: Re: '86 Headlight replacment?
Historical mailing list
Sat, 8 Mar 1997 20:17:43 -0500 (EST)
...Lukey) writes: << windshield rubbers before installation, >> why would you wash the rubber before installing? Usually new rubber seals and gaskets come from the factory...
Re: Post chrome strip rubber cleaning Q
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Mon, 16 May 2005 11:42:28 -0400
...Rub the rubber gasket vasoline and the gasket will come back to life.Partsexpress.com has a bottle of rubber conditioner that claims to...
Re: Electrolysis and prevention of corrosion:
Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
Thu, 17 Feb 2000 15:17:31 -0800
...There might be an electrolic portion of head corrosion but it is not the main reason the heads pit under the rubber gasket. I...
Stuff to renew rubber gaskets-what is it?
Historical mailing list - W. Silva
Thu, 11 Jun 1998 08:20:17 -0400
A while back there was a thread about stuff to use on door & window gaskets to help restore their pliablilty and help preserve them...
Re: resealing heads: two tubes of stuff in the gasket kit??
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sat, 17 Dec 2005 17:26:48 -0500
...The larger tube of black stuff is for the big rubber gaskets between the heads and the case. Apply it to both sides of...
Wind wing rubber for sale
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:45:43 -0700
Van folks, I bought Malcolm's new wind wing gaskets while my van was in the shop. Hmm. My wind wing rubber is fine...
Re: Creepy white/tan powder inside windshield rubber
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:03:12 -0400
...The fact that it is on the lower rubber gasket suggests it entered via the vents, and condensed on the inside of your vehicle...
gasket sealant
Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
Tue, 29 Jun 1999 09:38:32 -0400
...small 7mm rubber hose fits on the top front of the rightside head under the alternator. On the one engine the gasket is 2...
Re: Rubber bands in my radiator?!?
Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:45:06 -0500
...someone was using a rubber band to hold something in place while "the glue dried". Such as a gasket, etc. Again nothing comes to...
Re: Parts Questions for 89 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Thu, 12 Oct 2000 15:33:13 -0400
...Upon taking > the water pipe fitting(part # 025 121 171 ?)off the head I found a very > different rubber gasket that fits in a...
Re: uh-oh
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:52:07 -0500
...So this gasket, it is the black rubber gasket at the "base" of the head, right? Mine is seeping on the head side of...
JC Whitney weather stripping and gaskets?
Historical mailing list
Tue, 21 Nov 1995 05:59:21 PST
...My question is- how is the quality of there body gaskets and rubber stuff? Is it on the same level as WCM or RMMW...
Re: Fridge Combustion Chamber Gasket
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Thu, 28 Sep 2000 09:30:54 -0700
...If you're in the same situation, needing > a gasket, try an industrial rubber supply company that deals in gaskets. I was > able to...
Material
Historical mailing list - Shortlidge D Joel
Tue, 21 Dec 1999 20:34:44 -0500
Can any vendors or others give me that preferred material for the Valve gaskets? Cork/Rubber, Just Rubber, Synthetic? ___________________________________________________________________ Why pay more to get...
Re: Need three parts for a 2.1 engine
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:01:33 -0800
...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: window gasket
Historical mailing list - William Maxian
Sat, 30 Oct 1999 20:04:45 -0400
...I know Ron and others carry this beading but someone told > me I'd have to take the window and rubber gasket out to...
Head Gasket Sealing Options?
Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
Fri, 4 Jun 2004 21:25:02 -0400
Hi; When installing new Head gaskets what sealant is best for use between the large rubber head gasket and the cylinder head? Bentley calls...
Re: Sliding Door Problem Fixed
Historical mailing list
Sat, 26 Apr 1997 23:28:52 -0700
I don't know whether WD-40 or silicone is better for rubber, but many years ago, in Wisconsin, where sticking/freezing door gaskets...
1985 Digijet misfire
Historical mailing list - Ignace Speybrouck
Thu, 30 May 2002 00:06:09 -0400
...That's bad since the engine was running quite correct before the gasket job. Question : Could the missing rubber insert in the metal shielded...
Jalousie window rubber is in! (at hand)
Historical mailing list
Mon, 22 Apr 1996 16:06:36 -0700
...Picked up the grey rubber gasket "spline" poop for around the jalousie windows this afternoon. The guage of the rubber is a bit thinner...
Re: Coolant Tank and Gasket
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 8 Dec 2010 14:49:11 -0800
the only rubber gasket associated with the overflow bottle by the license plate is the black rubber gasket for the cap. I wouldn't...
Re: Folllow-up on head gasket question
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:45:05 -0800
...It really is a joke gasket system, and those rubber outer gaskets get soft and mushy, they pinch and split if they gap there...
Re: Rust around window openings
Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
Thu, 7 Oct 1999 12:09:36 EDT
my '88 has a sort of hard plastic insert, semi-chromy looking, which is inserted into the outer center of the rubber gasket (at...
Re: Rear license plate light removal?
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Tue, 12 Dec 2000 06:36:55 -0600
...Removing the housings made inserting the lenses back in to the rubber gasket lips much easier. dimwitted moose and Flying Squirrel -----Original Message----- From...
Re: Rust around window openings
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Fri, 8 Oct 1999 01:19:41 +0200
...chromy looking, which is > inserted into the outer center of the rubber gasket (at least on the f & b > windshield). I've always assumed...
Re: Ground for O2 Sensor?
Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
Fri, 15 Sep 2000 09:48:28 -0600
...The head > (without the added ground) is attached to the block by a rubber gasket so the > only real conductor connecting the two is...
Re: cylinder head drain plug
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:18:56 -0500
...bada** head gasket.I need to cut the top rubber flap on each end, back to the point that the gasket still in the...
Re: Oil Drain Plug Gasket
Historical mailing list - jimt
Tue, 8 Feb 2005 12:38:52 -0700
...Brass Brass with rubber center Nylon Rubber with a brass center Rubber �� jimt Planned insanity is best. Remember that sanity is optional. http://www...
Re: very cool van
Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
Fri, 3 Dec 2010 12:35:10 EST
...two years later, still no leaks from those funky rubber-band gaskets... Subi-anything appears to work in a Vanagon.... hey Guys Why do...