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Lessons Learned Again & Again
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Sat, 12 May 2012 16:10:10 +0000
...I have a receipt dated May 27, 2011 for two window seals, says "seal, center side window" and "seal, rear side window" Last year...
Re: Body Rubber
Historical mailing list
Tue, 23 Apr 1996 18:12:22 -0500
(Thom beats WCM into the ground.) TH>The seals for the doors are WAY too stiff. The seals on my 42 year bus are...
Re: waterboxer head nuts leak
Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
Mon, 24 May 1999 14:44:52 -0400
...I've tried the standard vw sealing compound, silicone, head gasket sealant, and even, most recently, copper sealing washers. Nothing has worked. The sealing...
Re: Auto Transmission service advice
Historical mailing list - John H. Lauterbach
Wed, 8 May 2019 09:28:38 -0400
...I remember something about a seal behind the governor plate and possibly one other place other than the transmission pan. I took it to...
Problem with push rod tube seals?
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Wed, 22 Jun 2016 12:02:33 -0400
...Not all of the seals were doing this, the large end seals which are made of the same material were fine and most of...
Luggage rack seal...
Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
Sat, 15 Jul 2000 19:22:13 -0700
I just installed the Bus Depot luggage rack seal, the one without the bulb. It fits great and looks even better! Unfortunately, I do...
Re: Crankshaft Endplay / Shim question
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Wed, 6 Dec 2006 09:33:42 -0500
...Always countersink the rear main seal on engines with flywheels. If the seal wont go past flush you have the wrong seal. There are...
Re: Seeking advice for installing poptop seal
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 15 Apr 2014 18:08:12 -0700
According to the BD site, the front top seal does have metal clips. You can use a rubber hammer on the bottom seal and...
Re: Any recommended sealant for o-rings?
Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
Sat, 18 Aug 2001 21:22:06 -0400
...Any recommended sealant for o-rings? To the best of my knowledge, the ONLY things you ever need to put a sealant on are...
Re: Sealed Bearings?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 5 Dec 2007 20:30:19 -0500
The sealed version is not sealed. If you look closely you will see there are nipples on both sides of the top. One of...
Re: aux. battery ventiliation
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Thu, 4 Nov 1999 17:40:21 -0800
John, If you use the Optima battery it is sealed and does not need to be ventilated to the outside air. Or any other...
Re: How to fix a leaking banjo fitting
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 2 Oct 2012 18:10:30 -0700
...This will restore > the softness of both aluminum and copper sealing washers and allow them to > seal without excessive force. > > Ed > > > On Tue, 2...
Re: wind noise at front windows question
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sun, 4 Mar 2001 11:58:47 -0800
...Lots of vendors have replacement door seals. I'd vote for replacing the whole door seal. Todd '88 Westy Fred Brittain wrote: > Listees, > > When...
Re: replacing vanagon windshield seal
Historical mailing list - Pat
Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:02:21 -0400
...replacing vanagon windshield seal fairly sure my windshield seal is leaking and i'm getting water draining into my footwells. not to mention the...
Re: How to remove rear pulley on a 2.1
Historical mailing list - walkingboss
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:32:54 -0600
...Howard >for the rear main seal leak. >Might not hurt to try 'Rear Main Oil Seal Leak Fix' ... >an oil additive .. >Barsleak has theirs...
Re: Changing pop-top seals??
Historical mailing list - Peter Johnson
Fri, 13 Jul 2001 07:58:26 -0700
...Changing pop-top seals?? > Hi gang, > > I just got my set of all three replacement seals for the pop-top and > luggage rack (from...
Re: Grille emblem
Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
Thu, 28 Sep 2017 19:00:06 -0700
...it used >> mostly for silicone. >> >> Yrs, >> d > > https://www.permatex.com/products/adhesives-sealants/sealants/permatex-clear-rtv-silicone-adhesive-sealant/ > > in this application...
Re: Syncro 3 groove pulley part #
Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
Sun, 31 May 1998 17:20:23 -0400
David Bayer wrote: > Underneath I found an elring seal (the same size > and type as the new one in my engine gasket kit). Since...
Window and door seals
Historical mailing list - Brian Atkins
Wed, 12 Dec 2001 10:16:32 -0500
Anyone know of any reasonably priced body seals? I want to do the whold gambit on my '85, but I don't look forward...
Anybody ever replaced seals in a PS rack??
Historical mailing list - Chuck Baird
Sun, 1 May 2005 23:58:22 -0400
I was wondering if anyone has ever changed seals in a power steering rack? My 86 Wolfie has a very slight leak from the...
Re: Pop top screw/bolt sealer?
Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:07:35 +0000
...What kind of sealer should i use for bolts and screws on the poptop and luggage rack? any ideas for an easy to find...
Door seal question
Historical mailing list - thewestyman
Sun, 20 Mar 2016 17:40:19 -0700
Hi to all, I am to install the sliding door seal. Not sure which side to put the 'big lip' vertical part of it...
Seals
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 23 Sep 1999 08:39:12 -0700
Hello all vendors, Do any of you have access to the seals that the front door windows slide up and down through, or is...
Re: Sliding door screen
Historical mailing list - Edmund Shotwell
Fri, 28 Mar 2003 13:17:27 -0500
Just an idea to seal the edges if you are using magnets, try the ones from a refrigerator or freezer to seal the edges...
door seals
Historical mailing list - Jason Rutgers
Sun, 2 Mar 2003 08:01:51 -0500
Does anyone know a good source for door & window seals? TIA Jason _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http...
Exhaust gaskets... sealer?
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Wed, 29 Mar 2006 19:33:51 -0500
...What sealer (if any) should be used on the various exhaust gaskets for a 1.9 engine? Tim
Re: Manual Transmission Drive Flange Seal
Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
Tue, 12 Aug 2014 01:15:36 -0700
...Now I'm faced with obtaining the correct seal. What I have in hand is a 211 501 317 seal I purchased some time...
oil leak in severe cold
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 25 Nov 1997 13:18:15 CST
...Oil Cooler seal leaks in extreme cold Model(s): Vanagon waterboxer, all Model Years Extreme cold weather can harden and split the seal between...
Re: Thanks re: Heads Leak, Dang It!
Historical mailing list
Tue, 29 Jan 2002 13:49:10 EST
...If you check the archives you will see that I like to use a product called "Moroso Ceramic Block Sealer" for temporary emergency repairs...
Re: Time to replace headlight
Historical mailing list
Sun, 2 Dec 2012 14:25:21 -0500
...What I bought and installed looked like a sealed beam headlight, and had no opening through which a sealed beam could be fit. It...
Re: leaking vanagon
Historical mailing list
Sat, 27 Jul 1996 20:15:40 -0300 (ADT)
...windshield seal >seems intact. Any ideas? It IS the window seal, take out the glove box and pull off the airduct tubing and you...
Re: Head Gaskets are Shot
Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
Sun, 02 Feb 1997 21:31:45 -0800
...conventional engines. > > > > Removing any metal from the sealing surface of the head would make the > > gasket seal much less reliable if not destroy it...
Re: How does it leak in?
Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
Mon, 7 Nov 2011 18:05:03 -0800
...Both sides have a small hole rusted through under the seal rubber - you can lift the rubber and see them. The paint had some...
Re: Subie engine prices
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Sun, 27 Dec 2009 08:53:47 -0500
...Any older engine will need basic work, by re-seal i mean new seal everywhere including head gasket, on top, every timing components (T...
Re: Source for poptop seal?
Historical mailing list - Robert J Schreiner
Tue, 25 Jun 1996 09:52:58 -0400 (EDT)
...25-Jun-96 Source for poptop seal? by nhogg@whoi.edu > > Anyone know of a source for a high quality replacement seal for the...
Re: The infamous leaking head gasket
Historical mailing list
Tue, 21 Jan 1997 07:40:40 -0500 (EST)
...The rubber seal on the other hand has gone about 5 times this. So you have now lost alot of seal squeezs and probably...
New diesel oil pans
Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
Sun, 10 Sep 2000 22:57:26 -0700
...the new oil pans actually have a 'different' sealing mechanism (ie, a bolt with sealing washer in a hole as opposed to the old...
Westy Luggage Rack Pop Top Seal Install Question (Bus Depot)
Historical mailing list - S.Harrison
Mon, 30 Jun 2003 09:41:01 -0700
Planning on tackling the chore of replacing the pop top seal on my 82 Westy in the next week or so. Purchased the kit...
Good pics of Poptop seal?
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Thu, 27 Jan 2005 13:44:46 -0800
Does anyone have any good pics of the BusDepot.com poptop seal, especially the flat part over the front edge of the poptop? Or...
Re: Transmission Seal Leak!?
Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:07:31 -0800
I agree with Bob..If there is a torque convertor seal leak and the trans has over 150K on it...have it gone thru...
Re: Rear Oil Seal (Flywheel) Leak
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:28:47 -0500
...In each case - the repair was effected by the mechanic with a new seal and some serious seal pucky to make SURE it didn...
Re: [A] 73 1700 push rod tube question ...
Historical mailing list
Thu, 2 Feb 1995 13:06:51 -0400
>After replacing the seals on both ends of the tubes, I passed them through >the rocker box, and into the holes in the engine...
Re: Vanagon Digest - 2 Mar 1998 to 3 Mar 1998
Historical mailing list - Fast, Timothy
Wed, 4 Mar 1998 08:13:23 -0600
Steven, I Ordered and installed new pop-top seals about two years ago from J.C. Whitney and they have held up just fine...
Re: OIL LEAK HELP!
Historical mailing list - Andrew M Fox
Mon, 5 Nov 2001 05:10:37 -1000
Sounds like the oil cooler seal may have failed. This part is prone to failure in our vans, especially in colder weather. In fact...
Obscure gaskets and seals, 1.9L wasserboxer
Historical mailing list - Dyer Lytle
Thu, 29 Apr 2004 15:31:24 -0700
...The first one is called, according to ETKA, the "oil thrower sealing washer". This goes on the pulley end of the crankshaft just outside...
Re: opening the AFM - Howz it done?
Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
Mon, 21 Aug 2000 14:28:02 -0700
...On my '82 with L-Jetronic, the AFM cover is secured in place with a caulk seal. You can score this seal with a...
Re: Tranny leak
Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
Thu, 9 Oct 2003 06:04:29 -0500
There's a nice write up of how to change that seal around the axle flange in the archives. I've done both sides...
Removing internal window rubber
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Thu, 18 Jan 2007 13:00:28 -0500
...hand cutting each tint piece required getting very close to each rubber seal, those seals were degraded and held dirt which could not be...
Rear windo seal replacement tips
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sat, 15 Oct 2016 10:34:23 -0400
Hi folks, I have found a tiny spot of rust starting under my rear window seal on the outside. this may be the original...
Wind Noise
Historical mailing list - samc
Tue, 21 Nov 2006 14:43:23 -0500
I've just replaced the seals around the pop-top, put a more or less permanent sealant around the triagle vent window on the...
Re: front door edge seals wasRe: 88-up flow-through parts
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 3 Oct 2006 21:56:44 -0400
...There is a really long discussion about this very seal. Mike Clint Kolda wrote: > Do these seals fill the gap between the front edge...
Re: Sealed Bearings?
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Wed, 5 Dec 2007 19:50:09 -0500
On Dec 5, 2007 4:08 PM, Pensioner <al_knoll@pacbell.net> wrote: > RVC What is the recommended 'sealed/maintenance free' Group 41 battery...
Re: Fuel leaking from Sender Unit on Replacement Fuel Tank
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Wed, 19 Oct 2016 12:59:45 -0700
this one is fuel resistant.. working well.. https://www.permatex.com/products/gasketing/gasket-sealants/permatex-permashield-fuel-resistant-gasket-dressing-flange-sealant/
Re: '86 injector seals - where to buy?
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Wed, 10 Jun 1998 23:25:00 -0400
NOT at your FLAPS, they are crap (under Sorensen brand name here) you need real Bosch seals, where to get them I don't...
Syncro crank seal
Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
Mon, 13 Mar 2006 11:17:40 -0500
Hi All, I'm having trouble finding the part # for the special syncro crank seal that resides behind the fan pulley. Does anyone have...
Re: GoWesty Skylight Problems
Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:19:43 -0500
I forgot to mention that when I installed my GoWesty skylight seal I DID use 3M sealant. That may have made the difference. Warren...
Can't find this seal
Historical mailing list - The Westy man
Wed, 9 Jul 2008 18:15:31 -0700
Its a seal for the plug on top of the gas tank's breathing tank. I can't find it anywhere. Mine is broken...
Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Tue, 26 Apr 2016 19:10:58 -0400
...Is anybody making something out of a > different material to replace the lead seals? I was talking to a > designer friend of mine and...
Re: Luggage rack seal...
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Mon, 17 Jul 2000 19:32:02 -0400
...It is worth noting that if this noise is occuring with a Bus Boys seal (which DOES have a "bulb"), then the problem is...
oversized valve guides?
Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
Wed, 20 Mar 2002 12:21:18 -0500
...Any advice? Larger valve stem seals? "Machining" them down a bit to make the seals fit?? I'm used to the seals just pressing...