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• Re: Exhausting Exaust
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 08:01:11 EST
  ...ALSO, use Loctite Ultra Copper High Temp Silicon Sealant on both sides of the gaskets. . . . . . . To make all this expensive work worthwhile and to...
• Re: exhaust gasket question 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:29:58 -0700
  ...I can't image that a sheet of copper would work very well. Though you were going to say to make your own copper...
• Re: Steam Cleaning?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 18:36:29 -0500
  ...b) Most common leaking areas on an air cooled are, valve cover gaskets, push rod tube O rings, loose oil filter, bad gasket on...
• Re: Road trip
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:28:37 -0500
  ...Its also possible that I have a bad sender o-ring. Evan after i replaced the tank and used good grommets, gas leaked when...
• Re: Head machined or my way ...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 00:30:49 -0700
  ...No rings and o-rings n' and air-cooled engine originated stuff like waterpuker, er I mean waterboxer engines have. It's barely a...
• Re: Oil Changing
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 14:39:14 -0400
  ...to the >o-ring on the filter, and the screw it on strongly hand tight. Then I >put a new copper crush gasket on...
• message for stan
  Historical mailing list - Thompson, Michael
  Tue, 14 May 2002 09:15:37 -0600
  ...b) Most common leaking areas on an air cooled are, valve cover gaskets, push rod tube O rings, loose oil filter, bad gasket on...
• Re: 88 Vanagon, new to me, the story so far (long)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 16 Feb 2008 18:20:38 -0800
  ...The core leaked as well so I fabbed up a copper bypass pipe and deleted the whole thing, leaving the plastic cover in place...
• Re: A response from Prestone about Stainless Steel Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 2 Nov 2010 14:33:05 -0400
  ...I made up an electrode assembly with a heavy copper wire with a 1 or 2 mm insulating jacket that I punched holes through...
• Re: The King's English
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 14:33:04 -0500
  ...b) Most common leaking areas on an air cooled are, valve cover gaskets, push rod tube O rings, loose oil filter, bad gasket on...
• High Idle Solution!
  Historical mailing list - brad barcom
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 18:53:38 -0500
  ...it's like $12-15 (get a new rubber o-ring, too ... another $1!) and in the words of many mechanics, "you probably needed...
• starter solenoid problems (and solution)
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Tue, 27 Oct 1998 12:57:04 -0700
  ...First you have to use a soldering iron and solder-sucker or solder wick (bradided copper wire that absorbs solder) to get the solder...
• Re: 81' New Owner To Do
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 18 May 2004 23:17:11 -0500
  ...b) Most common leaking areas on an air cooled are, valve cover gaskets, push rod tube O rings, loose oil filter, bad gasket on...
• Re: Think I have sprung a leak in my powersteering lines! Need some guidance please.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:56:17 -0400
  ...I had the lines replaced the fat & thin lines with copper > ones in 2007 I believe. I am noticing some red fluid around some...
• Re: A/C Success (long)
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Mon, 26 May 2003 18:28:44 -0400
  ...The local Ace hardware fixed me up with the necessary copper tubing, flare fittings, and flared the tubing for me. I then made another...
• Re: Ran out of gas & now won't run
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 20:38:43 -0500
  ...b) Most common leaking areas on an air cooled are, valve cover gaskets, push rod tube O rings, loose oil filter, bad gasket on...
• Re: Ran out of gas & now won't run
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 21:34:13 -0500
  ...of your Distributor Cap (Air Cooled Require Copper > Contacts, Water Cooled can use either Aluminum or Copper). Inspect your > Rotor Arm for burnt contractor...
• Re: When & why replace heads? A Friday Dennis Discussion.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 7 Apr 2023 22:45:01 -0500
  ...You will need to make or have > made custom gaskets from copper sheet. > > One needs to consider that as part of removing the heads...
• Re: has anyone seen July 2003 VWT?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 18 May 2003 12:00:55 -0700
  ...Try to get a gasket set with Viton pushrod seals (O Rings). Decide if you are going to run German rings or Brazilian rings...
• Re: really... how tough IS a full engine rebuild?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 5 Feb 2003 23:26:22 -0600
  ...Try to get a gasket set with Viton pushrod seals (O Rings). Decide if you are going to run German rings or Brazilian rings...
• Re: 81 Westy Dead Engine - Long
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 00:11:03 -0500
  ...Try to get a gasket set with Viton pushrod seals (O Rings). Decide if you are going to run German rings or Brazilian rings...
• Engine Case and bearings
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 25 Sep 2004 16:28:48 -0500
  ...Try to get a gasket set with Viton pushrod seals (O Rings). Decide if you are going to run German rings or Brazilian rings...
• Engine Reccommendations-type 2
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Sep 1995 22:11:05 -0700
  ...Double thrust cam bearings are required, copper faced too. Use the stock cam, make sure it fits perfectly, .002 end play, 0 or.001...
• VW Parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Roger Lippman
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 01:13:21 GMT
  ...67 Bug used, black, good condiiton 111 905 261 2 Distributor o-ring 111 905 449 11 Spark plug wire air seals 111 941...
• Re: oil temperature sender placement.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 5 Mar 2015 18:57:08 -0500
  ...1/2" hoses and 5/8" steel or copper line will keep pressure losses to a minimum and remote thermostats usually are more consistent...
• VW parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Roger Lippman
  Tue, 26 Mar 1996 21:47:59 GMT
  ...67 Bug used, black, good condiiton 111 905 261 2 Distributor o-ring 111 905 449 11 Spark plug wire air seals 111 941...
• VW parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Roger Lippman
  Mon, 5 Feb 1996 21:08:09 GMT
  ...67 Bug used, black, good condiiton 111 905 261 2 Distributor o-ring 111 905 449 11 Spark plug wire air seals 111 941...
• Engine build and other things, part 3
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Apr 1995 18:52:35 -0700
  ...Bergs got an O-ring around the outside of the pump now so I used the RTV on the inside flange of the pump...
• Re: What to replace in a rebuild?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 29 Aug 2004 18:24:18 -0500
  ...Try to get a gasket set with Viton pushrod seals (O Rings). Decide if you are going to run German rings or Brazilian rings...
• VW Parts and equipment for sale (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Fri, 13 Dec 1996 12:23:22 -0800 (PST)
  ...67 Bug used, black, good condiiton 111 905 261 2 Distributor o-ring 111 905 449 11 Spark plug wire air seals 111 941...
• Re: When & why replace heads? A Friday Dennis Discussion.
  Historical mailing list - John T
  Tue, 11 Apr 2023 18:01:36 -0400
  ...You will need to make or have made custom gaskets from > copper sheet. > > > > One needs to consider that as part of removing the heads...
• Re: When & why replace heads? A Friday Dennis Discussion.
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 9 Apr 2023 16:02:51 -0700
  ...You will need to make or have made custom gaskets from > copper sheet. > > > > One needs to consider that as part of removing the heads...
• Re: When & why replace heads? A Friday Dennis Discussion.
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 11 Apr 2023 22:16:31 +0000
  ...You will need to make or have made custom gaskets from > copper sheet. > > > > One needs to consider that as part of removing the heads...
• Re: When & why replace heads? A Friday Dennis Discussion.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 9 Apr 2023 20:59:31 -0400
  ...You will need to make or have made custom gaskets from >> copper sheet. >>> >>> One needs to consider that as part of removing the heads...