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• Re: To those '83-'85 Vanagon folks
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Tue, 06 Sep 94 21:34:29 CDT
  ...Either the metal sealing ring (1) or the 'O' ring (2), or both may be damaged. ....................................................................... (1) is the outer most sealing ring; next...
• Re: head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 23:48:48 -0500
  ...head gaskets hey all, when sealing head gaskets. is it okay to take fine sand paper to the sealing surface to remove the adhesive...
• Head restoration.
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fahy
  07 Jul 97 14:17:13 EDT
  I just pulled the heads off of my '87, much to my surprise the upper rubber and metal sealing rings that my Bentley manual...
• Oil pump sealing questions...
  Historical mailing list - Donald Adams
  Sun, 17 Apr 2005 08:52:25 -0700
  ...is best to use here? b>Bentley says to use new SEALING NUTS on the oil pump. It this what most people do? Or...
• Re: How to fix a leaking banjo fitting
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 2 Oct 2012 18:10:30 -0700
  ...alistair On 2012-10-02, at 2:46 PM, Ed wrote: > The sealing washers are probably work hardened and are no longer soft enough...
• Re: Sealing distributor
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 6 Nov 2000 07:17:01 -0800
  ...Sealing distributor Does anyone have any good ideas on attaching and sealing the hall sensor plug attached to the distributor? Mine has become unlatchable...
• Re: VDO oil sender with untapered threads?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 9 Dec 2011 16:53:15 -0500
  ...Does anybody now if the VDO sender > comes in a version with standard M10 threads and a sealing washer, instead > of tapered threads? > > Thanks...
• Re: front heat box foam, was 'sound deadening'
  Historical mailing list - Chris M.
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 16:04:15 -0600
  Is used for sealing heating and cooling - like duct tape used to be but this material is superior for sealing heating/cooling ducts. I...
• Re: Best case sealing glue???
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 1996 17:47:45 -1000
  I use Curil (sp?) non-hardening sealant with excellent results. -Tom
• more specifically....
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 18:00:44 EST
  ...what i need are the metal sealing rings that come with the head gasket kits. they are the ones that seal the cylinder sleeves...
• Re: Shims, sealing rings, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 17 Aug 1998 14:45:49 -0700
  ...Don't have a Bentley for this engine, only a > Haines, but it talks about "sealing rings" on the heads. So is the head...
• Re: windshield sealing Q
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sun, 12 Dec 2004 08:56:05 -0800
  ...Is >the trim part of the sealing feature or is my windshield or is it leaking >for a different reason? TIA, JinNJ '86 Syncro...
• Re: exhaust gaskets + permatex?
  Historical mailing list - JOHNSON THOMAS H
  Thu, 7 Dec 1995 18:43:41 -0900 (AKST)
  ...Permatex (you guys are talking about the brown colored I hope) is > also perfect for the sealing of the two halves of an aircooled...
• Re: Engine Assembly Wizzdom
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:44:40 -0700
  ...If there is a sealing problem on the case halves, I would expect it to be because of physical imperfections ...warped case, dinged sealing...
• Head gasket sealing
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 5 Apr 2000 18:12:16 EDT
  ...They contend there is a growing number of engine assemblers, professional and private, who are sealing both sides of the rubber gasket on WBX...
• Re: 85 Vanagon; oring sealing
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 15:26:13 -0700
  ...85 Vanagon; oring sealing Okay guys, I'm going to use copper sealant to attempt to fill the small pitts on the pipe side...
• Re: How to fix a leaking banjo fitting
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 2 Oct 2012 19:58:07 -0700
  People don't have a jar of new and used miscellaneous metal sealing rings they saved up over the years ? that's where I...
• Bolt-Prep?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Wed, 7 Jul 1999 15:35:17 -0700
  Can anyone tell me where I can find this fabeled Bolt Prep stuff for sealing head nuts? dave
• Buyers beware - Fuel tank sealing kits
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Fri, 25 May 2012 20:00:46 -0400
  ...A fuel tank sealing kit was purchased for my van by a friend. On installation we realized the gasket for the sending unit was...
• Re: front heater problems 85'
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 06:33:09 -0800
  I am going through the job of re-sealing my heater box on my 87. It is a pain but not that bad. More...
• Head question - ceramic coating
  Historical mailing list - Rubatoguy on Mindspring
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 20:38:08 -0800
  ...the heads because the coating would be thick enough to impair sealing of the heads. Does that sound reasonable to the listees? Does anyone...
• Valve oil sealing rings.
  Historical mailing list - Aaron J. Wood
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 00:38:54 +0000
  ...and I noticed that it says to put on new oil sealing rings aroung the valves. The picture shows something that lookes like a...
• Re: compression
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Sun, 22 Mar 1998 22:24:33 -0500
  ...Anyone >out there have any suggestions. > Could possibly be a valve sealing problem. A slightly warped valve will kill your compression. If you pull...
• Re: 83 H2O Head Installation
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Birk
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 11:13:51 -0500
  The WBX head meets the cylinder with a metal sealing ring thus lapping would have no effect.
• Re: How to fix a leaking banjo fitting
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 07:06:16 -0700
  ...Both those metals > anneal by quenching, not slow cool. >> >> alistair >> >> >> >> >> On 2012-10-02, at 2:46 PM, Ed wrote: >> >>> The sealing washers are...
• Sealing goop on cylinder sleeve inboard ends?
  Historical mailing list - Rob Scott
  Sun, 19 Oct 2003 16:51:38 -0700
  ...Nothing is mentioned in The Book about sealing goop there, but then again the book doesn't really give particular mention to sealing goop...
• Re: window scoop
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:36:24 -0400
  ...There is no sealing diaphragm on a Westy's A pillar air channel and when my left side started getting drafty, I had a...
• Re: oil drain plug sealing rings?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 21:45:03 EDT
  ...Probably had something to do with the larger OD putting some additional or incorrect loading on the case sealing surface area, but who really...
• Re: Transmission section (Removing & sealing 4S)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:28:08 -0500
  Oh la la.. c'est magnifique ca. :P Erm anyways, nice writeup for replacing transmission seals. :) sudhir.
• Re: Gas tank sealing?
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Sat, 6 Oct 2007 14:50:22 -0300
  ...I read the instructions offered by POR-15 >>fuel tank sealing product. They specify to rotate the tank to keep >>the sealing product from...
• Re: Aircooled '81 2L cylinder sealing ring questions
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 18:36:07 -0500
  ...Aircooled '81 2L cylinder sealing ring questions > Hi All, > > I'm rebuilding my 81 Westy and came across a VW service bulletin which says...
• Re: How to reseal propane connection?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 6 Jun 2001 17:11:26 -0400
  ...Gas Seal Tape is >manufactured to the highest density of any teflon thread sealing tape on >the market. Ordinary teflon tapes are stretched 600...
• RE: Head restoration.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Wed, 9 Jul 97 00:43:18 UT
  The metal sealing rings commonly stick to the inside of the heads - look like a thin raised ring around the top of the bore...
• Re: How to fix a leaking banjo fitting
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Tue, 2 Oct 2012 20:34:56 -0500
  ...Both those metals anneal by quenching, not slow cool. > > alistair > > > > > On 2012-10-02, at 2:46 PM, Ed wrote: > >> The sealing washers are...
• Re: campers and colors
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Thu, 9 May 1996 10:26:54 -0400
  ...1956-58 Dove Blue 1959-61 Beige Grey over Sealing Wax Red 1962-63 Beige Grey over Sealing Wax Red ? White over ? Green 1964...
• Re: sealing compound for skylight bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 19:07:18 -0500
  ...VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 3:52 PM Subject: sealing compound for skylight bolts? > After installing a new skylight on my 85...
• Re: silicon greese?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 23 Jan 1999 18:00:23 -0800
  The thread that mentioned silicone grease was about sealing o-rings. Silicone grease (I use Dow Corning #5) should be available from your local...
• Re: Head Gaskets are Shot
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Feb 1997 09:22:27 PST
  If you remove equal amounts of material from the sealing surface AND the deck, would not the geometry remain the same? Ken Lewis On...
• spring clamps (was Front Heater Control Valve Replacement Tricks?)
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Wed, 24 May 2000 20:56:39 -0700
  ...sealing force that self-adjusts for eventual rubber shrinkage, movement, etc; + they can't be overtightened (if sized properly), and provide full circle sealing...
• sky light vent sealing
  Historical mailing list - David Cooper
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 22:41:24 EST
  What is the best stuff to use to seal around the hardware and the seal of a skylight vent? Thanks for the help. Coop...
• Re: How to fix a leaking banjo fitting
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 11:07:13 -0400
  Alistair, I don't wish to drag this out longer but my comments were only for emergency recovery of some very low stressed sealing...
• Re: Battery Purchases
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Oct 94 14:19:21 EDT
  ...Having that vent hole probably doesn't help matters > > much and I am wondering if sealing it would effect these new maintenance > > free gell...
• Re: oil drain plug sealing rings?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 23:44:26 +0200
  ...Bloss" wrote: > I seem to remember getting some copper crush sealing rings with some oil > filters a while back, but they're not in...
• Re: Border Partings (low VW Content]
  Historical mailing list - Nancy E. Dodge
  Tue, 23 Jul 1996 18:55:22 -0700
  <<did you see the nice clean sealing wax red & white 64 standard micro in his movie?>> I was just going to ask that question...
• a new idea on the well beaten subject of leaking head gaskets...
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 17:05:55 -0800
  ...So how about simply sealing AROUND that gasket EXTERNALLY, preventing leakage of coolant? I know this sounds awfuly non-professional, but since engine dismantling...
• Re: ?'s On Seam Sealing
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:30:32 -0600
  On Jun 28, 2011, at 6:19 PM, Max Wellhouse wrote: > but > wondered what the ultimate tool for digging is? Media blaster using walnut...
• another temp senor II question
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 13:46:18 -0800
  Of what material is the sealing ring for this sensor made? Is it aluminum? I just want to make sure that I have the...
• Manual Transmission Drive Flange Seal
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Sat, 9 Aug 2014 21:34:44 -0700
  ...When I disconnected my right inboard CV joint, gear oil poured out of the center of the Drive Flange because the center sealing plug...
• Re: Sealing goop on cylinder sleeve inboard ends?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 19 Oct 2003 20:34:14 -0400
  ...Nothing is mentioned in The Book about sealing goop there, but then again the book doesn't really give particular mention to sealing goop...
• Re: Battery Purchases
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Oct 94 12:33:07 MDT
  ...I can't tell from your original post why you think sealing the vent holes will do anything for the battery. The battery'll...
• head gasket sealing
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 17:45:27 EST
  ...when sealing my gaskets, i put the sealant in small beads directly onto the rim of the block, not on the head itself? reason...
• Sealing holes
  Historical mailing list - Jay Fitzgerald
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 14:22:20 -0600
  ...Off topic but sealing the bus is a good all around idea. Jay PS: Now I set a mousetrap at night before I go...
• Transmission section (Removing & sealing 4S)
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Mon, 19 Dec 2005 04:25:45 -0500
  Hi, here is a new section on my site, white portion is in English and green in French... http://www.benplace.com/transmission.htm...
• Re: Engine Replacement Options
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:29:06 -0400
  How do you figure? That's not how it works...... > To me, if a valve is seating well and sealing well, it means that...
• Re: sealing compound for skylight bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 14:24:32 -0800
  ...12, 2000 12:53 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: sealing compound for skylight bolts? After installing a new skylight on my 85...
• Re: Another fuel line question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:49:59 -0400
  ...one end rusts away, at which point the sealing cap (sort of like the sealing piece that lets you carry a baby bottle around...
• Re: New diesel oil pans
  Historical mailing list - Echo Industries, Inc.
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 22:30:14 -0400
  ...the > new oil pans actually have a 'different' sealing mechanism (ie, a bolt > with sealing washer in a hole as opposed to the old...
• Re: use 3M"fast+Firm"sealer?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 21:28:55 -0600
  ...The fast and firm is for interior seam sealing, not exterior. 3-M body panel adhesive is what you should have used. ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 85...
• Re: Sealing Questions
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Thu, 14 Nov 2002 13:32:43 -0800
  Brian Walker wrote: > I just want to know what to use to seal the air flow meter cover when I am ready to put...
• Re: Shims, sealing rings, etc.
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 17 Aug 1998 16:33:42 -0500
  ...Don't have a Bentley for this engine, only a >Haines, but it talks about "sealing rings" on the heads. So is the head...