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• Rear cargo door seal for '71 bus
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Apr 95 16:17:25 PDT
  The seal around the rear cargo door (not the engine hatch) of my '71 bus is pretty well shot. Replacements are around $70-$80...
• Re: skylight gasket/seal
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mikkelson
  Tue, 13 Apr 1999 10:03:25 -0700
  ...such a seal? My skylight >has some hairline cracks, but it appears that the leak may be due to a bad >seal. I'm...
• head sealant
  Historical mailing list - Jay & Kim Schmidt
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 15:18:36 -0600
  ...It came with a tube of sealant for the head gasket. Should/can I use this same stuff for the head nuts? Is there...
• possessed gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Thu, 8 Nov 2001 22:20:42 -0800
  ...Did I seal the tank too good and pressure differential move the seal? Are there any Ideas out there that can help? Thanks in...
• Re: Exhaust gaskets... sealer?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:55:42 -0800
  ...What > sealer > (if any) should be used on the various exhaust gaskets for a 1.9 engine? > > Tim > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming...
• Re: Seam Sealant - What Brand is best? What is the best
  Historical mailing list - Buffalo 66
  Sun, 5 Nov 2006 05:05:53 -0800
  ...and be sure to tape off areas yuo don't want the sealer..... Percy. --- robertmstewart <robertmstewart@MAC.COM> wrote: > I recently used seam sealant...
• Re: Manual Transmission Drive Flange Seal
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 10 Aug 2014 13:19:32 -0600
  ...Manual Transmission Drive Flange Seal > > Hi Dean, > Thanks for the info. So, just to be sure, based on your experience I assume > the following...
• Re: replacing window glass seals
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 21 Nov 2013 05:59:41 -0500
  ...That�s why I do not use any sealant as discussed in an earlier posting. If the rubber is nice and soft and the...
• Poptop gasket
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 8 Sep 1997 14:53:59 -0400
  ...It is not noticiable unless you get within a few inches of the seal. I do really like the idea of having a seal...
• Re: Sticky Sliding Door Rubber Seal
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 23:58:12 EST
  ...My mother would say to spray the door seal with PAM, the aerosol vegetable oil cooking product. This may sound like a Martha Stewart...
• 84 westy sliding door handle "seal"
  Historical mailing list - Jim Kurpius
  Wed, 18 May 2005 09:34:58 -0700
  I've been trying to track down a replacement seal pictured in Bentley 58.2 (exploded along with the spacer and trim ring) for...
• Re: Oil pressure ?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 23 Nov 2014 09:56:21 -0500
  ...Are we talking the rear seal as in the pulley seal or >> the flywheel seal? Or was is the oil pump cover seal? Then...
• Re: Driver/Passenger window seals
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 11 Apr 2016 15:57:43 +0000
  ...You have to put the seal on the window, wrap a clothesline through the channel in the seal, have you and a helper set...
• Re: Manual Transmission Leaking at CV Joint
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 22 Sep 2010 20:01:43 -0400
  ...The disc in the center of the drive flange and the flange seal have already been mentioned. I have changed them about a dozen...
• Re: Door seal replacement
  Historical mailing list - James
  Sun, 8 Mar 2015 23:17:53 -0400
  Which seal are you replacing? The one that goes all the way around the door in one strip? The one that is on just...
• Re: 84 westy sliding door handle "seal"
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 18 May 2005 15:34:34 -0400
  I ordered that seal from bus depot about a year ago and it's still on back order. They had one for my '85...
• Re: Help me order rubber and window bits
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 15 May 2005 23:12:49 -0700
  ...Later models changed the rubber seals, and did away with the > insert. > > If you remove the insert, you'll likely cause your current seals...
• Re: Pop Top Seal Adhesive - 86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:26:42 -0700
  ...I've spent the last two hours scouring and > cleaning the top and am ready to apply the seal - something I plan to do...
• Vibrating luggage rack
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Apr 1997 17:58:09 -0400
  ...Maybe air can get under the seal and make the front of the fiberglass vibrate? Is it me or the seal? <<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>> <<>> Don Geiger <<>> <<>> '80...
• Re: Fuel tank sealant I.D.
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 6 Jan 2005 23:41:18 -0700
  ...sealant this is? > Thanks, > Mark > http://www.veedubbin.com > > '81 Vanagon > '78 Wesfalia > '71 Single Cab > '71 Deluxe > '67 Outlaw 912 > > Aircraft tank sealants...
• Re: install water tank level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Jul 2016 22:59:12 -0400
  No sealant should be needed but something to lubricate will help to get it tightened into place. Tighten it fully. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• Oil sealing rings on valve shaft???
  Historical mailing list - Aaron J. Wood
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 21:39:44 +0000
  ...Haynes says there should be a oil sealing ring(looks like a washer in the picture) that goes onto the shaft of the valve...
• Re: REMOVE THOSE HATCH PLUGS!!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 11:40:15 EDT
  ...remove the seal and glass , grind/sand down the rust, treat it, prime and topcoat, and then reinstall a NEW seal that is tight...
• Re: Window seal beauty ring/trim?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sun, 3 Jun 2012 15:32:37 -0400
  ...Some people have suggested that removing the trim can weaken the seal (this article suggests this, for example: http://www.van-cafe.com/home...
• install water tank level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
  Mon, 11 Jul 2016 15:08:00 -0700
  ...Do you install the gasket seal dry, or is there some gasket seal goop that is needed? Thanks stan
• New Windshield Seal for 2.1 Vanagon for Sale
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Sat, 10 May 2014 07:51:19 -0700
  I've got a new/never used windshield rubber seal for sale.� I purchased it awhile back for my 1990 Vanagon Carat.� Taking offers...
• Replacing seal between automatic & final
  Historical mailing list - Robert Johnson
  Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:39:45 +0000
  Good evening all, Does anyone have any experience with changing the seal between the automatic transmission and the final drive? Or can lead me...
• Re: head gaskets and time bombs
  Historical mailing list - Michael Jarvis
  Mon, 05 Feb 96 16:30:00 PST
  ...after reading all your "good news" about the head seals, I was a little worried to read this rebuttal. PS; are they considered gaskets...
• Re: poptop seals... NOTE
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 12:12:51 -0700
  ...Anybody want a "new" front seal :) ha ha ha ha Bob _________________________________________________________________ One-click access to Hotmail from any Web page � download MSN Toolbar now...
• Re: Manual Transmission Drive Flange Seal
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Tue, 12 Aug 2014 15:02:19 -0700
  Thanks Larry, I did just that and finally called the helpful guys at Van Cafe and had them actually measure the seals, which are...
• Re: clutch chatter fixed, thanks
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Thu, 17 Apr 2014 20:08:26 -0400
  ...Also, the synco-transmissions had sealant installed around the entire housing to keep water out... not a bad idea to seal it for dirt...
• Re: cracked poptop
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:48:12 -0700
  ...its on the > vertical part, the crack forms a triangle with the poptop seal and the > flat > luggage rack seal. It starts about two...
• Re: Why does my floor gets wet whenever it rains?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 12 Aug 2003 08:40:42 -0400
  ...USe a blow gun and clean under the rubber seal. Then use a tube of sealer all around the seal. Your done. Eric Thomas...
• BAD OIL LEAK
  Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
  Thu, 20 May 2004 13:37:16 -0700
  ...Looks like the main seal is leaking. I just put my motor together about a month ago, so it doesn't seem like the...
• wanted window seals
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Wed, 1 Mar 2000 19:12:49 EST
  ...if not used, can anyone get me a good price on some new ones? also, i need door seals for the front doors if...
• Re: Torque Converter Oil Seal
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 22:13:40 -0400
  ...Torque Converter Oil Seal Still working on my AT rebuild. I am installing the torque converter oil seal in the final drive housing. Since...
• Re: Installing Pop Top Seals ?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:52:39 -0500
  http://doug.alcock.googlepages.com/poptopseals --- my instructions for installing the poptop seals -- FWIW -- I note that installed them in 2001 and evrything is...
• For Archives: replacing transmission drive shaft seals
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 20 Nov 2005 21:17:49 -0600
  ...Now you can see the seal in it's aluminum housing. 9. Use a sharp-pointed tool east and west positions on the seal...
• My Sunroof syncro "drains"
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Mon, 2 Sep 2013 09:25:04 -0400
  ...thing I know about it) The seal has been replaced, but no seal is actually perfectly sealed, so it still needs to be able...
• New poptop seal: which one?
  Historical mailing list - Bruno Gauthier
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 11:33:40 EDT
  I'm looking to buy a new pop-top seal for my '88 Westy. I've seen two models, from Bus Boys http://www...
• Re: Rear Oil Seal (Flywheel) Leak
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:45:00 -0700
  ...Bottom the seal out, use old seal between hammer and new seal. >> >> alistair >> >> >> On 2013-06-14, at 6:54 PM, Jeff Lincoln wrote...
• Sunroof questions
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 07:01:44 EDT
  ...The seal around the roof line is badly worn and in need or replacement. There is no seal around the lip of the sliding...
• Re: head sealant
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 17:39:59 -0600
  Hi Jay, I have used permatex 3h sealant, it may be h3 not positive. It is used on aircraft engines and for vw air...
• Re: Window rubber replacement
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:28:46 -0700
  These are also called Door Window Slot Seals. Airhead Parts has always carried them, both Chrome & Non-Chrome Style, at least for the past...
• Re: Oil pressure ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 Nov 2014 09:08:03 -0500
  ...Are we talking the rear seal as in the pulley seal > or the flywheel seal? Or was is the oil pump cover seal? Then...
• Transmission leak
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:27:37 -0700
  ...All seals on rotating parts have to leak just a bit or the seal will wear out anyway. If the leak is from the...
• distributor installation
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 22:22:19 -0400
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV>hey all,</DIV> <DIV>i removed the ditributor on my 87 syncro to replace the seal that was...
• Re: AMV 188 000 02
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sat, 23 Jul 2016 15:26:29 -0300
  Thanks Alistair & Neil, I figured it was primarily a water seal, but their may have been an anti-corrosive role as well. I have...
• Re: Distributor Woes - One Lives - One Dies
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 25 Dec 2013 01:10:02 -0600
  ...Lots of VWs share the same cooler and o-ring so the seal is > easy to buy. Not that fun to change on a...
• '87 GL rebuild update
  Historical mailing list - Tony Kimmons
  Fri, 14 Aug 1998 00:21:47 -0500
  ...What all should I replace while in there? Bearings, oil seals, oil screen, oil pump seals...what else? 3. Is the sealant for the...
• Re: front door edge seals wasRe: 88-up flow-through parts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 22:02:46 -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: some Vanagon in-use observations..(what works for me) long-ish
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Oct 2007 12:08:27 EDT
  ...those are your standard DOT halogen sealed beams.. no upgrade there lol :<) but i will say, the standard DOT 7" round sealed beams are...
• Re: AC does loses freon
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 4 Oct 2008 09:35:13 -0600
  ...The compressor seals dried and it leaked. New seals, and now it has run cold for a couple of summers. One of my smug...
• Re: Proper adhesive for engine compartment seal
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 24 Jun 2011 21:06:33 -0400
  At 08:27 PM 6/24/2011, Jim Arnott wrote: >Engine Seal is a whole different ani-mule. Goes between the tin and >the...
• sunroof seals??
  Historical mailing list - Brian McClure
  Sun, 21 Jan 2001 22:20:33 EST
  ...does anybody know where i can buy a seal from? doesn't have to be new, but mine is in pieces... thanks Brian 83...
• Re: Axle seals
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sun, 9 Jun 2002 06:33:05 -0500
  Flat side out---lipped side in--- Where's your oh holy Bentley? E-mail message Which direction do the grease seals on the front...
• FS:Front Door Seals
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hooper
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 06:41:42 -0500
  I have the door seals that go all the way around the inside of both front doors of a 83 Westy. These are in...
• Hydraulic jack Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 10:54:47 -0500
  My Hydraulic Jack needs some seals. Anyone know a resource for U-cup seals? OD:1/2" ID:3/16" HI:1/4" I...
• vanagon windshield glass and seal
  Historical mailing list - Ken & Sue
  Sun, 3 Feb 2008 11:03:13 -0500
  ...are there to stay away from? Which is preferred? Quality, strength, clairity,? How much? How much for the new seal? Kenny Rogers aka Funkengroovan
• Leaking oil seal
  Historical mailing list - Marcus Grant
  Thu, 2 Mar 1995 17:13:24 +0000 (GMT)
  ...This could be from the oil seal behind the flywheel, but the engine oil is still a pristine green (on the dipstick) and the...