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• Re: Need advice inner cylinder sealing ring
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 20:54:13 -0700
  ...alternative. > I'm not a big fan of gooey sealants bridging gaps. > I'm sure it would hold up long enough for the warranty...
• Re: Leak on top of engine?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Fri, 18 Jun 2004 01:21:18 -0400
  ...Pushed some high-temp Si sealant into the very narrow gape. Looked good but in a few months... oil residue seeping back out! Paid...
• Re: 11mm brake line wrench
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 08:19:33 -0700
  ...need some kind of wrench that closes the gap. mike ------------------------------
• Re: ok, so it's not Fryedaye :) Circus, Gets better (Longish)
  Historical mailing list - Kw
  Mon, 2 Oct 2000 23:01:46 -0700
  ...A ground electrode is attached to the base and defines a spark gap between its inner surface and the central electrode face. The ground...
• Alternator pulley
  Historical mailing list - Tom C
  Sun, 3 Jul 2022 13:18:24 -0400
  ...It has a big gap and then a grooved end kind of away from the alternator. Welp that pulley wheel ended up destroying my...
• Re: Tail of the Dragon
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:33:40 -0400
  ...This spot on US 129 near Deal’s Gap is internationally known, and professional photographers set up at turns and take pictures to post...
• Re: Spillmeister burner grill thingies
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:33:16 -0700
  ...Cut sections of the tubing a couple of inches longer than the gap. Slide onto the open end of the grill piece until it...
• Re: Window Seals
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 17 Jan 95 13:40:20 PST
  ...You will have a gap for a while, until the rubber shrinks back down and fills it. It won't leak though. er ah...
• silicone sealant removal
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 20:07:56 -0500
  ...Wood. :) At some point in its 16 years of service, a service tech somewhere in the world sealed the gap between the rubber top...
• about to switch to amsoil,
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Wed, 27 Sep 2000 21:52:17 -0400
  ...I put in this oil as a cheap stop-gap before going to amsoil. I was ignorant to what grade oil to put in...
• Re: electrical insulating goop
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 16 Feb 2002 07:28:12 -0600
  ...I find it to be a great gap > filler and > adhesive too. Wonder what it's insulating properties are... > Edward > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM...
• Throw in the Towel... Or not?...
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 18:13:08 -0500
  ...its glory! Coolant tank was bubbling with a 3 inch air gap and the overflow tank was half way up the cap. I came...
• Re: "Red Hi-Temp" Permatex. Use after 1-2 hours?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 19:28:21 -0700
  ...he fired it up right away. > > Maybe there was no real 'gap' in the headers though...... > > > On 8/2/07, neil N <musomuso@gmail...
• Re: seeking source for copper crush washers
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 10:58:31 -0500
  ...I can see a ridge on the inner edge where it deformed into the gap (as it's supposed to do). If I can...
• Re: Crazy Horn
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 19:48:41 -0500
  ...Crazy Horn> > Could be that, but check first that a key > from your ignition key ring isn't> slicking into the gap between the...
• Do the math! Re: Wheels, once and for all, Bill in Lake Tahoe.
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Sun, 1 Nov 1998 20:23:04 -0800
  ...looks like what it should look like. > >It filled in the gap in the fenders. The van rides about 1.5 inches higher. > > Interesting...
• Re: Window Screens
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 16:53:17 -0800
  ...Put the magnets around the window (cut them every 8" or so and leave 1/4" gaps if you want to easily fold the...
• Re: Another way to drain coolant
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:27:44 -0700
  ...one of the hoses with a rag > to fill up the gap around the nozzle. Give er some air and the rest of > the...
• Re: Video of Noise at Clutch Operating Lever. Help Diagnose Please?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 26 Jun 2017 10:10:31 -0700
  ...Notice I have a larger gap between the > end of the piston and the arm. Check to see if you still have a "ball...
• Re: Spark plug gap-Tire air!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 10 Mar 2012 22:51:04 -0600
  Scott, the first pneumatic device, whether tire or otherwise, used nitrogen. It couldn't help but do so, because it contained compressed air. mcneely...
• Re: Wing window removal?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:00:36 -0400
  ...It won't fit through any gap. > Any suggestions? > > -Craig > '85GL turned WESTY > BOSTIG in the back > '87 SUNROOF Syncro > >
• Re: TYP I&II ENG. different??
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 Jun 95 09:43:29 +0200
  ...1600 upright (with alot of sheet metal to fill in the gap) and never even put > the rear cross member back let alone the...
• Re: shift linkage protector tube bracket
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 09:30:16 -0600
  Umm, theres a 3 inch gap between the frame rail and the bracket. Between the two (tibe and frame) is also the plastic coolant...
• Re: Front curtains - round the widow or behind the seats?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 24 May 2001 17:51:09 -0700
  ...It attaches to the ceiling, so there is no gap at the top. Let me know if you want more info. Jerry ----- Original Message...
• Water Wetter
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 06:57:22 -0700
  ...Im told that when these "spots" boil, they create air gaps between the coolant and the metal surface, causing the metal to get even...
• Re: reversing sliding side windows
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 22:31:09 -0800
  ...of bent > coat hanger. > > However, if you do this swap the gap in the glass overlap faces forward, and > at road speed in the...
• Re: exhaust leak, header tubes to collector on 2.1 engine
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 12:57:10 -0400
  ...You use it when patching to bridge gaps that the cement would blow out of by itself. If a gasket's blown out the...
• Re: 9-month life on new CV boots
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:29:13 -0600
  ...One has a gaping hole. This is ridiculous that unacceptable that in 2013 someone can't even make a CV joint boot that will...
• FW: Sierras
  Historical mailing list - Ted Titcomb
  Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:14:36 -0400
  ...big climb. (Please advise the boys that there's mighty good train viewing around Emigrant Gap and Yuba Pass.) That's all for now...
• Re: Help! Piston sleeves stuck
  Historical mailing list - Schmidt
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 22:24:58 -0700
  ...So, what to do? I can see them through the gap between the block and head and they look kinda rusty. Am I outta...
• Re: Air recirculator
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 4 Feb 2019 15:53:24 +0100
  ...additional seal at the front of the door to close the gap of the hinge area. This is where the exhaust from the earlier...
• Re: Drafting - So Cal Drivers
  Historical mailing list - B
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:04:24 -0700
  ...reaction to seeing someone's indicator is to quickly close any gap so that indicating person can't get in front of *you* ... what...
• Next Bus-in
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Jan 95 13:30:42 MST
  ...That would probably end up being somewhere just east of Muddy Gap, Wyoming! ;-> -- Todd R. Schroeder | Without vision, a people perish. todds@sunnet.chotel...
• Information on experience with inline motor transplant
  Historical mailing list - Jose Rafael Moscoso
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 23:32:18 -0400
  ...Last July, again, the heads were changed and, as recommended by the mechanic, the thermostat was removed, using a cap to close the gap...
• Draining the gas tank
  Historical mailing list - The Shaws
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 20:56:31 -0800
  ...What does the inside look like? I guess there is some sort of gap to prevent the solids from being sucked up into the...
• Re: Sew Fine carpet fitment
  Historical mailing list - Dusty Edwards
  Sat, 7 Jan 2006 12:45:40 -0800
  ...detailed instructions" or "it comes in pieces and >there is a gap between the pieces that dirt can get into and is >impossible to...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - parking brake cable adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 08:39:40 -0500
  ...I like to leave a little gap. The adjuster >should have all the slack between the shoes taken up but not actually >holding the...
• Re: contact cleaner: this one works!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 11:40:33 -0400
  ...current at low voltages, and > thus is able to bridge tiny gaps in electrical circuits associated with > oxidation and/or cold solder joints. Di...
• Works OK in AZ was:Strange AC Sighting in MD
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Mon, 25 Oct 1999 10:12:23 -0700
  ...I also used the Al duct tape to seal up some rather large gaps around the cold air box. John-Reed Maffeo '86 Syncro...
• Re: Need heavy rust repair tips(seams again)
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 19 Feb 2001 09:47:24 -0500
  ...I don't think this is structural --- but isn't the 4" gap a bit much for bondo --- you're looking at fibreglass mesh...
• Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 10:19:53 -0500
  ...solid lifter case could not disappear becuase of > heat alone - the gap itself would be expected to increase roughly in > proportion to the overall...
• Re: Hi resolution pictures of Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 7 Sep 2007 18:55:31 -0700
  ...Roger pried out the old dead gasket, sanded things a bit and re-filled the gap with JB Weld. Audacious to be sure. :) Maybe...
• Re: TBD sliding door screen
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 13:31:05 -0400
  ...I don't doubt that I could come up with some weird arrangement that would work if I stuffed rags in the gaps, but...
• Wiper Blades...totally pleased with these after 3 years. Rain-X Fusion
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 7 Feb 2020 01:00:34 +0000
  ...are sleek and stylish, work great, easy cleaning of bugs, no gaps in wiping, no chatter noises or any funny issues.  Granted....I live...
• Re: exhaust leak, header tubes to collector on 2.1 engine
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 06:36:01 -0700
  ...shaved down the second gaskets so they more closely filled the gaps, then sprayed heavily the copper stuff. Stephen ________________________________ From: Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL...
• Re: Adjust Rear Bed? (and rear seat re-foam pics)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 17 Mar 2013 12:37:47 -0700
  ...out, the rear bed has always had a 3/4" - 1" gap on the > driver side between bed bottom and storage frame. A few...
• Re: Raising the seat back
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 18 May 2004 17:15:03 -0700
  ...heavier person? Does it feel weird at all having that large gap at the bottom? I don't think I could get away with...
• Re: OFF with the front door?
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 10:13:44 -0700
  ...I understand that it = maybe for keeping air out of the doo gap and I think it is a very good = improvement, but it...
• Re: Westy Stove Grates
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 16 Jan 2006 07:55:48 -0500
  ...I can get some stove grate inserts to fill the > > >> annoying gap over the Westy stove burner?" > > > > > > I got the one's Frank Condelli...
• Re: Introduction
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Tue, 21 Mar 2006 00:57:07 -0500
  Hi Jamie; Small world, as I just mentioned your name today to Karl Mullendore while I was at his shop in Gapland, Md.where...
• Re: Bench Testing an L-jetronic Fuel Injected engine
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:37:46 -0500
  ...used at the base of the barrel to compensate for the gap. This was done to allow for better heat transfer from the aluminum...
• Re: Air cooled camshaft
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:45:59 +0000
  ...way (so that you don't get blow by if the gaps are aligned). Hope this helps, Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain...
• Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX? - Anybody want the facts? - SGM and Correction
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:15:31 -0800
  ...Synapse Gap Malfunction. Who are you? (as he hears the internal pop and fizzle failure of yet another synapse) <kidding> Yah I bet that...
• Re: still not starting..
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Hecht
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 18:41:11 -0500
  ...The gap is .027". The compression is 130psi in all cylinders. Now this ditributor/timing thing intrigues me. It's quite likely that the...
• Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 21 Dec 2015 18:58:13 -1000
  ...then measure that gap. I have seen cases where the rubber gasket is pinched too tight ... and , and in 6 months or so, it...
• Re: heads- bus depot or van cafe??
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:31:05 -0600
  ...They care that the gap is about right, and the same all the way across and around.........and that gap is determined by how...
• Re: Luggage rack seal
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 14:04:41 -0800
  ...Don't cut any drain holes either, the water drains out of the gap between the rack and the roof at the back near...
• Re: Woofer help requester sound folks
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Mon, 25 Jul 2016 11:13:02 -0500
  ...Another in the gap by the water tank. > > I’d love some recommendations as I’ll need to do this on line and > I...
• Re: 2.1 ring recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 27 May 2009 06:19:08 -0400
  ...This set uses a gapless 2nd ring which almost eliminates blow by. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Copy of: Front speaker replacement
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  11 Oct 96 23:12:40 EDT
  ...JUMBO Sparkomatic speakers in the front doorpanels with foam rubber cemented over the now gaping 8" + or - diameter holes ) Looks real cool and sounds...