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• Re: 2.1L low idle at start
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Sat, 21 Sep 2002 19:38:26 EDT
  ...Yours may have an O ring to replace. Good luck Roger VanTill 89 Westy "The Moose Lounge" 86 Syncro 92 Escort "The Turd" (sorry...
• Re: Cooling hoses and what else?
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 29 Mar 2004 11:19:29 -0500
  ...Remove radiator and check / flush this one, check the rear rad heather for leak, change the o-ring. Check all metal cooling line / tube...
• RE: Wasserboxer Overheating
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Mon, 30 Jun 97 22:52:38 UT
  ...The o-rings must fit into counterbores in the heads as the head is installed compressing the push-rod tubes. The silicone o-rings...
• Re: Axle flange seal replacement (was Manual trans -- note to self:)
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:47:14 -0700
  You might also want to check the O ring in the differential adjuster. I thought I had a seal leak, changed the seal and...
• Oil Pump Leak Advice
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Mon, 8 Mar 2010 02:21:28 +0000
  ...First I suspected the oil cooler o-ring but after an inspection and cleanup I ruled that out (have spare o-ring ready just...
• Re: Fwd: Re: gas odor in engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:31:12 -0600
  ...AM, "MICHAEL H" <vwdash80@yahoo.com> wrote: ...poorly seated injectors (worn O-rings) ? ... --- On Mon, 11/14/11, Mike Riley <mkriley@FUSE.NET> wrote...
• air conditioning 1991 Westy Syncro ?'s
  Historical mailing list - robyn and heather rudisill
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 22:40:51 -0700
  ...Dealer said I would need a new compressor and new o-rings. AC Shop said they "test" my system and recharge it with "old...
• Re: ELSA
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sat, 22 Nov 2003 15:02:08 -0800
  ...ELSA While I'm waiting for the answer on my o-ring question here is a link to some screenshots of ELSA for sale...
• Re: necessary to bleed rear heater after removing/installing?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 11:32:09 -0700
  ...Gies <andrew_gies@CANGENE.COM> wrote: > Hey Everyone, > > I replaced the o-ring on my rear heater yesterday - and I am wondering about > bleeding...
• Re: bow-wow blues (follow up)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 5 Oct 2007 15:20:48 -0500
  ...Have the new senor with the o-ring on it ready 4. Quickly remove the old and insert the new. If you time it...
• Re: Disappearing Coolant - Head Lean?
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Sun, 12 Sep 2004 10:32:05 -0700
  ...According to the Bentley there is a o-ring. The o-ring must became harden over all this years and now does not seal...
• Re: Radiator/Coolant/Overheating Issues
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 19:50:18 -0400
  The coolant level sensor should definitely have an o-ring on it. The sensor will crack easily if overtightened, I usually just smear a...
• Re: Causes of Brake Pull at Highway Speeds? UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Sun, 26 May 2013 16:24:29 -0500
  ...The O-ring is the seal keeping the fluid from leaking. After you do the drag test, another question will be, is the boot...
• Re: Oil leak
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:30:51 -0800
  ...I saw > that it was the oil cooler o-ring, so I had it towed a few miles home and > bought the o-ring...
• Re: 1981 2L Type IV Strainer Cleaning - Where Does the Rubber Washer Go?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 23 Oct 2020 13:06:54 -0700
  ...Neil. > On Fri, Oct 23, 2020 at 3:25 PM Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: >> Or, O ring was installed at drain plug...
• Plastic noodles in cooling system, '90 Wolfsburg TDI
  Historical mailing list - Ray Brubaker
  Fri, 1 Apr 2011 15:20:30 -0400
  Hi, I had a leak at the rear heater that turned out to be the o-ring where the control valve is bolted to...
• Re: head gasket problem ?
  Historical mailing list - wolfgang
  Mon, 24 Sep 2001 22:45:49 -0500
  ...I also got a tip that if it's the big O-ring, that sometimes retorquing the head bolts fixes it. So I'll...
• Re: Removing & replace OEM cup holders
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Mon, 27 May 2002 00:17:14 EDT
  ...which has 3 OEM plastic cup holders, with the coated metal O ring for holding cups. All three are broken (bottom on each missing...
• Re: You need a spare temp 2 sensor NOW!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:42:52 EDT
  ...Get the O-rings with them, they're cheap as well.<<<<<<<<<<< **************
• Re: dont try this at home
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Fri, 26 Nov 1999 13:09:57 -0800
  ...Softening the o-ring was the idea. As for your tractor: Pulling a tight part OFF another is a problem of a different stripe...
• Re: first sign of coolant under engine
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:07:11 +0000
  That O-ring leaks oil, not coolant. Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: Frank Condelli Date: Monday, August 21, 2006 7:22 am Subject: Re: first...
• Re: help with '83.5 Westy thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:17:03 -0500
  ...JB weld stick will fix this up very well.JB weld stick will also fix the aluminum O- ring seat on the inside of...
• Re: Oil O-ring Saga
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Mon, 13 Feb 1995 15:35:30 -0800 (PST)
  So Tim Smith says: > > The dealer came good for this! I am E-mailing from intensive care unit > recovering from shock. Parts + repair + flatbed...
• Antifreeze in combustion chamber...
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Sat, 27 Nov 1999 11:11:31 PST
  ...The green o-ring and the flat metal seal were placed correctly before we put the heads back on. Will the seals "work themselves...
• Re; AC Leak Detection
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 09:02:22 -0500
  ...Besides, a poor o-ring seal, it could be a thousand other things that are causing the loss of freon. An older hose will...
• Re: Leaky Oil cooler 89 GL
  Historical mailing list - Beth & Jere Hawn
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 15:46:58 -0800
  ...There is a newer O-ring since the van was manufactured that goes between the cooler and the engine block. This is more of...
• Re: Water Pump, lower bolt...
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 2 Sep 2008 05:05:39 -0700
  ...DANGEROUS, as once you loosen the big nut holding the oil cooler the O-ring behind it may not seal again so you may...
• Re: need help with coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 18 Dec 96 13:41:17 CST
  ...BUT! there is an o-ring under the flange. and the new one does NOT have a place to "hold" the o-ring. :( i...
• Re: Coolant leak. Rear heater control valve?
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 20:49:29 -0600
  ...O-ring, rear heater core to valve, 82-91 Vanagon $2.29 861 819 297 Rear Heater Core,82-91 Vanagon - (also order O...
• Thead sealant WAS: Aluminum to brass thread galling
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:28:53 -0800
  ...hydraulics fittings which were O-ring sealed where the O-ring land was boogered up, without the O-ring, let it set for 2...
• Re: Ignition problem now worse
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:50:42 -0800
  I had to remove two - they look seated like they should, but no, I didn't replace o-rings. Nathaniel On 1/29/07...
• Re: 1.6 L Diesel Pump
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 28 Jan 2014 12:15:55 -0600
  ...Mine was leaking like crazy on our first trip and with help from this list and a $6.00 O ring gasket and an...
• Re: that dreaded rear heater ...
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Thu, 1 Nov 2012 21:11:00 -0700
  ...The gasket is not like an "O"ring - round in cross section, but is instead square in cross section. It fits nicely into a...
• Crankshaft seal leak at the pulley
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 6 Oct 2011 23:04:31 -0500
  ...tricks on how best to get this task of seal and "O"ring replacement done. Any how-to's, watch-out-for's, or...
• Re: Lifter adjustment... How can I tell if they are really hydraulics?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:34:38 -0400
  ...That's simply the way it's intended, with no squeezing involved, unless compressing the o-rings counts as squeezing. Much easier than on...
• Re: OOOPs! Transmission Leaking after clutch kit installation
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 18:28:16 -0400
  ...throwout (clutch release) bearing, throwout > bearing guide, flywheel main seal, flywheel "O" ring, new pilot > bearing, pilot bearing felt seal and washer, new starter...
• Temp 2 Sensor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Tue, 28 May 2002 18:14:17 -0500
  ...I did get the specified O-ring. My main question is: "Will i take a bath in coolant when i pull the old one...
• Re: Overheating Issues
  Historical mailing list - Brian Spisak
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 05:10:20 -0800
  > If, indeed, the O-ring seals in the cylinders are shot, why is my engine > performance so good? Quite frankly, when I have my...
• Transmission
  Historical mailing list - patrick
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 14:03:40 -0500
  ...I will replace the studs, nuts and and gasket and o-ring. any other suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks in advance, Patrick 85 westy...
• Re: A/C resuscitation - where to start?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:02:18 -0400
  ...A year later, I replaced the receiver/dryer and any disturbed O-rings ... flushed the system, removed the compressor for draining and flushing, installed...
• Re: Bus Depot Fuel Tanks
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 19:22:07 -0400
  ...Not sure why it would not work with the stock o-ring, but we do sell an o-ring that works (listed in our...
• Re: Oil leak, dip stick seal?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 3 Apr 2023 09:42:59 -0700
  ...There is an O ring for the bottom of the tube where it enters the block and you can likely also seal the area...
• Problem removing / installing automatic from final drive
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 9 Jul 2009 10:09:12 -0400
  ...I took another Vanagon AT unit that I had "lying around", new paper gasket, new big O-ring and tried to mate them up...
• Friends on the road - coolant leak - need some advice
  Historical mailing list - Walker, Phil
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 23:56:42 -0400
  ...I'm guessing it is just an o-ring fix, but I'm thinking he'll need to replace the sensor just to be...
• Re: Diesel injection pump leaking
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:14:14 -0600
  ...wrote: > > > If there's a pump re... > > > > > > > > Does anyone know the size of that o ring? > > > > > > On Aug 22, 2011 3:45 PM, "Sco...
• Seattle area AC shops
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 17:20:42 EDT
  ...The Behr system needs to have fill ports tapped in somewhere in the system, and O-ring, flushed, replace reciever/drier,etc. The 85...
• Re: [Audi-VW-Diesels] RE: [DIESEL] [Diesel] Injector Pump isleaking...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 23 Oct 2001 12:17:56 -0700
  ...Mike Snow > > <<<The cold start lever o-ring is a 2 hour driveway job. The parts are > probably less than $5. Let me know...
• re. still can't pull CIS injectors!
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Mon, 30 Dec 2002 20:33:29 -0700
  ...Maybe spray WD40 or something down there in an attempt to soften the O-ring seals, they harden up like metal. Gary http://www...
• Questions on oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
  Wed, 29 Sep 2004 13:18:26 -0700
  ...First, is there normally a rubber o-ring on the drain plug (in addition to the metal washer)? If so, how often do you...
• Re: Looking for directions oil cooler gasket on syncro
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 12 Dec 2005 22:03:18 -0800
  ...the cooler, you can spin the tube out and change that O-ring without having to struggle too seriously with those wacky elbow hoses...
• Question on pulling the heads to repair leak
  Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
  Fri, 16 Jun 2006 22:15:37 -0400
  ...is this going to be a problem, or should the lower o-ring still be good? Thanks! Howard ______________________________________________________ This Email has been scanned by...
• Re: Leaky Rear Heater - anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 4 Aug 2001 12:37:31 -0700
  ...Be sure to replace any o-rings you encounter while in there. More often than not, it is the o-rings that are the...
• Re: Transmission leak
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 17:34:42 -0800
  ...I had had the <DIV></DIV>&gt;governor seal O-ring fail before and it was a simple matter to get the right <DIV...
• Re: Dimensions/Measurements of Breather Tower and rear heater core o-rings
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 5 Jan 2013 21:33:56 -0400
  Springhill, Tom. Thanks for the feedback, guys. And I didn't forget about you Frank; just wanted to see if I might be able...
• Re: Santa Barbara shop or..
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:50:46 -0700
  Sounds like the oil cooler o-ring - that is if its '86 or newer - you don't say. Those two shops posted by Bob...
• Fuel Injector System
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 May 1996 22:14:10 -0400
  ...What actually holds the injector in place? There seems to be a couple of o-rings and some sort of gasket. Are they replaceable...
• Re: Common AC leaks? (my question)(my answer)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Thu, 1 Aug 2002 07:56:11 EDT
  ...the threads, checked for nicks and gouges, and used a new O-ring. Next thing to look for is the tiny hairline cracks that...
• Wierd a/c problem help needed
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Tue, 22 Apr 2003 12:56:58 -0400
  ...Well, found a leaky o-ring, replaced, pulled a vacuum for half an hour, then charged it up..........220 on the high side. Blew...
• Re: 85 Vanagon; oring sealing
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 15:26:13 -0700
  Copper sealant will NOT give a hard enough surface for the o-ring to seat against. You need to use JB Weld or some...
• Piston cylinders
  Historical mailing list - john pronk
  Sun, 27 May 2007 11:09:39 +1200
  ...They need to be good at the top and bottom mounting areas as well as the o-ring area. Bore wear is not a...