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• Re: Plastic noodles in cooling system, '90 Wolfsburg TDI
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 1 Apr 2011 12:40:37 -0700
  ...leak at the rear heater that turned out to be the o-ring > where the > control valve is bolted to the core flange. When...
• Re: WTB 2.1L Dipstick Tube
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:19:22 EDT
  ...I have a few good refurbished and POR-15ed ones. $50.00 CAD with new O-ring and postage paid to your door. Let...
• rear heater leak
  Historical mailing list - Giroux, Eric
  Wed, 10 May 2000 09:05:23 -0400
  ...Took the whole bench out (I won't mention the seized screws), cleaned everything, added a missing o-ring seal and replaced the rubber...
• Re: tranny boots...
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 06:22:49 -0800
  ...replaced the clutch, > > about five years ago. > > > > The accelerator cable boot has crumbled into o-rings as well - should > > I even bother replacing it?
• Re: Flashing light
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 3 Sep 2003 18:00:56 -0500
  ...is in my coolant resevoir is brand new with a > new o-ring (and is possibly leaking, but not much). > > Thanks for any thoughts...
• Re: Lower Cylinder Seal
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 29 Nov 2004 07:43:34 -0500
  ...different 1.9 engines and I've only replaced the lower O-ring on one cylinder that I couldn't free from the head...
• Re: Fuel sender inacurate (theory)
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 03:13:28 EDT
  In a message dated 6/27/05 12:02:39 AM, waterboxer@SHAW.CA writes: << Could it be that the O ring fell in...
• Re: How to convert to 134?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 6 May 2008 15:02:14 -0400
  ...oil out and flushed it, flushed the system, replaced only the O-rings that were disturbed, put Ester oil in the compressor and put...
• fs 84 gl
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:20:21 -0400
  ...if desired, will include bentley, and from spare parts collection, unused stock 87 C german thermostat/o-ring. asking $750. also, though not vanagon...
• 85 westy water pump replacement w/ a/c and power steering----- done
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 12:49:56 -0800
  ...Spring clamps, o-rings,hose clamps, gasket materials, the waterpump itself,ect.By time one finishes this repair, you can laugh at any repair...
• Re: oil leak update
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 00:13:36 -0700
  ...If it's from between the transmission and the engine it is unlikely to be a missing flywheel o-ring, unless you just did...
• Re: Unplugging Distributor?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 9 Feb 2004 17:36:47 -0800
  ...thing holding the distributor in is the "sticktion" between the rubber O-ring that fits in the grove of the distributor body and the...
• Re: R134 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 13:31:05 -0500
  ...You don't need to swap O-Rings, the dryer. Evacuate? Not needed. Forget the Ester, or Pag oil. Them AC engineer's were...
• Re: 2.1 cylinders stuck to heads
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:17:18 -0400
  ...I never replace the o-rings on the bottom of the cylinders and I never have a problem with them leaking. Just fyi. I...
• Re: Inner Dia. for long A/C hose - 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - mike boland
  Sun, 4 May 2003 13:21:34 -0500
  ...Then re-install with new >green o-rings and a new receiver/dryer, flush and >refill the system with R-134a. Next time you...
• Re: Request for detailed install directions for rear heater core
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 10 Dec 2014 08:52:47 -0800
  Plastic to plastic may not have had an O-ring or gasket, but I'd use a little silicone sealant if there is none...
• Re: Oil leak...
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
  Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:11:12 -0800
  ...As jeff said, it doesn't appear that the oil cooler is to blame at all, but I do have a nice o-ring...
• Re: Leaking Rear Heater
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 20:10:39 -0600
  ...in any of my Vanagons, but > have always replaced the valve, o'ring and heater core because it gets *cold > *here. > > Dave > > On Mon...
• Re: No Oil filler cap=poor idle..observation on Digifant..
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:10:53 -0400
  ...All the vacuum hoses and connections were good so I looked at the rubber plug on the dipstick, the O-ring seal at the...
• Re: syncro temp sensors
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 23:18:35 -0400
  ...They are definitely different from the 2WD >equivalents that fit with an o-ring in the plastic housings. Thanks. > >Rick Koller
• Re: rear heater leak
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 29 Nov 2000 16:01:22 -0800
  I've heard of grasping at straws, now grasping at o-rings! If that fixes your leak it would be the first time it...
• Re: Diagnosing a low (8-10 inches) vacuum gauge reading
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 06:09:12 -0400
  ...the coolant reservoir(head gasket or cylinder > spacer-seal or green o-ring, or cracked head?). In the process of trying to pin down...
• damaged push rod tubes vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 1 May 2004 13:14:52 -0400
  hi all last night i took on the job of R/R stock push rod tubes with expandable double O-ring style. so i...
• Head Gasket repairs Question
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sun, 6 Feb 2005 21:44:13 -0800
  ...I have upper and lower cylinder o-rings: thin green ones and thick black ones. Which are the upper and lower? b. Does any...
• How much should i sell for? (and does anyone want to buy?)
  Historical mailing list - shawn clark
  Wed, 7 May 2008 11:30:51 -0700
  ...Other than that it runs great it just needs an "O ring". I would have loved to put some pictures up but the van...
• Re: Autostop Valve Problem Solved - Repair proceedure
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 3 Sep 2000 16:45:48 -0400
  ...Be careful not to drop it or to bung up the rubber O-rings. > >Clean the surface of the valve and the bore with...
• Re: My latest Acquisitions....
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:51:24 -0700
  ...Replace o-rings. Slide back and seat with a socket and a dead blow hammer. Type IV motors are a whole different animal than...
• It RUNS, It RUNS!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Mar 1997 19:50:39 -0500 (EST)
  ...Sure enough, the on of the thin green o-rings was blown. Replaced it and reinstalled everything. Started up and everything rang great. Wife...
• Re: head gasket problem ?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 22 Sep 2001 09:00:03 -0700
  ...That would mean to change the O rings on the liners. Zoltan ----- Original Message ----- From: Frank Condelli To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Saturday...
• Propane tank not filling (fix)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Sun, 15 Sep 2002 10:38:57 EDT
  ...I installed the o-ring rebuild kit ($13 with instructions) from Euro-American RV Products (www.deltasix.com) a few weeks ago, had the...
• Re: Leaking Rear Heater
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 19:42:54 -0800
  ...in any of my Vanagons, but > have always replaced the valve, o'ring and heater core > because it gets *cold > *here. > > Dave > > On Mon...
• Re: Vanagon Investments
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:37:16 -0700
  ...My GL took a big loss in value last week due to a failed oil cooler O-ring, but as a result I was...
• Re: faucet innards (not Farrah)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 13:35:48 -0700
  ...There are o-rings and rubber balls an springs inside that make it work and keep it from leaking. Mine was leaking around the...
• 1991 Vanagon Front Brake Caliper Rebuild Struggle
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Wed, 19 May 2021 19:58:41 -0700
  ...Centric Parts 143.42008 Caliper Kit I had lubed the caliper cylinders with brake fluid, installed the o-ring and forced (and I mean...
• temp coolant sensor/engine bog
  Historical mailing list - Dean S
  Thu, 10 Oct 2013 11:04:27 -0400
  ...By just removing the temp coolant sensor clip smooths out the idle considerably so I replacing the sensor/O ring. I found the Bosch...
• Re: Power Steering Pumps - Again!
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:03:43 -0700
  ...All of our regular list > vendors carry the seal kit, ie, gaskets, o-rings, etc, but I have yet to > see one carry the...
• Re: Smelling coolant suspect rear heater
  Historical mailing list - silcarr
  Sun, 23 Nov 2014 09:13:42 -0800
  All it takes is a brittle, cracked O-ring. Remember the Challenger explosion in'86? Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 23, 2014, at...
• Re: flashing LED
  Historical mailing list - Sunshine
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 20:35:53 -0500
  ...PM, Karl wrote: > The coolant level sensor should definitely have an o-ring on it. The > sensor will crack easily if overtightened, I usually...
• Re: Help, Clutch
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 19:59:21 -0500
  ...out. > Buy a clutch kit, front main seal and a flywheel O ring. They are about > as cheap as any source. > You'll have...
• Re: Coolant leak. Rear heater control valve?
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 22:13:14 -0400
  ...O-ring, rear heater core to valve, 82-91 Vanagon $2.29 861 819 297 Rear Heater Core,82-91 Vanagon - (also order O...
• Progress on the fuel injector mod on Audi 3A Project
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 21:00:45 EDT
  ...The Audi manifold mount through a Bakelite plastic O-ring sealed adapter necessarily gives cooler injectors and injected fuel than the VW approach. Success...
• Re: Bucking questions
  Historical mailing list - R Blake
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 21:39:11 -0700
  ...There is also the injector O-ring source of vaccuum leaks. If you haven't changed injector o-rings in many years, they will...
• Re: Fuel tank cross over tube
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 11 Nov 2005 13:55:16 -0500
  ...Is it really necesarry to replace this cross over pipe and the o-ring for the fuel tank sender? The plastic pipe adds $35...
• Re: Mutilated woodruff key at crankshaft
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 12 Sep 2011 01:33:20 -0400
  ...Note that there is an O-ring on the crank that fits into that bottom space on the pulley to keep oil from working...
• Re: Fuel Sender gasket
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 19 Feb 2023 16:37:33 -0500
  ...I’ve only changed the fuel sensor once and the gasket was a big O Ring. Hopefully someone with more experience can speak to...
• Re: Temp II Sensor Release
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 29 Dec 2013 12:17:15 -0700
  ...Be sure you get put the old o-ring. You won't lose much coolant if the engine's cold and you're fairly...
• H2O head gasket quest.
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Sat, 16 Mar 1996 22:44:01 CST6CDT
  ...is that base o-ring now going to leak or isn't it too sensitive to being disturbed? also, is there anyway to re...
• Re: 87 HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Mon, 18 Nov 1996 13:19:45 -0800
  ...And for only about $11 (including new o-ring), if in doubt, replace. Tonya 87 Vanagon GL 74 S. Beetle
• How long to pump down A/C?
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Sat, 24 May 2003 16:10:23 -0400
  ...I have put in a new receiver drier and put the old o-rings back on. I am using a 140 L/minute vacuum...
• Re: Self-Service AC Service Sounds like a great idea....sometimes
  Historical mailing list - Michael aka ECHO
  Sun, 19 Aug 2001 02:24:02 -0700
  ...on replacing everything.) In most cases, unless you change out the O-ring seals, with the cross-over of gases, highly expect to do...
• Re: Repairing the propane turn on valve
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 25 Nov 2013 11:06:52 -0800
  ...The Westy tank valve > isn't like this. > > I could see how that o-ring would commonly leak in the middle of the > valve...
• Re: Coolant Refill Bottle -Reply
  Historical mailing list - Duane Teske
  Wed, 14 May 1997 17:56:04 -0500
  ...In my situation, the O-ring on the sensor deteriorated and allowed fluid to puddle in the recess. Sometimes it stayed in the recess...
• Re: 85 Vanagon; water housing & Oring sealing
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 10:51:19 -0500
  Don't use any RTV sealant with any o-ring! I have had experience rehabbing these pipes on my '85 using JB-Weld. These...
• Re: A/C resuscitation - where to start?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:39:42 -0700
  ...I tried the $30 R-134 kit from Advance Auto without any other changes (o-rings, receiver/dryer, etc.) and while not super cold...
• Re: Hissing at booster
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 24 Oct 2016 10:03:19 -0600
  ...have to add; new brake master cylinder was installed with new O ring. The > pedal goes down to the second stage, air is out...
• Re: Fuel Injector System
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 May 1996 13:02:19 -0400
  ...What actually holds the injector in place? > There seems to be a couple of o-rings and some sort of gasket. Are they >replaceable...
• Is my radiator fan thermoswitch bad?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mancuso
  Thu, 25 Jun 1998 07:42:21 -0400
  ...Since the thermoswitch is $29 from VW (plus the O ring), not very expensive, It can't hurt to try. But does my thinking...
• Re: Rear heater core: coolant smell
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 20 Jun 2001 01:43:44 -0400
  ...too, make sure they include it (they may call it an o-ring). For the summer you can just plug the hoses, give you...
• Re: 1.9L bogging down on acceleration when hot..anyone ideas???
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 03:07:22 -0400
  ...Pressure valve sound more like it or a hole somewhere in the FI system hoses or o-ring. Double check fuel pressure!!!, pump or...
• Re: Friday Thoughts about Turboing a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 14:19:04 -0800
  ...Jeesh, drag race and aircraft engines hold up don't they? (Type 1-based) With proper balancing, Raceware studs AND rod bolts, o-ringed...