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• Re: Cleanest head gasket job ever is now complete......
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:07:22 -0700
  ...Hi volks, click the link below to see what may be one of the cleanest and prettiest head gasket jobs you'll ever see...
• Re: Don't cry for me Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
  Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:46:02 -0300
  ...It is Subaru's fix for their leaking head gasket problem. They will no longer pay under the warrantee to replace the head gaskets...
• 88 Westy: Strange Leak - Clarification
  Historical mailing list - Chris Paquette
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 19:12:02 -0800
  ...Also, I incorrectly used the word "gasket" for the round metal clamp on the end of the hose which holds it in place and...
• Re: head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:36:04 -0500
  ...When >> the >> engine was warmed up, the leak quit. >> >> Head gaskets are leaking. The question: I find it difficult to >> think >> the gaskets just...
• Re: Tiny Drops of Coolant
  Historical mailing list - david kao
  Wed, 20 Nov 1996 23:03:31 -0800
  ...I assume 1 or 2 drops a minute while driving. > > > >What is the diagnosis?? Head gasket? > Hopefuly it's not head gasket. But if...
• Pulling the engine out or not!! (Head gasket)
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 5 Jan 2005 14:47:52 -0500
  ...About pulling the engine out or not when doing the heads gasket: First thing to remember, do you have a hydro/electric lift? how...
• Re: Exhaust gaskets... sealer?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 21:02:58 -0500
  ...then 90 percent of the time all you need is the gaskets. beyond that i have used some "red" sensor safe exhaust rated rtv...
• Re: Intake manifold gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:59:26 -0400
  ...Mike Old Volks Home wrote: > One other thing to remember is to be sure that whatever gasket sealer being > used on the intake is...
• Re: Dometic Intake & Exhaust Gaskets: Use Hi Temp RTV?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 19:29:21 -0700
  ...Dometic Intake & Exhaust Gaskets: Use Hi Temp RTV? >> >> >>> Hi all. >>> >>> Have others used hi temp RTV in place of the intake and exhaust >>> gaskets...
• Re: Coolant sludge?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 13:40:37 -0800
  ...The heads look like they have been > leaking for awhile, not alot of pitting under the gaskets though, just > gasket failure. Should this engine...
• Replacing foam gaskets on the heater box doors
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Wed, 3 May 2006 08:33:55 -0700
  ...Because on the limited access, I need to use a good glue for the new gaskets. Also, what can I use for new gaskets...
• Re: engine quits, oil sprayed on engine/compartment...smoke...oh my
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 14:18:06 -0700
  ...I found, that the rubber gasket that was on the old filter stayed in place and the new filter with its gasket went on...
• Re: Hylomar or other gasket sealant
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:48:53 -0700
  ...Hylomar or other gasket sealant > I'm in the process of fixing a couple of coolant leaks and wanted to use > Hylomar on the...
• Re: coolant overflow fears and thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 9 May 2013 17:32:33 -0400
  ...I also usually pull the cylinders to check the rings and replace the gaskets under the cylinders. This also allows checking the rods for...
• Re: noise reduction
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 23 Oct 2004 07:42:42 -0500
  If you wnated to do a quick and painless experiment in front door gasketing, this is how I would go about it without removing...
• Re: engine change
  Historical mailing list - david kao
  Mon, 25 Nov 1996 20:53:48 -0800
  ...Does anybody know what gaskets and sealants that I > will need for this? > Steve, it is actually a relatively simple engine work compare to...
• Diesel crank cover gasket (was Oiga Amigos...)
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 10:23:16 -0700
  ...http://faculty.haas.berkeley.edu/snow/images/gasket.bmp Maybe others more knowledgeable than I can weigh in here, but I kind of doubt...
• Re: exhaust gaskets + permatex?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Dec 1995 19:46:12 -0600 (CST)
  ...because?) I had installed new gaskets. Curing the problem with Permatex 3H wouldn't have been a good idea according to the replies since...
• Re: blown head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 10:39:31 -0700
  ...blown head gasket > Have you considered the TIICO conversion? I have been doing some research, > and I think I even like it better than...
• Re: Push Rod Tube Leak????
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 17:39:00 -0500
  ...If i understand, it' comming from the head side??? and not the engine core side!!! so, i would suspect the head gasket.... (sorry) a...
• Re: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 15 Feb 2007 06:47:00 EST
  ...Gary, i think i was clear on my post (read bellow) as to which stuff to use on the heads outer soft gasket, unless...
• Re: heads leaking oil-help this guy
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 21 Jul 1997 08:40:46 -0700
  At 08:27 AM 7/21/97 +0000, you wrote: >Can someone help diagnose? Is this a simple head gasket problem or >is he...
• Re: 88 Westy ran out of water. Now it leaks all in 15 minutes. What to do?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 Jan 2003 12:48:56 EST
  ...get yourself the bentley and pull both heads off and check for cracks, pits etc and put new head gaskets on. this of course...
• Sliding Door Problem Fixed
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Bibler
  Thu, 24 Apr 1997 10:23:35 -0700
  ...Last night, I sprayed WD-40 on the rubber gaskets surrounding the door lip and the door no longer sticks. I will have to...
• Re: Head Gasket Mediation & Arbitration
  Historical mailing list - Meg Van Wyk
  Mon, 27 Oct 1997 21:01:38 -0800
  ...settlement >entered into after action by the FTC regarding engine/head gasket >failures has expired and thus VW no longer picks up any percentage...
• Re: Am I on borrowed time?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 22:30:06 -0400
  > I have a 91 carrat that has been dripping coolant from the drivers side > head gasket for about 5 months.... Do these gaskets tend...
• westy gauges-help?
  Historical mailing list - Roch Roch
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 21:59:28 EDT
  I just had head gasket replaced in 84 westy due to coolant leak. Now my temp and gas guage are frozen. They are to...
• Re: head gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 3 May 2003 15:50:01 -0500
  ...A dealer I live near in Chicago wants $3300.00 to replace both head gaskets ---------------------- Clip --------------------- That Dealer just told you "We don't...
• Re: valve cover gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jon Schaer
  Wed, 26 May 2004 17:27:00 -0400
  ...Shannon Mitchell <vanagonman@EARTHLINK.NET> I have a leaking valve cover gasket.. got the new one from Bus Depot today.. anything I should know...
• Re: rough idle + exaust leak
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:02:24 -0400
  ...After I'm certain that the mating surfaces are true, I use Permatex Ultra Copper RTV on the gaskets, too. Oh, and use new...
• Re: head gaskets/engine upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 May 1999 00:02:07 -0400
  ...head gaskets/engine upgrades >Our 90 syncro westy (Vic) seems to be developing a head gasket leak at 80k >miles. Independent garages have quoted...
• Re: '82 Diesel Westy Preventative Maintenance
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Nov 1996 14:17:53 PDT
  ...I got it from my > in-laws when it had about 30K miles. > A new head gasket was put on at about 29K miles...
• Replace Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Thu, 2 Jan 1997 15:11:22 -0700 (MST)
  Hello everyone, I have an '86 Westy with 140K miles that has developed the dreaded head gasket leak. After looking through the archives it...
• Head gasket questions
  Historical mailing list - Gary Kovach
  Sun, 12 Jul 1998 21:20:56 -0700
  ...I'm replacing the head gaskets in my Vanagon and have a couple of questions. The heads are finally off and I've put...
• Minor Oil pump leak and minor valve cover leak
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 13:41:43 -0800
  ...Assuming the gasket on the oil pump might benefit from tightening the four 13 mm nuts I was able to use a u-joint...
• Re: oil in coolant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Nov 2006 09:40:25 -0500
  Go with the oil cooler theory or maybe real sloppy work when the gaskets were done. Loose head studs or other internal problems usually...
• Re: '72-'74 carb? anyone with one of these please go look.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 May 1996 17:43:34 -0700
  ...I doubt it does much of anything. > My other problem is gasketts. these carbs seem to be in good >shape and I don't...
• Re: 1.9 Head replacement (was lifter collapse / smog issue)
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:08:42 -0400
  ...Coolant gaskets get wet down > with some coolant, Oil gaskets with some oil, and Exhaust gaskets can go on > dry (though I like using...
• exaust removal
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:17:59 -0400
  I have installed a new muffler and tailpipe with new gaskets, but to no avail, as i still have a gaping leak at the...
• Re: Oil plug gasket -- FLAPS?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Mon, 8 Aug 2011 15:08:12 -0700
  ...On Aug 8, 2011 4:47 PM, "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > > Is the oil plug gasket used on the 1...
• Re: Leaking Head Gasket
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Jan 95 16:14:34 AST
  ...VW picked-up the cost of >parts to replace the gasket twice and finally the head. If I can >find my receipts, I think...
• Re: Helicoil question?
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 11 Nov 1998 07:28:56 -0700
  ...However, I suspect that your leak may be the drain plug gasket. The original gasket may not cover the HeliCoil. Mine didn't. I...
• engine sealant
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 28 Oct 1998 11:05:44 -0600
  ------------------------ Hi Volks, I am in the process of rebuilding the engine in my 87 van and the gasket kit that came with it has...
• My Coolant Runneth Over
  Historical mailing list - Geo Hahn
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 18:44:04 -0700
  ...I suspect that combustion gases are getting past the piston gasket and into the coolant. Is this a problem others have experienced? Is there...
• Re: H20 pump research
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
  Mon, 8 May 2000 20:38:16 -0400
  ...He took it off and found the gasket slightly twisted. He said that it was a common problem because the thing was so durned...
• Re: It's Alive!!!
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 08:51:01 -0400
  On Fri, 9 Aug 2002, Randy Huyck wrote: > I hope that's the last head gasket > job I ever do... Next wasserboxer I have...
• Re: Valve cover gaskets
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 12:31:05 -0400
  ...Forgot to mention I usually kept a spare pair of gaskets on hand for that eventuality. They're cheap. _ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti...
• Looking for directions oil cooler gasket on syncro
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:11:04 -0800
  Well, it looks like the cold weather has caused my oil cooler gasket to crack and leak. Anybody have directions on how to go...
• limping with leaking heads
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 16:18:47 -0500
  Hi all - Anyone have experience with pushing leaking head gaskets to the limit? How long can one expect to resonably drive with leaking head...
• Re: Purging Cooling System
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Jan 95 00:44:05 AST
  ...You 'should' replace gaskets on the cylinder liners, but I replaced only the offending head gasket ($160Cdn in 1992, now down to $97Cdn at...
• Re: Whining about head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 06:24:10 -0400
  ...Whining about head gaskets New heads would cost about another $1200, right? Isn't that reason enough? I want to go in and have...
• Re: Lamenting head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Ken Nelson
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 17:46:25 -0600
  > Automotive News estimates that Ford will spend over $200 million to > placate owners of hundreds of thousands of vehicles with defective head > gaskets. There...
• i am finally an official member of the brotherhood of vanagon owners...
  Historical mailing list - daniel lawson
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 14:33:39 -0800
  ...however i have yet to post anything....that all changes with this email....my 1985 westy blew her head gasket today! i feel that...
• Waterpump replacement on '84 Westy 1.9L: 2 Questions
  Historical mailing list - Leslie Shiaman
  Thu, 31 May 2001 17:46:02 -0700
  ...Of course no coolant pipe gaskets. My local parts store doesn't have them, and I've looked(overlooked?) on Bus Depot for them...
• Busdepot to start selling Pepper kits (wasRe: Does Pepper do the job?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 21:16:21 EST
  ...this contains a vial of VW factory approved pepper, guaranted by VW to seal any gasket leaks, and "spice up your engine" according to...
• Re: put goo on gaskets or not?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 18:34:47 -0800
  ...put goo on gaskets or not? So the dealer told you that VW 4 cylinder Rabbit motors had no valve cover gasket and just...
• Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 20 Dec 2015 17:54:18 +0000
  I had no luck with the Suby conditioner, but then my gasket was torn. I also paid a lot less than the $30.00...
• Re: Air cooled head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Mar 2015 12:42:26 -0400
  ...Air cooled head gasket I'm sure others have more useful advice, but the one thing I know from my air cooled days is...
• Re: Reinhardt Lives!! (well, almost ...) {Longish}
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 12:23:32 -0400
  ...The > > PO > > had replaced the head gasket at least once prior to my purchase and also > > fiddled with the fuel delivery on the pump...
• Re: cracked AMC heads question
  Historical mailing list - --------
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 07:01:01 -0400
  ...So I'd be careful about AMC heads, if nothing else. >> >>I'm finding it necessary to check how much the water gasket gets...