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• Re: Oil Cooler Marks
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 Dec 2015 12:35:08 -0500
  ...I know that this rubber gasket can fail over time and suspect that's what's happened here; the gasket feels quite stiff. i...
• Re: head gasket problem ?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 23 Sep 2001 08:29:41 -0400
  ...I had similar problems and thought it to be a leaking head gasket. I had done a compression test and found that #1 would...
• Re: ## 1998 head gasket failure survey results
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sun, 14 Oct 2001 21:56:58 -0500
  Hi, Boston Bob Donalds at Bostonengine.com has a complete article on his web site about the DIY head gasket replacement procedure. Bye, Mark...
• Re: cracked AMC heads question
  Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
  Sun, 9 Sep 2007 20:43:54 -0700
  ...So I'd be careful about AMC heads, if nothing else. > > I'm finding it necessary to check how much the water gasket gets...
• Re: 2nd opinion wtd: Compression vs Head gasket leak
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ayers
  Thu, 29 Jan 2004 19:44:50 -0600
  Matt, When I had my heads done this past spring the leaking gasket was the water jacket gasket. I had good compression on all...
• Re: Minor Oil pump leak and minor valve cover leak
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 17:14:30 -0500
  Valve cover gaskets are the easiest thing to do IMHO on the vanagon. Take a big screw driver and insert it between the valve...
• Re: head-aches
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 May 2007 08:59:40 -0400
  ...Yes it is possible to get a bad outer gasket, (I have had a few) but there is either a problem wit the mating...
• Re: Rock auto = smoking rock on shipping prices
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:41:52 -0600
  ...I ordered one, and wrote it off as an anomaly. > > Tonight I was going to order some exhaust, intake and muffler pipe gaskets. > I...
• Weld heads?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Oct 1995 12:54:52 -0400
  ...Remove heads weld them at a machine shop and replace with new gaskets. Alternatives includes new VW heads (expensive!) Is there an after-market...
• The transitional engine...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 May 1996 00:01:23 -0400
  ...Is it the head gasket failing, the heads corroding, or some sort of blockage in the cooling system that causes the leaks. My '84...
• Re: Using Gunk or other engine cleaning solvents!
  Historical mailing list - Randy Herd
  Fri, 11 Jan 2002 07:18:14 -0700
  ...Not just the front & rear seals, but the pan gasket, side cover gasket, fuel pump gasket, etc. Probably because the were original and had...
• Re: 2.1 gasket sets?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:00:53 -0500
  > Nearly had a cow when my local parts place told me it would > cost about $150 for a gasket set. What happened? > Who has...
• Re: Adjusting Valves on '77
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 05 May 1995 11:04:35 -0500
  I have gotten by nicely without using gasket sealer. I would recommend carefully scraping and cleaning the gasket channel on the cover (careful not...
• Re: warranty/heads/gaskets FTC
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 06 Apr 1995 17:26:32 EDT
  All this talk about cracked heads and leaking head gaskets is starting to get me worried. I may buy an '82 Westy with 81k...
• Re: head gaskets
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Nov 1997 06:49:20 -0500
  In a message dated 97-11-11 03:47:39 EST, toycraft@THERIVER.COM writes: << A question regarding the water-boxer head gasket problem...
• Re: paint jobs
  Historical mailing list - , Dieter Thiessen
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 21:15:35 EST
  ...5,000.....remove and replace all gaskets and sunroof seal...remove and replace all outside hardware.....sandblast seams and recaulk....fix small rust spot...
• Re: AT Seal and Gasket Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alan Shearer
  Sat, 23 Feb 2002 01:38:15 -0000
  ...I just replaced the pan gasket, the two 2nd gear brake band piston seals, and two brake band cover O-rings. I bought the...
• heater box sealant
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 16:45:18 -0800
  ...My question is there was a black sticky sealant all over the foam gaskets between the heater box & the body. What is that stuff...
• Re: Lower Cargo door hinge & weather strip replacement questions
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 17:42:55 -0500
  If you need your door gaskets to take up more space, and make the doors shut tighter, smear(gob) vasoline on them and set...
• Re: Windshield is in
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:47:24 +0000
  Let me guess-gasket on backwards? Jeff Stewart ----- "B Feddish" <uprightbassghost@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: The windshield is in. I will never never admit to...
• Re: oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Thu, 10 May 2007 02:54:52 -0500
  ...Wed, 9 May 2007 18:11:31 -0700 > > [...] what ingredient [must the oil pump gasket] contain to make it > appropriate for the application? And...
• Vent window noise
  Historical mailing list - Royston, Jerry
  Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:04:22 -0500
  ...Will replacing the gasket/seal take care of this problem? The window is not closing tight enough but I don't want to wedge...
• Re: diesel head gasket - which one?
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 22:26:16 -0400
  ...how can I tell in advance (without removing the gasket >and looking at the notches or measuring the pistons,) which head gasket I >need...
• Subject: Re: So what did you use for the heater box foam rubber on the
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Mon, 8 May 2006 20:00:46 -0700
  ...Once again, these OEM gaskets have a skin on them for some reason. Must be for durability and sealing. A flat gasket must seal...
• Re: Good Price on 1.9l heads?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 18:41:08 -0700
  ...760 519 0193 Jim Felder wrote: > Whoa! It may not be your head gasket, And even if it is, it's the > gasket set...
• Re: port matching intake manifolds to heads
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:56:19 -0800
  ...My intake manifold > openings are smaller than the gasket openings (gasket between the intake > manifolds and the heads) which have openings that are slightly...
• Re: ATF filter: urban legend?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 11:59:30 -0700
  ...Naturally the Bentley has labelled the filter, filter gasket, and pan gasket as "always replace" parts, but you can probably get away with reusing...
• Re: Parts Questions for 89 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 08:40:48 -0400
  When this leak happened to us, I found that the coolant was coming from a hairline crack in the plastic fitting, not the gasket...
• Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:52:15 -0400
  ...If someone were to film themselves doing a head gasket job, engine removal, etc. I'd be willing to edit and package the video...
• Need a gasket
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:00:17 -0700
  ...I had Van-Cafe ship me all the bits I need, except it looks like they left one gasket out. It's for the...
• Re: It's alive, but it gives bad head! (Fixing head leak on '87 2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 22:19:48 -0500
  ...Revised bill of materials: --- Rubber head gasket (between head and water jacket) - original VW "The Right Stuff" sealant for rubber head gasket Green o...
• Re: this has me rethinking dexcool
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:59:07 -0700
  ...GM had a new, re-designed gasket available so I, unsuspecting, offered to change it for him. I mean, how much work is an...
• Re: Oil Pump Gasket (was: oil pressure)
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 10 May 2007 09:06:21 -0700
  ...Indeed, it's hard to find a material that hasn't been pressed into service as a gasket or seal. I once patched the...
• Auto Trans pan gasket and filter replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:26:37 -0400
  OK, gang - may be a simple proceedure - but it's me we're dealing with here :) I want to replace the trans pan gasket...
• Re: '84 Vanagon front door rain leaks
  Historical mailing list - J. Andersen
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 18:11:06 -0700
  ...I think the rubber gasket holding the glass in is porous and the water in wicking through the gasket, it doesn't have a...
• Gas tank parts
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 8 Aug 1998 21:03:10 -0700
  ...gas tank filler neck gasket ($6.22) 3 N-901-004-01 These are the small vent line gaskets ($2.88) This was for...
• Vanagon gasket leaks--->which year?
  Historical mailing list - Larry L. Bissell
  Sun, 14 Mar 1999 19:52:13 -0800
  ...Is it true that the watercooled Vanagon ['86-'88?] have a problem with the head gasket leaking? Was this problem fixed ['89+]?. Also...are...
• Diesel Pump is Leaking!
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 13:07:26 -0700
  Motorious is leaking fuel from the gasket between the pump body and the square piece that bolts on with Torx head screws that the...
• Re: Valve covers
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 17 Jun 2006 08:36:52 -0700
  ...I remeber that the cover gaskets are > the same. > > Yep. Same-same, wasserboxer and beetle, for covers, gaskets, and retaining bails. You can find...
• Re: EB2007 Vanaru Test Drive
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:58:58 -0400
  It's my understanding that the early 2.5s are the ones that had the headgasket problems and that putting the newer type gaskets...
• Re: drips of antifreeze off head
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 1 Jan 2013 15:22:30 -0800
  ...and RS is a fantastic gasket sealer. I'd use it to seal the rubber gaskets even ... but not to fill in missing metal...
• Re: uh-oh
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:27:57 -0800
  ...Then I measure the thinness of the water gasket- same thing .............3.5 mm. So the gasket was not getting squeezed at all ! I...
• Re: how can you tell head gaskets have been replaced?
  Historical mailing list - Bart Prinsen
  Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:06:32 -0700
  ...A couple people who came to look at > it > > > though that aftermarket gaskets could be identified. One guy though > > > aftermarket gaskets are orange and...
• Re: M/T Bellhousing Rehab question...
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:30:16 -0400
  ...i have always used the paper gasket. whether you can > get away with other types of sealing strategies i do not know. > > jonathan > > > On...
• Re: what else to replace along with head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 20:02:42 -0500
  ...what else to replace along with head gaskets What other components should one a) definitely replace or b) consider replacing while doing the head...
• Re: Oil leak at head cover
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 23:49:52 -0400
  ...Should I just replace the head gasket? OMG! Why? Fix the valve cover leak with a new gasket and be happy. Buy a Bentley...
• Re: Dometic question (combustion chamber seal)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:44:47 -0700
  ...As it stands, I'm using the old gasket over with some hi temp sealant. The gasket has no breaks in it. Neil. On...
• Re: 83 westy overheating
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Nov 94 17:38:27 AST
  ...The dollars start to build ominously!! Next step is to start pricing gaskets, $160Cdn each, 'no I don't want a full kit for...
• Re: Exhaust leaks, need ideas
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 13:58:25 -0700
  ...I am using the metal one side gaskets which is correct for this van. I am looking for ideas for what to do next...
• Re: New oil pump not snug in case
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:09:12 -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: head gaskets and time bombs
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Feb 1996 09:19:03 -0500
  ...My '88 Vanagon GL (2.1L) had to have it's gaskets replaced at about 70K miles. I believe it cost me around US...
• Re: Tranaxle gear carrier gasket
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 28 Jul 2014 16:38:05 -0400
  ...I no longer use the gasket here. Loctitie 518 flange sealant. If it is a small leak try cleaning the area really good and...
• Re: Engine installed and blowing a little smoke
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak VE3SMF
  Tue, 25 Jun 2013 04:57:43 -0700
  ...What were the signs/symptoms that made you replace the head gaskets, and why was the engine pulled in the first place? Was the...
• Fall Head and Gasket Specials (Shamelss Plug)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Sep 1999 13:37:24 EDT
  ...Complete Engine Gasket kit w/ head sealant for 1.9l or 2.1l waterboxer engine- $99 The AMC heads are new and require no...
• Re: Loctite 518 uses on Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 06:36:06 -0800
  ...The Right Stuff seems to be the answer for head gaskets. ________________________________ From: Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Fri...
• how can you tell head gaskets have been replaced?
  Historical mailing list - Bart Prinsen
  Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:09:13 -0700
  ...A couple people who came to look at it though that aftermarket gaskets could be identified. One guy though aftermarket gaskets are orange and...
• Tune-up parts list?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Wed, 17 Oct 2001 17:42:10 -0700
  I'm looking at a '91 Carat (automatic, A/C) that looks great, but both head gaskets are leaking. It's got 130K on...
• 1990 Vanagon for sale--Charleston WV
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sun, 30 Nov 2003 18:00:27 -0500
  $4000 Not a carat, but has a rear seat, fold down bed, the body trim and the alloy wheels.........New head gaskets last week...
• 1.9 water pump question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 3 May 2015 10:47:33 -0700
  ...The pump I got (Graf) includes the big O-ring and the two gaskets on the pump, but not the small O-ring for...
• Re: Trans pan gasket--tool source
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 12 Mar 2016 12:21:19 -0800
  ...if you're talking about the ATF pan gasket, then you need to remove the filler tube. the right tool for that is a...