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• AFC engine valvetrain help
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Mon, 25 Jul 2011 23:33:04 -0400
  ...New tube seals are in. The old ones were torn like the same dufuss installed them.... Jason
• Steering rack question
  Historical mailing list - David G. Hobbs
  Fri, 24 Sep 1999 10:40:42 -0500
  ...whether a reseal kit is all I need to fix leaking seals. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance David David Hobbs Dghobbs...
• Re: Window whistling
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 08:42:57 -0800
  All the seals are present and flexible on my 90, and I still get a fair amount of wind noise. Glad the oil problem...
• Slave cylinder RIP ?
  Historical mailing list - wogdog
  Sun, 26 Mar 2006 15:18:12 -0800
  ...the clutch pedal, to no avail, I'm assuming that the seals are shot in the thing and I need a new one. I...
• Re: Any Used Valagon 2.1L engines available
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 23:36:39 -0500
  Except for the seals, which you'd probably replace anyway, aren't they the same? Mike Larry Chase wrote: > Volks, > > Fellow Syncro Owner & Non...
• replacing window glass seals
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Fri, 15 Nov 2013 22:36:16 -0800
  I found two windows with leaky seals this summer, the rear hatch and the sliding door windows. So I planned on getting those replaced...
• What is the worst design part in the Vanagon What a bunch of wimps, whiners, winers and complainers.
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 08:39:35 -0700
  ...OEM Pop Top Seals Ok, here it goes, (and I do Love my Vanagon) 1. needs a bigger fuel tank, cruising range is too...
• Re: Oil Seal Question
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:54:17 EST
  ...A friend has oil leaks from the seals on her 1.9 L. Question is, if the leaks are small (getting some spray in...
• Re: Gas Tank Leak
  Historical mailing list - Wade Yorke
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 20:56:03 -0300
  I had the same thing happen and after taking the tank out found it was just the vent grommet/seals that had become hard...
• Re: Installing pop top seals
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 8 May 2004 15:04:59 EDT
  ...where I can find some articles about how to install new > seals around my pop top and luggage rack? I ordered the complete kit...
• Re: Intermittent smoking and rough running.. Inline 4 conversion engine, long..
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:01:38 -0900
  ...engines are notorious for bad valve stem seals and worn > > guides. > > With the proper tolls, the seals are fairly easy to repalce wit the...
• Re: power steering rack leaking
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:17:21 -0400
  ...Don't use power steering fluid in the power steering system of your Vanagon! Doing so can kill the seals and cause the rack...
• Re: popup top seals-Other questions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:40:39 -0600
  ...BZ-now if I can just figure out how to install BD's German mud flaps? > > > Link: > > http://busdepot.com/details/canvas.jsp#seals...
• PSA: cheap rear brake cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 17 May 2012 20:39:07 -0400
  ...The springs hold the seals against the pistons, in addition to holding the pistons against the shoes. This is an age-old design which...
• Re: pop-top seals
  Historical mailing list - Gail Fitzpatrick
  Wed, 4 Mar 1998 01:39:24 -0800
  At 05:29 PM 3/3/98 -0800, you wrote: >Anybody have an opinion om pop-top seals from JC Whitney? They seem to...
• Diesel Westy oil leak
  Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
  Wed, 6 Jun 2001 11:39:14 -0800
  ...The oil leaks from areas where there are seals, main seals, head gasket, etc. There does not seem to be leaks at the filler...
• Re: STUPID QUESTION?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 13:43:51 -0500
  ...It's crank case pressure that blows seals not oil viscosity. In spite of your degree in physics and your mechanic's degree in...
• Re: In Missoula, overfilled oil UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:55:27 -0700
  ...I'll be taking the van >> in for a week to have the transmission pulled, rebuilt at German >> Transaxle, with all new seals put...
• Request Ron Salmon, rest discard
  Historical mailing list - Roger Meier
  Tue, 21 Jan 1997 16:15:46 -0800 (PST)
  Ron, Could I have your direct e-mail address so I could request, off line, PopTop Seals for my 82 Vanagon Westi. You requested...
• Re: air cond belt
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Sun, 31 May 1998 18:45:54 -0400
  No instant harm will be done but if the comrpressor is not used for say 6 months its shaft seals will start to go...
• Re: tranny flange seals
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 13:00:36 -0700
  sorry for the typos! I was telneting with a really slow connection. The type where you type a line and then wait 30 seconds...
• Re: How to find out if engine was cooked?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 16 Apr 2006 13:01:48 -0700
  ...If bubbles start filling the tank with "air", the head seals are probably leaking combustion gases. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Gerbil engine replacement, part II
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Thu, 04 Jul 1996 17:14:07 -0600
  ...There aren't any seals to fit between them, and relying on a friction seems wrong. Scat did include the seals that go between...
• Re:Engine seals
  Historical mailing list - bill (w.r.) crick
  Wed, 6 Mar 1996 15:47:00 -0500
  Speaking from a position of signifgant ignorance here but; I had the engine seals on my '76 replaced. The mechanic did it in less...
• Re: Gradual switch to synthetic oil?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Aldrich
  Thu, 28 Feb 2002 18:32:57 -0500
  ...The problem as I understand it is when you start >when your seals are old and hard. Your seals are new and your clearences...
• Defeating '75 bus self-destructs
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Apr 1995 22:52:33 -0500
  ...What about all the other seals? How about the alternator cover plate insert? Aren't there supposed to be seals around the a/c...
• Re: Upper Front Door Window Seal Showing Age
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Tue, 4 Sep 2018 00:35:14 -0700
  ...They quality of those vent seals > is great. The new seals require a lot of work to replace them and are a > bitch to...
• Re: Pulley End - Crankshaft Oil Seals
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:25:39 -0700
  ...Pulley End - Crankshaft Oil Seals If the pulley is dry the crank pulley seal and o-ring is not the problem. The o-ring...
• Re: Vanagon window rubber trim
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 May 1997 02:33:51 EDT
  In my experience of making windows seals for 20 years, I have found that in the beetles that the plastic variety trim is much...
• Re: Comparison of Pop-top seals requested
  Historical mailing list - Mike & Elaine Pedersen
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 19:32:02 -0700
  ...Comparison of Pop-top seals requested > > Hi Volks: > > It's now that time for my van - new seals for the poptop. > > I know they...
• Busdepot Poptop seals installed
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Sat, 18 May 2002 03:59:11 -0500
  ...I got my poptop seals from the Busdepot this week. My impression is that they are very high quality. Better than I thought they...
• leaking in the rain
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:57:56 -0500
  ...The seals don't seem to be bad - I have other leaky seals, but the ones at the front of the poptop look okay...
• Re: Good Deal on Camper in DC
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 May 2014 16:07:07 -0400
  ...the seals for the vent lines on top of the tank leak. had it happen on every vanagon i own. not a big deal.
• Rear Wheel Bearing Options
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 2 Apr 2012 21:42:13 -0400
  ...I was wondering if any list vendors or mechanics will sell the rear wheel bearing housing with new bearings and seals in it on...
• Re: Cranky 86+ sliding door latch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:22:31 -0400
  ...When properly closed the panels are flush and the gasket seals nicely. My impression is that the latch mechanism is not tripping fast enough...
• Re: 3 gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:01:49 -0500
  ...by the front wheels, in the front wheel wells.Often the seals , that are rubber, go bad. The wheels kick up gravel and it...
• Re: Lousy VWoA
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Jan 1995 08:54:25 -0400 (EDT)
  ...79(80) Bug Cabriolet, and replaced the flywheel and pilot shaft seals on my '56 beetle all within the last month! Oh, yeah...they...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Jun 1996 10:16:13 -0500
  ...The seals are from Chicago Rawhide. Hopefuly thats not what their made of. B4N Colin A Moran If you can't dazzle them with...
• Question to a diesel expert... :o)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 19 Oct 1999 07:10:44 EDT
  ...The valve stem seals can also cause high consumption. Does the engine blow blue smoke when you first crank it up ? Steve
• 86vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Dan Noll
  Sat, 9 Feb 2002 23:51:18 EST
  ...Can I remove and replace the seals without droping the transmission??? What Am I getting into ??? newbie getting old fast! Dan
• Re: [vanagon] Fridge experts: need advice
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Thu, 7 Aug 2003 11:55:13 -0400
  <<...there is an ice film where the ice-trays go, the door seals well, but I can only get 45 degrees (measured digitally about...
• poptop seal - quality?
  Historical mailing list - karen d
  Thu, 25 May 2006 05:48:14 -0700
  ...Anyone have any knowledge of these seals? thanks
• Re: PS leak
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 1 Dec 2007 15:59:06 -0500
  ...I hear that it is an easy installation of the seals, but that rebuilding dosent last as long as it should. BD has a...
• Re: Body Rubber
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 23 Apr 1996 13:19:57 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The seals for the doors are WAY too stiff. The seals on my 42 year bus are much more pliable than these things were...
• Re: oil consumption
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:38:04 -0700
  I suspect you mean valve guide SEALS, not valve guides. As I posted a couple of weeks ago ... when inline 8 valve 1.8...
• Wheel Bearing realities.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 Sep 2001 19:43:09 -0400
  ...In the industrial world bearings are available in any size with 0,1, or 2 seals. Since the Syncro uses seals pressed into the...
• Re: '72 oil cooler seals blown
  Historical mailing list - Nato Dean
  Mon, 04 Mar 1996 18:35:42 -0600
  ...What the heck has happened? > Did I blow the oil cooler seals? Chris, Before you do anything drastic check the oil pressure sensor on...
• Re: FS: Vanagon "Transporter" Front "bench" seat and side windows/seals
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:19:15 EST
  ...Close up of seals shows overall > condition. I do not know if they leaked but likely not. > > Make me a reasonable offer. Pick up...
• Re: Driver/Passenger window seals
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 9 Apr 2016 20:25:40 -0700
  Well, that’s just not true at all ! I have replaced many vent window seals with new ones from Germany, the ones with no...
• Re: Door and window seals
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Feb 95 11:21:55 EST
  Tom Glazener writes: > > Does anyone have clever and reasonably priced sources for door and window > seals for a '71 bus? Mine are just a...
• Fw: Giving Ron A Hard Time
  Historical mailing list - Larry Sanford
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 11:26:17 -0800
  ...Both JCW and I buy our >>>poptop seals from the same manufacturer, in the U.S. But mine are slightly >> >><snip> (blatant sales pimping...
• Re: Is the pop top really worth it? I hear they are noisey
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 09:32:59 -0800
  Bob, Just a tip from when i replaced my pop-top seals... if you happened to get the Bus Depot kit, the seal that...
• Leaking slider windows
  Historical mailing list - Toomey Douglas
  Sat, 18 Mar 2017 11:43:42 -0700
  ...Reinstalled with new seals. Both windows leak, so retried the install. In the process we found out that the leak appears to be occurring...
• e: Does this look like a fuel leak?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:32:30 -0500
  ...that sort of hose only leaks at first when hot from around the clamps and seals up when the engine is shut down. This...
• Re: Puddles inside the bus
  Historical mailing list - Lisa
  Fri, 03 Mar 95 09:19:50 EST
  ...Sigh, I know it's gonna cost me...does anyone have tips on where to get the seals cheap? I've found a good...
• Re: [A] 73 1700 push rod tube question ...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Feb 95 11:57:48 EST
  ...Better yet is to buy new ones with NEW seals of course. DC -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- David Carment School of International Affairs Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario K1S...
• Anyone have an exploded view of the rear main seal/flywheel area? 86 manual 4
  Historical mailing list - Jim Harpe
  Tue, 16 Jul 2002 17:57:16 -0400
  ...I was curious about the seals and their placement in that area. thanks in advance. jim
• Re: Removing window seals
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 2007 00:55:22 EST
  In a message dated 2/1/07 5:56:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, dellaone@GMAIL.COM writes: > Well, you could get out the...
• Re: Van painting cost
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:01:34 -0700
  ...The $6500 does not include any new rubber > seals. I'm guessing a good $1200 for a complete set of rubber seals to do...
• Re: 84 water cooled vanagon pushrod tube seals
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sun, 12 Apr 1998 18:26:48 -0700
  ...Regards, Tom Hanlon Palm Springs, CA 84 Westy Ely Kumli wrote: > Does anyone know if I can easily replace the pushrod seals on a...