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• Re: Repairing the piting in WBX heads.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 1 Nov 2006 06:22:52 EST
  ...a wire wheel? willthat damage the gasket mating surface? Dont think so, because you gotto sand theJB .How do I do this?Thanks,Roger...
• Sad and depressed
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 20:18:29 -0400
  Sooooo, Last December the 88 auto blew the diff gasket. Checked atf. Nothing. This winter replaced engine oil, diff oil and gasket and coolant...
• head gasket video - non pro
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Fri, 5 Jul 2013 08:02:32 -0700
  I enjoyed watching this video on the head gasket repair: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy1ye-vrUgs 18 parts to the video. Ie...
• Re: quick and dirty head swap
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 22 May 2013 08:29:50 -0700
  ...I'm going to order a gasket set sometime soon. Aside from JB weld, the gasket set ( http://www.busdepot.com/025198009b ) - is there...
• Re: BUS BOYS
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Jul 94 10:37:23 ADT
  ...Anyone dealt with them yet? It's time to do my leaky head gasket over, hence the question. What's the best deal anyone...
• Head gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Fri, 11 Sep 1998 09:29:04 -0700
  Hello listees, I was just wondering who sells the head gasket sets for a 2.1 digifant at a good price? MY van has...
• yellow window trim
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Thu, 10 May 2001 20:46:52 -0700
  ...an image of the front of my bus with the solid window gasket an image of the right-rear window gasket with the yellow...
• Definitive head leak test
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 27 Sep 2002 12:00:18 -0700
  ...If he gets a high HC reading your head gasket(s) has failed. Kevin O'Brien wrote: ...he removed the Expansion Tank cap...pulled...
• head Gasket again!!
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 16:40:24 -0400
  Hi Everyone, Just blew a head gasket at about 8K miles after they were done. Cooling temp ranges from 1 needle above led to...
• Re: Valves?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:05:01 -0700
  ...no more with the hyrdraulic lifters. > so the gasket gets old and dry and will start to seep oil after > about 7000-10,000...
• Re: Whining about head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 10:48:57 -0400
  ...Complete German engine gasket kits (including everything for both heads plus bottom-end gaskets and the sealant) are $129. That said, you may not...
• Re: ATF filter: urban legend?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 12:42:44 -0700
  ...Naturally > the Bentley has labelled the filter, filter gasket, and pan gasket as > "always replace" parts, but you can probably get away with reusing...
• Re: Oil plug stripped, fix needed
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Sat, 19 Jul 1997 16:39:05 -0500
  ...One day, when I changed the oil, I decided to use a new gasket on the drain plug. The VW gasket for VANAGONs is...
• Re: Winshield gasket
  Historical mailing list - Gil Ngai
  Wed, 1 Dec 2021 13:57:01 -0700
  ...I am thinking > >> about a > >>> new gasket and maybe a new windshield too (depending on how the glass > >> came > >>> out). > >>> > >>> Any recommendation for a...
• Re: Thinking swap? Engine options are only half the story...What about the t...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 09:04:58 EDT
  ...As the airspeed increases, the rough castings have little effect on flow. (the engine is smooth from 1200 RPMs to 5000 RPMs) -The gasket...
• Re: Head (gasket) fix
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 23:28:42 -0400
  ...Head (gasket) fix > > > > > > At 01:22 AM 4/6/98 -0700, Steven X. Schwenk wrote: > > > >Are there any more suggestions for the variables to...
• 2.1 Head gaskets new van?
  Historical mailing list - Rob Wright
  Wed, 16 May 2001 16:49:41 -0500
  ...I am in the process of changing the exhaust and noticed that the heads have a little coolant leaking around the rubber head gasket...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 13 Dec 2005 - Special issue (#2005-1013)
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 20:54:16 -0800
  ...water cooled head leaks??? For my general education as I shop around I'm wondering how serious coolant leaks from head gaskets in water...
• Re: Fox head torque question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:33:25 -0400
  ...If you were losing that much coolant at the head gasket it would be in the oil for sure. Easy test would be oil...
• Re: Windshields
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 2 Feb 2008 23:17:25 -0800
  ...It really was an easy job to do it myself, so even if > I wen= > t with new windshield and new gasket, it would...
• Re: need help with coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - David E Most
  Wed, 18 Dec 1996 14:52:33 -0500
  ...I called the dealer in Fort collins a little earlier, and they had both the flange and the gasket in stock. I guess I...
• Replacing the Head Gaskets (Maybe the Head)?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Smith
  Sun, 30 Mar 2014 16:30:38 -0400
  ...I have two basic questions: - Do my assumptions seem correct (blown head gasket, etc.)? - How hard is it to replace the head gaskets on...
• Re: leaky head gasket question again
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 09:16:12 -0800
  ...However, I used the sealant that came in the gasket set- not sure why you would not want to. Is the sealant in the...
• Re: Coolant Tank and Gasket
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 19:34:26 -0600
  ...wrote: > the only rubber gasket associated with the overflow bottle by the license > plate is the black rubber gasket for the cap. > I wouldn...
• Re: head cap nuts
  Historical mailing list - David O. Bradshaw
  Mon, 16 Dec 1996 09:33:40 -0500 (EST)
  ...Is the fat black ring gasket in the head gasket repair > kits for the water pump? Yep, there should be a gasket for the...
• Re: repeatedly blowing head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 16 Mar 2003 19:32:36 -0500
  ...repeatedly blowing head gasket > > > > <snip> 87' GL that has a recurrent problem with the pass. side head > > gasket. Problem is, it won't stay...
• Re: Buying a Westy Help
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 30 Mar 2004 08:39:55 -0500
  ...Second, check under each rubber head gasket for sign of leak / coolant corosion. Put your nail into the rubber gasket, it need to be...
• Re: Oil Drain Plug Gasket
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 8 Feb 2005 21:45:48 -0800
  ...It's for a '89 Westy. >> >> Cheers. >> >> >> >> > What you want to use ideally is a copper crush gasket. It has a fiber > center and...
• Bay Area early 80's Rabbit Diesel, ailing, for sale...or going to crusher...beat $650
  Historical mailing list - Chris Radcliffe
  Fri, 8 Sep 2006 16:03:14 -0400
  ...New water pump, belts, hoses, clutch, all new seals and gaskets except the head gasket, etc. about 2 (maybe 3?) years ago. Also, rebuilt...
• Re: Install metal donut or gasket between pipe and cat inlet on Vanagon exhaust?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 14:57:50 -0700
  ...N., I think the donut goes in one end and the gasket on the other. > > I'm now working at Long & McQuade Fridays and...
• Re: Excessive Hydrocarbons
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Sep 1995 09:22:21 -0700
  only thing I can think of is to smear some RTV sealant on the >gaskets, but that makes a huge mess. Still, that's...
• Idea for engine cooling gaskett
  Historical mailing list - Ed Gould
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 11:23:12 -0400 (EDT)
  I was talking to a friend of mine about my missing engine gasket and the hastle of replacing it when he suggested an interesting...
• Blown headgasket also on EV
  Historical mailing list - Peter Larsson
  Mon, 11 Nov 1996 20:35:38 +0100
  ...I spoked to the mechanic who repaired my car, and he said that the headgasket was replaced now with a new type of gasket...
• Re: Mystery of the ATF amount
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 19 May 2001 00:32:50 -0500
  ...If the gasket leaked, you more than likely over tightened the pan bolts, and warped the pan a little, causing the leak. I dropped...
• Re: [vanagon] VW Bashing
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 14:31:18 -0700
  This winter I blew a head gasket... $1000 later...summer heat is causing overheating... Towed to the mechanic...he did a fix...today it...
• Re: My Vanagon plays the kazoo...help
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 14:50:12 -0700
  After I replaced the gasket under the luggage bin on my roof, the gap between the new gasket and roof "leaked" air at about...
• Re: bad head gaskets, not: bad mechanic???
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 14:40:23 EDT
  ...I mean when you replace head gaskets or even an engine, there are times when you just let the van sit and idle to...
• Re: head gasket problem ?
  Historical mailing list - Kim G
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 08:41:53 -0500
  ...head gasket problem ? >Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 07:36:20 -0500 > >I've got an 88 Westy that I've had for about...
• Re: Oil pump size differences? Boston Bob Customers?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 08:30:00 -0500
  ...All WBX gasket sets I have seen include a gasket for the pump cover that measures .006ths. The part number for these gaskets is...
• Which head gasket goop do you swear by???
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Sat, 7 May 2016 15:55:39 -0400
  ...up and they advise to NOT use what comes in the gasket set. Some people say "Right Stuff" is best. A tube of "Reinzosil...
• Re: Brand new leaky rocker covers
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Fri, 26 Oct 2012 21:53:34 -0400
  ...Then I use a thin smear of grease on the other side of gasket that seals to the head. The gaskets last a very...
• Re: window trim strip substitute?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:27:29 -0800
  ...Has anyone found a good substitute? I know I can replace the gaskets with "euro style" but my gaskets are fine, it's the...
• Re: Fridge goes out above 40mph
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Tue, 7 Mar 2000 18:27:51 -0700
  ...Took off the outside vent and carefully put it back together, resealing any gasketted areas by adding silicone transparent sealer to the gaskets. The...
• Re: Head sealants??
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Fri, 11 May 2007 15:58:59 -0300
  ...I have the Permatex Anaerobic Gasket maker #51813 for the push rod tub seals and the lower black O-ring on the cylinder. My...
• Re: Replacing the Head Gaskets (Maybe the Head)?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Mar 2014 16:43:21 -0400
  ...I have two basic questions: - Do my assumptions seem correct (blown head gasket, etc.)? - How hard is it to replace the head gaskets on...
• ** HEAD LEAK SURVEY: Please Respond **2ND POST
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Fri, 10 Apr 1998 02:07:59 -0700
  Here's the Official Head Gasket Survey Form. For your convenience, Karl Bloss has created a webpage Survey Form with drop-down answers, etc...
• Re: Hd Gasket Leak '85
  Historical mailing list - Larry Stichweh
  Mon, 23 Sep 1996 20:49:19 -0600
  Bluechipd@aol.com wrote: > > My 85 Westy has been diagnosed with a leaky head gasket thru a pressure > check followed by a visual check...
• Re: regarding head gasket failures on water cooled engs....
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sat, 23 Jul 2005 08:31:18 -0700
  ...But I'm thinking once a year might be a heck of a lot easier and cheaper than replacing the head gaskets or even...
• Bar's leak versus other fixes
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 13:02:22 -0700
  ...If it is not these it is the head > gasket. > > Try a bottle of Bar's Stop Leak. I've used it for 30...
• Re: Frustration: 85 Vanagon Cooling
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 12:09:45 -0500
  ...85 Vanagon Cooling > This year I have replaced fittings, hoses, head gaskets, a cooling fan switch, and now a radiator. The head gaskets were...
• Re: Tune-up parts list?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Wed, 17 Oct 2001 17:19:00 -0500
  ...Tune-up parts list? I'm looking at a '91 Carat (automatic, A/C) that looks great, but both head gaskets are leaking. It...
• Re: water pump gasket cure time?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:03:24 -0400
  ...If anything some Hylomar or a contact adhesive on the paper gasket. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: Don't cry for me Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:56:31 -0400
  ...Tears of Glycol... >> >> Compression is good and no signs of head gasket failure ... Yet. >> >> I almost hate to ask, but what about a 'stop...
• Re: Advice on TD engine problem
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Sun, 10 May 2015 06:54:21 -0500
  ...2015 2:42 PM, "Karl Mullendore" <tdiguru@westyventures.com> wrote: > The gasket should appear as this and same direction, left end of the > photos...
• Re: WTB; CV JOINT SPACER/
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 17:44:03 -0400
  That looks like more like a gasket than a spacer. Very similar looking gaskets come in CV joint boot kits for various cars. -----Original...
• CV joint gasket question
  Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
  Tue, 21 Oct 1997 11:17:27 -0500
  ...Is there supposed to be a gasket between the CV joint and the flanges that it bolts into? The VW parts list that I...
• Re: cylinder heads
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 13:18:08 -0400
  there should be a ring shaped gasket between the head/cylinder. One for each cylinder. Check again, its probably stuck to the head. -----Original...
• Leaky Doors? Wet Footwells
  Historical mailing list - Elkavitch, Michael and Diana
  Sun, 22 Aug 1999 13:43:39 -0500
  ...I have put black gasket cement on the edges of the windshield, since it was replaced a year ago, but I still get water...
• new heads or new engine?
  Historical mailing list - bugglidy bug bug
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 18:13:37 -0800
  ...i have a '91 vanagon with 142k miles and a leaking head gasket. do i go ahead and get the gaskets (possibly the heads...
• new to the group
  Historical mailing list - Dan Lane
  Wed, 3 Oct 2001 14:30:03 -0500
  ...i'm wondering if the leaky head gasket problem with the vanagons is something that is a problem for every model year. there is...