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• Re: AVP and head gasket woes.....
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 23:28:40 -0400
  I think it's the gaskets. I did one a while ago that failed while sitting in the driveway as the customer was on...
• Re: Victor Reinz full gasket kit concern (2.1 wbx)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 20:03:37 -0700
  ...I have a spare Reinz Wbxr Gasket Set along with a few Brazilian and German (Elring) 1600 Gasket Sets in my stash. When I...
• Re: #1 cylinder header pipe gasket burning out
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 5 Nov 2001 10:22:45 -0700
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: #1 cylinder header pipe gasket burning out Hi, I have a recurring problem with the gasket for the #1...
• Re: Generic exhaust gasket material
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Sat, 30 Aug 2003 14:14:13 -0400
  ...The young lady behind the counter went away for a few minutes and came back with exactly the right gasket. Seems that same gasket...
• Replacing Gas Tank Filler Gasket
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 15:48:07 -0400
  ...The rubber donut gasket on the gas tank where the filler pipe enters the tank is leaking. My van is a syncro so the...
• Gasket seal question [NO VANAGON CONTENT !!!]
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 11:00:50 -0700
  Is it "acceptable practice" to use some sort of liquid or paste-like gasket seal material that evidently hardens in place of a correct...
• Re: Major oil leak after head gasket repair
  Historical mailing list - John Silverman
  Tue, 11 Apr 2000 13:46:57 -0600
  ...Hooray!!! > >Question...should the garage have done the valve cover gaskets w/ the head >gaskets, and or should they have done today's replacement...
• Re: fuel filler grommet seal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 17 Sep 2012 20:39:53 -0700
  ...Gasket Maker be susceptible to todays, > or yesteryears gas? > > http://www.permatex.com/products/automotive/automotive_gasketing/anaerobic_gasket_makers/Permatex_Anaerobic_Gasket_Maker...
• Repeat post: (was: # head gasket failure modes and emergency temporary fixes)
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Sat, 13 Nov 2004 17:14:36 -0800
  ...Green gasket on top of the cylinder - keeps > combustion gases out of water jacket. > 3. Metal gasket on top of the cylinder - also keeps...
• Re: intake gasket?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 12 Mar 2011 12:03:45 -0800
  to clean old gasket off sometimes I use a razor blade very carefully .. and spray carb cleaner. There is also 'gasket remover' in a...
• Re: Gasket Question
  Historical mailing list - Blake C. Thornton
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 10:40:50 -0600
  I assume that you mean the exhaust gaskets. Put them back together which ever way you want. My mechanic told me he installs them...
• If you are Doing your Headgaskets do the barrel seals too.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 20:15:49 EST
  I would recommend that if you are going to replace your head gaskets, go ahead and pull the barrels off and replace the seals...
• Re Gasket Kit
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 15:39:25 -0600
  ...Does your Victor Reinz gasket kit say where it is made? (USA, Germany,etc.) Also is there a part number molded into the thick...
• Re: In vehicle head gasket fix!!!!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 1 Mar 2003 12:46:39 -0800
  A problem I see with this is that the corrosion may have already damaged the rubber gasket. After you pull a few of these...
• Re: Removing gold gasket from aluminum
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:17:50 -0500
  Scraper, gasket dissolver, and when really desperate a smooth flat file. Be careful with the file. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: valve cover gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 30 Oct 2001 22:13:31 EST
  ...It holds the gaskets in place until the covers are seated. I never bothered with the prep until I had a new gasket which...
• Service Outlet Gaskets / upgrade? / replace?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 08:47:48 -0400
  ...The original gaskets are in need of replacement. I have new ones from BusDepot to install but I have heard criticism of the gaskets...
• Re: Exhaust Gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 21:40:23 -0500
  On my Bug I replaced the exhaust gaskets with copper 'drop in' ones aircooled.net sells. No need to remove the nuts or studs...
• Re: Broken Stebro Muffler Bracket / Malcolm's trip + FIBER EXHAUST GASKET WARNING
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 11 Aug 2005 08:21:46 -0700
  I don't use the donut gasket, i have a wire mesh one. but just like anything that gets real hot you need to...
• Re: head gaskets and time bombs
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Feb 1996 22:18:53 +0000
  ...A "normal" head gasket (like > on a Jetta or Eurovan) does dual duty in sealing both the combustion chambers > and the coolant passages. The...
• Re: 1982 throttle body gasket PN?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 16 May 2007 10:24:13 -0400
  That is because that gasket has been discontinued for a few years now. The only thing you can do is to either find a...
• Re: Best source for Head Gasket sets 1990 2.1L ?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 12 Oct 2006 15:41:44 -0400
  ...It comes with not only the gaskets for the heads but also many other engine gaskets that you may need in the future and...
• Re: Gasket ID?
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 07:04:25 -0500
  ...Gasket ID? > > At 03:29 PM 10/7/02 -0500, Birkenfeld Jeff wrote: > >Andrew writes: > >I need new gaskets for the ATF pan(4...
• Re: Dometic Intake & Exhaust Gaskets: Use Hi Temp RTV?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 19:39:44 -0700
  ...http://tinyurl.com/256abea The pic doesn't show it, but RTV was used along with the original gaskets. The original gaskets are now...
• Gasket Sealant Question
  Historical mailing list - Don Kane
  5 May 1995 09:52:26 U
  ...Time:9:35 AM OFFICE MEMO Gasket Sealant Question Date:5/5/95 I'm ready to put the coolant flanges back on my...
• Re: Gasket sealer for cooling system part
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 19:06:55 -0700
  > Wouldn't it be better to use the copper-red colored Permatex on the gasket > and mating surfaces just to be sure? > A proper...
• Generic exhaust gasket material
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Sat, 30 Aug 2003 01:21:20 -0400
  Do any of the FLAPS carry some sort of gasket material that you can cut to fit so as to make gaskets that go...
• Re: Trans pan gasket
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Thu, 10 Mar 2016 11:02:57 -0500
  ...If the gasket was on and sealing and then failed in use you have a > symptom! The transmission is overheating and the gasket will...
• Re: Catalytic Conv Gaskets (Was muffler)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Jul 1996 22:06:25 -0400
  ...One question, does the converter come with two regular gaskets? I looked at a local after market converter, and there was on regular gasket...
• Re: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 10:56:15 -0700
  ...A gasket between the block and oil pump body would only affect the vertical location of the all of the pump components, not the...
• Windshield and gasket preferences?
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 09:21:29 -0400
  ...color? What about gaskets? Is the West Coast Marine gasket equivalent in fit and quality with the VW German gasket? Reply by pmail until...
• Re: Cooling System (more White Smoke) symptoms
  Historical mailing list - Nunya Business
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:42:57 -0700
  The thing most of us call the 'head gasket'- the rubber gasket between the head and the outer case- doesn't have anything to...
• Re: Repeat post:
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 15 Nov 2004 07:12:53 -0500
  ...I > don't think anything outside the clamped gasket could retain coolant > under heat and pressure like the captive gasket could, therefore I > doubt...
• Re: Broken Stebro Muffler Bracket / Malcolm's trip + FIBER EXHAUST GASKET WARNING
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Thu, 11 Aug 2005 08:02:35 -0300
  I have not installed my Stembro yet on my '84 Westy but all this talk about gaskets got me thinking why do you not...
• Re: Where to find rubber AFM gasket?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 4 Apr 2009 19:17:54 -0700
  ...It is the square rubber gasket that goes > between the AFM and the air intake assembly. I replaced my AFM and > the gasket was...
• Head gaskets on 2.1 liter
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sat, 15 May 2004 15:03:29 -0700
  ...Has anybody had any good or bad luck using a copper coat on the vw head gaskets? The nitorious head gasket seems to be...
• Re: Head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 10:21:31 -0500
  ...When have the heads/gaskets caused problems? >2. How is your vanagon driven? A) daily driver B) Weekends C) Seasonally >stored >3. Was VW...
• Re: Westy fridge combustion chamber gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ryan London
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 07:08:58 -0400
  I made my replacement from the red natural rubber gasket material sold on a roll at my local hardware store. It looked exactly like...
• Re: exhaust gaskets
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:15:01 -0500
  BTW - in the bad ol' days when asbestos was king in hot applications - the older type fiber/metal gaskets were made with asbestos as...
• Radiator mounting gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:20:22 -0400
  ...I will be replacing my original radiator and just wondering if I should order new mounting gaskets (p/n 431 819 225) that are...
• Re: Engine pull on scale of 1 to 10
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 15:51:10 -0700
  BTW, why do you want to check the gaskets? If you pull the heads, you can't reuse the gaskets. These are crush type...
• Re: care of our Wasserboxer/WaterLeaker engines
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 20 Aug 2000 14:12:00 EDT
  ...The head gasket pressure on the sealing surface. The head gaskets I saw, from the engines I took apart, had corrosion damage on the...
• Re: Freeze plug leaking coolant, Leaking head gasket-diesel
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Wed, 04 Dec 1996 17:07:55 -0500
  >I am wondering if I should replace the head gasket with a "turbo" head gasket >to avoid a possible breakdown far from home. > >Any...
• guess a gasket quiz
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 08:03:33 -0800
  ...Having just used a head kit from busdepot I am wondering what some of the unused gaskets are good for? So we all know...
• Re: Vanagon leaking head gasket
  Historical mailing list
  29 Mar 1996 17:12:03 -0500
  My 86 was recalled to check the head gasket/compression, they changed the gaskets under that recall. It might be worth checking, maybe VW...
• Head Gaskets
  Historical mailing list - zyno
  Fri, 22 May 1998 14:35:27 -0400
  Hi, well its time to do my head gaskets. I just got the gasket kit. Does anyone have any comments on the use of...
• WTB: Clutch Master, Engine Gasket sets
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Sun, 13 Nov 2005 23:29:42 -0500
  Anyone have a new or near new clutch master cylinder? I'm also looking for an engine gasket set or two head gasket sets...
• Rear Windshield Installation?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 12:00:28 EST
  I removed my back windscreen to take care of that pesky under gasket rust. When I removed it, I peeled out the plastic spline...
• Re: Bellhousing gasket source?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 18 May 2004 07:16:36 -0700
  Part number - 091 301 131 , bellhousing gasket, all Vanagon manual trannys, regardless of which bellhousing. I have a few that I got from tranny...
• Re: Westy fridge combustion chamber gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 06:04:07 EDT
  ...Westy fridge combustion chamber gasket replacement Pascal, there are gasket material kits available at Canadian Tire, Home Hardware and UAP stores. In these gasket...
• Victor Reinz full gasket kit concern (2.1 wbx)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 19:41:38 -0700
  ...So back, finally, to the gasket. I measured the gasket I removed and it was 0.011" thick. The back of the pump gasket...
• Trans pan gasket
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Wed, 9 Mar 2016 10:39:35 -0500
  Hey guys, I had my transmission gasket fail awhile back and I'm going to replace it soon. Seems straight forward: Drain the oil...
• Re: HEAD JOB gasket questions
  Historical mailing list - D. Ranoel
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 19:06:40 -0700
  Hi I'm new to the list but have done over a dozen of the head gasket replacements and you should use the green...
• Re: Oil pressure ?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 23 Nov 2014 20:49:52 -0800
  You alluded to a seal replacement, was it the oil pump cover gasket? Others have noted that the pump to case gasket is thicker...
• SLIDING DOOR LOWER GASKET CHANNEL REPLACEMENT ?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 12:48:41 -0400
  HAS ANYBODY FOUND A PART # OR SIMPLE WAY TO REPLACE THE LOWER CHANNEL THAT HOLDS THE RUBBER DOOR GASKET ON THE SLIDING DOOR. MY...
• Re: Advice on an Oil-pump oily gasket slow leak
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 30 Jun 2002 11:17:12 -0700
  I just had my oil pump gasket replaced. I also replaced the rear crankshaft seal. My gasket was torn. No problems now. If you...
• Re: Bolt on valve cover gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 11:11:32 -0600
  If standard valve cover gaskets leak .......... Remove the spring bails and re tension them then install new valve cover gaskets. Inspect the valve covers...
• Re: '81 2.0L F.I. gaskets??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 23:39:58 -0400
  The metal gaskets are not used with the riser block gaskets. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Harmon Seaver <hseaver@HARMON.BML.USOUTHAL.EDU> To: Vanagon...
• Re: BLOWN HEAD GASKET....HOW MUCH $$??
  Historical mailing list - Judson Cook
  Mon, 30 Dec 1996 09:32:27 -0600
  jmatchet@iu.net wrote: > > My 91 Vanagon blew its head gaskets today.... > > I first lost the waterpump/alternator belt on the Hi-way. > After...
• Re: valve cover gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 30 Oct 2001 23:50:25 -0500
  From 1968 to present, on both aircooleds and wasserboxers, I've just smeared wheel bearing grease on the gasket surface of the valve covers...