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• Please REPLY Head Gaskets: Fail Leaky
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 7 May 2003 08:03:05 -0700
  ...Please REPLY Head Gaskets: Fail Leaky; I have been following the discussion on head gaskets since alas mine too are leaking... more during this...
• Re: Drip, drip, drip -- water tank drain cap
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 13:18:57 -0400
  ...between the two plastic parts, which > the rubbery gasket should seal under compression, but that gasket doesn't > seem to be as interested in...
• Re: Opinions-Well, It's Mine Now
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:50:04 -0500
  ...Now, would it be possible to nurse an engine along for 6 years and 34K miles with leaky >head gaskets? That might depend on...
• Re: FTC, VWOA, Head gasket problem
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Jun 95 18:13:14 PDT
  ...FTC, VWOA, Head gasket problem >>Cc: dkao@Eng >>Content-Length: 1023 >>X-Lines: 23 >>> >>My BBB Autoline forms are due in this weekend. Would...
• Re: AT gasket
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Erlandson
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 20:31:20 -0500
  ...My main problem was that the gasket seemed to be pulling off of the convex rim that is on the AT pan. Just in...
• Re: Most miles on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 11:00:15 EST
  ...Head gasket blew catastrophically on the passenger side leaking coolant all over the road. Both heads were severely pitted and the gaskets were in...
• Re: Ground for O2 Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 09:48:28 -0600
  ...The head > (without the added ground) is attached to the block by a rubber gasket so the > only real conductor connecting the two is...
• Re: Head Gasket repairs Question
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 00:26:33 -0500
  """" I have done many, many head gasket replacement jobs over the years and I can say that out of all of them I have...
• Re: put goo on gaskets or not?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 05:31:43 EST
  ...Use Loctite/Permatex Ultra Copper RTV Silicone Sealant on the rubber head gaskets to head. Can be found at most good automotive supply shops...
• Re: oil in coolant
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 4 Nov 2006 10:14:39 -0500
  I have seen a film of sludge in the expansion tank before and after head gasket replacement. This maybe residual and now that you...
• Coolant Outlet Nipple at Pass. Side Head (WBX)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 27 May 2014 10:12:27 -0700
  ...The archives indicate this is likely the case, but is the updated metal version made of mild steel? Is the gasket used a "paper...
• Re: Vanagon Cylinder Head Gasket video I just made
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 8 Mar 2014 20:33:22 -0700
  ...He > taught me a lot about doing head gaskets over the years and I just want to > honor him. Ken: This is great, wonderful...
• Re: Only need O rings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 06:05:32 -0400
  ...Only need O rings I have all the other gaskets, only the O rings that seal the water on the cylinders I need. How...
• Re: put goo on gaskets or not?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 21:27:34 -0700
  ...So I went home and pulled the valve cover. >> No gasket only black sealant. Shocked I then pulled the oil pan. No >> gasket >> only...
• Re: Stubborn Exhaust leak
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:39:02 -0700
  ...http://www.bus-boys.com/vanwasser83-91.html > ) I removed the parts, sanded off the remains of the gaskets, > installed new gaskets, bolted it...
• Re: Overheating, smoking, rough running
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:40:24 -0500
  Are you guys actually recommending Barr's Stop Leak to fix a metal 0-ring (compression) gasket? It's not the rubber gasket that...
• Re: port matching intake manifolds to heads
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:31:36 -0500
  ...My intake manifold openings are smaller than the gasket openings (gasket between the intake manifolds and the heads) which have openings that are slightly...
• Re: water pump to thermostat housing gasket 84
  Historical mailing list - FRANK CONDELLI
  Wed, 29 Dec 2021 04:38:18 -0800
  Well, nobody but ME have that gasket ! Look here: <https://www.frankcondelli.com/staging1/store/index.php?route=product/product&path=61_93_94...
• Re: Oil plug gasket -- FLAPS?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 20:20:54 -0500
  ...The three pack of the white nylon gaskets work really well. > > They also have a metal gasket-crush washer that actually crushes that fits...
• Re: how can you tell head gaskets have been replaced?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:50:17 -0700
  ...A couple people who came to look at it > > though that aftermarket gaskets could be identified. One guy though > > aftermarket gaskets are orange and...
• Valve cover gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dave Weaver
  Fri, 14 Aug 2020 12:32:25 -0400
  ...It’s on the driver’s side so not a lot of space to work around the stock exhaust Have new cork gaskets, but...
• Re: '86 Vanagon Head Gasket Leaks
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Sep 94 09:14:22 GMT
  It is possible to get VW to pay 100% of the cost of replacing the heads and gaskets when they leak. This covered by...
• Re: Wasserleaker Club
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Nov 1998 15:54:36 EST
  ...The chaNGE IN TEMP ALLOWS THE GASKETS TO EXPAND AND CONTRACT WHICH CAUSES THE HAEDS TO LEAK. yOU ARE JUST STARTING TO LEAK SO...
• leaky head gasket question again
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Curran
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 14:01:43 -0500
  ...75 previously, and have been thoroughly frightened off by the head gasket corrosion problems. I have read that this problem is much more common...
• s there an easy way to swap side windows?
  Historical mailing list - Joe in NH
  Sat, 29 Nov 2003 14:03:58 EST
  ...Is there a way to do this reusing the old gaskets? The Bentley book knowledge only describes cutting out the old gasket and replacing...
• Head machined or my way ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:03:51 -0700
  ...Then I used the Permatex "Copper Spray-a-Gasket" to install the compression gasket. This way, I sleep well. Zoltan
• Re: Don't cry for me Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:59:15 -0600
  Uhm, I have never had (that I know of) a compression gasket failure, so I cannot speak of this scenario, but every 2.1...
• help. no start after head gaskets replaced
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Chasteen
  Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:00:55 -0800
  hello all� i replaced the head gaskets on my 85 gl and now it will not start. there is a lot of fuel dumping...
• repeatedly blowing head gasket
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 08:02:44 -0800
  ...repeatedly blowing head gasket ARe you using the "special" sealer? Is the surfaces perfectly clean, straight, and with out oils? Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4...
• Re: Head gasket leaking. Bummer.
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sun, 25 Jan 2009 06:25:44 -0800
  ...Head gasket leaking. Bummer. FWIW on the topic of leaking / weeping head gaskets (of course we should really be calling them coolant gaskets around...
• Re: head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:41:20 -0500
  ...head gaskets >>>>> >>>>> So, I should do the head gaskets, or not?  It's very expensive, >>>>> but I >>>>> want a >>>>> reliable van (or no van...
• Cooling System failure Prevention Idea.
  Historical mailing list - mark keller
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 15:00:53 -0400
  ...I discussed the problem of corresion beneath the head gasket with VW guy, who said he'd seen it on even engines that weren...
• Re: Head sealants??
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Fri, 11 May 2007 14:22:13 -0400
  NO 518 on HEADS!!!! ??? You need "The Right Stuff" on heads Gasket, 518 is good elswere (i like to put some on the lower...
• 'Nother Head Gasket Question
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 2 May 2014 13:54:50 +0000
  ...right side head gasket finally blew after 10 years of minor dripping. Replaced head gasket and reinstalled using original VW head, which I've...
• Re: Any tricks for priming oil pump?
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Sat, 9 Jul 2011 14:50:28 -0700
  Yes, that gasket is critical to be the right thickness. The Bentley mentions it and gives the size. It also helps to fill the...
• Broken hydraulic lifter '86 Question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 09 Jul 1996 15:13:57 -0800
  ...I had a cylinder head gasket leak, which pressurized the water tank. The engine had 20,000 miles on it since it had new...
• Re: Head Leak Questions...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 11 Jun 2006 11:44:45 -0500
  Kevin, Leaks in the seals at the top of the piston--the REAL head gasket, as the rubber one would more properly be called...
• Re: trying to locate VW automatic transmission seals
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:09:51 -0500
  ...Auto Transmission & Differential: > > Gasket kit, auto tranny pan, gasket, filter & filter retainer gasket, 3921, > 010 398 421 16.50 > > Gasket, differential oil pan, auto...
• Re: 2nd opinion wtd: Compression vs Head gasket leak
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:35:16 -0500
  There are two distinctly different sets of WBX "Head Gaskets". You can have coolant leaks at the big rubber ones that seal the heads...
• Re: 2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:26:24 -0800
  ...The head gaskets leaked and the thermostat >>> housing was warped, primarily, but I had some other troubles along the way >>> like a cylinder frozen...
• Re: Is this question just too stupid?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:56:59 -0700
  Jim, All those gaskets are available individually for a lot less than a complete gasket set. Cheers, Jeff www.vanagonparts.com -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: J.B. Weld Head Repair (Bill Knight)
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 12:22:11 -0700
  Bill, why isn't using JB weld as a coating to prevent galvanic corrosion caused by pooled coolant between the gasket and the heads...
• Re: Refrigerator gasket and flame goes out remedies
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Aug 2012 12:13:31 -0400
  ...Refrigerator gasket and flame goes out remedies Hi, I have the Dometic 182 refrigerator out of my Westy and I'm trying to address...
• Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:02:14 -0400
  ...Still might just do the gaskets either myself or with a local mechanic. I am costing the process of me it doing it myself...
• Re: Head Gasket leaks
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 4 Sep 2012 09:19:22 -0400
  ...Head Gasket leaks Hello All, Last week my vanagon's main 3 slot crankshaft pulley came off and as a result the engine overheated...
• Re: Eurovan Door gasket falling apart @#!&*!
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 3 Jul 1996 13:03:54 PDT
  ...Eurovan Door gasket falling apart @#!&*! > My driver's side door gasket on my 93 EV has separated at > the top of the door opening...
• Re: Using Gunk or other engine cleaning solvents!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 11 Jan 2002 13:26:42 -0600
  ...Not just the front & rear seals, but the pan gasket, > side > cover gasket, fuel pump gasket, etc. Probably because the were > original and > had...
• Re: Head gasket leaking. Bummer.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
  Sun, 25 Jan 2009 09:40:49 -0400
  FWIW on the topic of leaking / weeping head gaskets (of course we should really be calling them coolant gaskets around the head), I had...
• Re: Gear oil change
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Sun, 27 Mar 2016 14:43:59 -0400
  ...Got the gear oil out (blown pan gasket helped). > > Now, how to fill this sucker up? Through the 17mm drain plug? > > Through the top...
• Re: [VWVANFULLTIMERS] RoadHaus - Engine Install Report
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Tue, 15 Jun 2004 13:22:13 -0700
  ...Looks like excessive cooling system pressure pushed those gaskets out. Oh, and hopefully AVP has learned from past mistakes and is now using the...
• Re: 2.1 gasket sets?
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:35:28 -0500
  ...parts place told me it would cost about $150 > for a gasket set. What happened? > > Who has the best rates theses days? I'm...
• Do head-gasket kits age?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:56:12 +0000
  I was out in the garage rearranging things, and I came across a elring-brand head-gasket kit for a 1.9L engine ('84...
• Head Gasket help?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Sep 1995 11:04:19 -0400
  ...While having this replaced my mechanic advised me that my head gaskets were leaking slightly. He suggests a complete repair...(.maybe $1500)! Should I...
• Broken down in memphis
  Historical mailing list - Vidovich John
  Sun, 24 Nov 2002 17:47:45 EST
  Hi all, On a trip from Virginia to Memphis, the Subie Vanagon blew a head gasket. It still runs fine, but consumes about 1...
• head gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - Michael Martens
  Sat, 3 May 2003 09:09:14 -0500
  A dealer I live near in Chicago wants $3300.00 to replace both head gaskets on my 1991 vanagon. I have seen quotes as...
• Re: head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:24:00 -0800
  ...head gaskets >> >> So, I should do the head gaskets, or not? It's very expensive, but I >> want a >> reliable van (or no van...
• Re: head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:09:31 -0800
  ...head gaskets >>> >>> So, I should do the head gaskets, or not? It's very expensive, but I >>> want a >>> reliable van (or no van...
• Re: Refrigerator gasket and flame goes out remedies
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 7 Aug 2012 05:45:54 -0400
  ...Do I need to put the old gasket in WITH > the sealant on both sides of it? Yes, use the old gasket with the...
• Re: Skylight leak
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 24 Sep 2016 10:47:34 -0500
  ...Except for something broken or damaged the usual cause for leakage is from under the gasket. The gasket over time will shrink and pull...
• Re: Please REPLY Head Gaskets: Fail Leaky;
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 6 May 2003 08:27:50 -0700
  ...Joe On 06 May 2003, Eric Zeno wrote: > I was talking to a guy who said he had his > head gasket blow in the...