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• head gasket warranty summary?
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Demarest
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 14:36:48 EST
  I was searching the archives for information about head gasket replacement, trying to educate myself as much as possible before having it done. I...
• Re: 'Nother Head Gasket Question
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 2 May 2014 19:44:39 +0000
  Is the "right stuff" the can that has the picture of Chuck Yeager on it? Todd '88 Westy with internal head gasket leak. ----- Original...
• replace windshield ?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Apr 1995 20:46:17 -0400
  ...The ends protruded from the bottom center of my windshield gasket (BTW, the glass is already mounted in the gasket) & rested on the dashboard...
• Re: 2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:16:47 -0800
  ...2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair >> >> Not that anyone has been following this, but my daughter let the engine get...
• intake gasket?
  Historical mailing list - Grungy
  Sat, 12 Mar 2011 10:01:24 -0600
  ...Old intake manifold gasket appears to be glued to the intake manifold. Hard black stuff with paper faces. Paper face I can see is...
• warranty/heads/gaskets FTC
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 6 Apr 1995 15:28:48 -0500 (CDT)
  ...warranty/heads/gaskets FTC I'm familiar with info. in the archives of this list to effect that an FTC situation has led to...
• Re: Vanagon gasket leaks--->which year?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Mar 1999 03:16:00 EST
  ...the watercooled Vanagon ['86-'88?] have a problem with the head gasket leaking? Was this problem fixed ['89+]?. Also...are Vanagons w/ v6 much...
• Re: Heater Core O ring?
  Historical mailing list - Betsy Webb
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 11:24:06 -0400
  When I put a new heater core in back in December I found mine came without a gasket. I just went to the autoparts...
• Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:48:29 -0500
  The Barr's stop leak was meant to stop leaks in the compression (inner) head gasket. Your leak is in the outer rubber gasket...
• Re: Cooling System failure Prevention Idea.
  Historical mailing list - mark keller
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 17:04:40 -0400
  ...I think the main culprit is the head >gasket. Like you said it is rubber instead of metal or something hard like >most head...
• Re: head gaskets
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 07:35:44 EST
  ...This will give the gasket glue something to stick to. Hope this helps, Ken Wilford http://www.vanagain.com John 3:16 Office (856...
• head gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - populuxe
  Sun, 4 May 2003 14:28:35 -0500
  ...Steve specializes in VW and has a bus and vanagon; has estimated my 90 at about $1,000 for the "vanagone" head gaskets". I...
• Re: uh-oh
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:50:57 -0500
  ...Dont think this happens with new gaskets, though. Are you sure the coolant is not coming from some other place than the head gaskets...
• window trim strip =?UTF-8?Q?substitute=3F?=
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Sat, 15 Jan 2011 16:14:19 -0700
  Like many of you I'm interested in replacing the no-longer-silver and generally bad shape window gasket trim strip with something in...
• Re: valve cover gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 31 Oct 2001 08:33:19 -0500
  ...valve cover gasket replacement Hey folks, I'm planning on replacing the valve cover gaskets on my 82 this weekend. Anyone have any tips...
• Re: flywheel seal dealer price
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 13:38:17 -0400
  I replaced mine with the seal that's included with the engine gasket set. I had used the head gaskets from the set some...
• Re: '88 AT differential oil pan gasket
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 7 Nov 2006 19:04:45 -0800
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: '88 AT differential oil pan gasket Can't find it in the ETKA, nor on 4 different vendor sites...
• Re: Head gasket replacement cost
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:09:00 +0000
  ...Blazer Automotive: $1000 just for gaskets, $2000 for heads/gaskets $4000 for a rebuild Wright's German: Same Verner's: Same Conversions: Concourse Motors...
• Re: aircooled exhaust studs
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Sun, 24 Feb 2002 08:52:15 -0700
  ...I see evidence (red stuff) of some kind of gasket paste along with the metal gaskets between the crossover pipe flanges and the manifold...
• Re: leaking oil at filler tube
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 2 Dec 2007 18:45:12 -0800
  ...I see that bus depot sells the gasket, but for something like this I'll probably make my own. It's not a big...
• Re: 2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:31:16 -0800
  ...The head gaskets leaked and the thermostat >> housing was warped, primarily, but I had some other troubles along the way >> like a cylinder frozen...
• Re: Vanagon exhaust gaskets for 84GL Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sat, 25 Sep 2010 20:57:44 +0000
  ...Have to see which > gaskets I used sealant on. If all of the sealant gaskets held, then I > will > use the sealant throughout. > > Any...
• unpleasant surprise
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Tue, 30 Mar 1999 12:37:51 -0500
  ...I used a new tube of OEM VW head gasket sealant from a dealer on the rubber gasket. I have noticed that the stuff...
• Head Gasket Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Nick Young
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 07:31:50 -0700
  ...I fixed this but NOW I realized that the antifreeze coming from the engine was out of the passenger side head gasket. There is...
• Re: Complete Head Gasket Set
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 20:18:55 -0600
  ...The going price for ALL (gasket set 025 198 009B, thermostat 025 121 113F, water pump 025 121 010AL) is $150 plus shipping. I...
• Re: Valve cover gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 12:42:10 -0700
  ...Valve cover gaskets > I in the middle of changing the valve cover gaskets on my 82 Westy(CA > exhaust). Is there a trick to...
• Re: head gasket problem ?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 22 Sep 2001 09:00:03 -0700
  ...head gasket problem ? In a message dated 9/21/2001 8:48:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: head gasket...
• Re: Front Heater Box Overhaul / Damper Gasketing
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 04:07:04 EST
  ...I just pulled an airbox which I renewed years ago and the damper gasketing shows no signs of queefing out. Unfortunately, for the life...
• Re: Update and question inline VW Van block swap (in progress)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 18 Sep 2010 13:26:52 -0700
  Are you certain the head gasket is installed so the oil feed hole to the head is line up with the block ??? The head...
• Rebuilt engine for 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Fadi N. Makhlouf
  Wed, 31 Mar 1999 12:21:18 -0500
  I think my Vanagon's head gasket finally blew! (It was just a matter of time I suppose). I am contemplating my options now...
• difference between elring and reinz gasket kit quality?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Fri, 23 May 2003 15:55:14 -0700
  Are these equivalent quality gasket kits. I guess neither is complete, and apparently one of them is missing the sealant goop, but are there...
• Re: clutch replacement - anything else while I'm in there?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 08:02:02 EST
  ...Buy, borrow, steal or cut a new gasket. George
• Window gasket sealant?
  Historical mailing list - Agent99
  Fri, 19 May 2006 10:11:17 -0400
  ...The frame is newly painted and the gasket is also new. Is it better to use the silicon based product or the traditional black...
• Re: Head gasket leaking. Bummer.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:33:34 -0800
  ...Head gasket leaking. Bummer. > <sure..........take care of it for a while> > > How about a quote for a proper repair so the guy can...
• The vanagaon temp gauge is crap
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 25 Jun 2004 08:18:08 -0700
  ...there is only 2 reasons that the head gasket did blow over pressure or bad seal of the gasket. -bad sealing head side of...
• Overheated, head gaskets blown, etc
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 11:18:23 -0700
  ...Took the push rod tube cover off just now and the right side head gasket seems to have been boiled. Pouring water into the...
• Re: simple question about valve cover and waterboxer NOT for sale
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 08:26:23 -0700
  You shouldn't any type of sealant on VW valve cover gaskets. It sounds like the cover itself is bent or warped. You can...
• Re: Rock auto = smoking rock on shipping prices
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:37:47 -0800
  ...17 shipping for one gasket ..bye bye ! On 2/20/2013 4:41 PM, JRodgers wrote: > I've had bizarre dealings with Rock Auto...
• 10 year anniversary
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 22:07:43 -0700
  ...cam shaft end seal new exhaust manifold (old one was still usable) exh man gasket intake man gasket valve cover gasket crankshaft seal distributor...
• Re: [vanagon] bubbles in my overflow tank?
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Mon, 31 May 2004 09:14:34 -0700
  If the head gasket is leaking it will usually start out by allowing the extremely high pressure of the combustion burp into the coolant...
• Re: exhaust gaskets leaking
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 2 Feb 2008 18:03:22 -0800
  ...They by themselves, the port gaskets, are not weak especially, unless someone put in el cheapo's or something. The exhaust port gaskets are...
• Dometic 182 b fridge for sale.
  Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 16:48:48 -0400
  ...It has one door tray, and the bottom of the door gasket is gone. But....I figure that a stroll to an appliance parts...
• Re: AT Seal and Gasket Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Greg Stelz
  Sat, 23 Feb 2002 04:12:37 -0800
  ...I was planning on just replacing the pan gasket and brake band cover o-ring. How would you know if the piston seals are...
• leaking head gasket?
  Historical mailing list - aj
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 17:25:55 -0500
  ...The leak appears almost immediately {hot or cold}when running the engine at the gasket in the center of the engine where the head...
• Re: how can you tell head gaskets have been replaced?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:47:24 -0700
  As I can tell by experience, the original gaskets don't have excess goo pressed out by the rubbers, the replaced ones almost alway...
• Re: bad mechanic???
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 12:49:37 -0400
  ...While I can appreciate your frustration, there's no way that idling the van for 1/2 hour should have blown the head gaskets...
• Re: my own coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 17:51:41 -0500
  ...The first thing to let go is the "CHEAP" flexible outer head gasket. (This gasket is a joke, it remind me of the V2...
• Re: Oil plug gasket -- FLAPS?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 8 Aug 2011 17:41:29 -0700
  ...The three pack of the white nylon gaskets work really well. > They also have a metal gasket-crush washer that actually crushes that fits...
• Re: Adjusting Valves on '77
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 04 May 1995 13:43:06 +0600
  ...Do I need to but a sealant on the gasket when installing? Are there >any other tricks to remember or be careful of?? > >TIA...
• Re: uh-oh
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:26:23 -0600
  ...Dont >>> think this happens with new gaskets, though. Are you sure the >>> coolant is not coming from some other place than the head gaskets...
• Fuzzy Gasket
  Historical mailing list - Ed Henckel
  Sun, 22 Jun 1997 18:37:07 -0700
  ...I'm looking for the 'fuzzy gasket' that goes between the drivers (or passengers) door and the door post. I assume that it is...
• Head Gasket Mediation & Arbitration
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Mon, 27 Oct 1997 11:24:55 -0800
  ...settlement entered into after action by the FTC regarding engine/head gasket failures has expired and thus VW no longer picks up any percentage...
• Re: Head Survey Form -- Last Draft
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 01:17:04 -0700
  ...Per suggestions of others, I have added a few questions on longevity and cost of 3 solutions to leaky heads/gaskets: replace with coated...
• Re: clutch replacement - anything else while I'm in there?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 10:28:03 -0500
  I bought that gasket by itself through Bus Depot. Needed it when I relplaced the input shaft. Mike >> In a message dated 2/3...
• Re: head sealant
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 17:39:59 -0600
  ...head sealant > I have a complete gasket set from BD. It came with a tube of sealant for the > head gasket. Should/can I...
• Head gasket replacement cost
  Historical mailing list - sam pacifico
  Mon, 29 May 2000 16:19:28 -0500
  ...It appears inevitable that I will need at least a head gasket job at some point in the future. I would like to consider...
• Re: oil leaking from valve cover 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 07:00:30 -0500
  ...Remove the old gasket, clean up the cover, lay the new gasket in (VW says no sealant is necessary but a thin bead of...
• Pop top front seal question
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 12:28:07 -0800
  ...But the guy from BD thought it goes flat side out which to me would cause the gasket to curve away from the luggage...
• Re: Mystery oil leak on 2.1 please help with ideas
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 07:49:27 -0400
  ...I throw the gasket away that comes with the gasket set for the oil > pump cover. The reason I do this is that although...
• Re: Fw: Exhaust gaskets... sealer?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 6 Apr 2006 18:08:28 -0400
  Very nice gaskets! Too bad I already spent *last* Sunday getting rid of my exhaust leaks. :-) I used the OEM gaskets that Bus Depot...