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• Re: leakdown test
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 08:52:54 -0400
  I don't know how that particular tester works but too test for the gasket leak the air must remain constant to allow the...
• Gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:06:19 -0800
  Go to Go Westy . Com . You can by any single pieces . -Stacy
• Re: Refrigerator gasket and flame goes out remedies
  Historical mailing list - Leonard Sitongia
  Mon, 6 Aug 2012 15:03:01 -0600
  SnVzdCB3YW50ZWQgdG8gc2F5IHRoYXQgSSdtIHNvcnJ5IGlmIHRoaXMgZ29lcyBvdXQgdHdpY2Uu ICBJIHNlbnQgaXQgbGFzdCBuaWdodCwgYW5kIGRpZG4ndCBzZWUgaXQuICBTbywgSSBqdXN0IHNl bnQgaXQgYWdhaW4sIGFuZCBtb21lbnRzIGxhdGVyLCB0aGUgb25lIEkgc2VudCBsYXN0IG5pZ2h0 IGNvbWVzIGluLCB3aXRoIHRoZSBBQ0suICBUaGF0J3MgYWJvdXQgMTggaG91cnMgYWZ0ZXIgSSBz ZW50IGl0Li4uCgo9PUxlb25hcmQ=
• Whining about head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Cooper
  Sun, 21 Jun 1998 19:05:47 -0400
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• Re: 'Nother Head Gasket Question
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 2 May 2014 11:42:17 -1000
  I havn't tried The Right Stuff on the head nuts, but I've done many rubber head gaskets with it .. excellent stuff. it...
• Wont start. need help
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Thu, 22 Oct 1998 18:11:03 -0700
  ...How is the Cat connected to the ignition? Smoky was making socially unacceptable noises so I drove to town, purchased a new gasket for...
• Re: Holy Auction site, Batman
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 19:53:37 -0500
  ...3 foam gaskets forth boxes.Gaskets with a sealer/adhesive allerady aplyed.PPpeeeeall a ndnd stick!!!! Cost too much, as the gasket makers ( a...
• Re: exhaust nuts & bolts is 304, 308, 309, 316 or zinc plated etc
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:35:29 -0600
  ...I had installed the nuts a couple of months ago when I discovered all the nuts loose & no gasket left, & I didn't have...
• Re: What head nut sealant?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 27 Nov 2000 23:09:56 EST
  ...quoted-printable > >Hi all, > >So I received my shipment from the Bus Depot today and looking through >= >the head gasket kit, I find that...
• Re: Air in Cooling System/ 89Westy
  Historical mailing list - Doug in CA
  Sun, 28 Mar 2004 14:23:12 -0800
  Michael, You could try doing a leak test into the cooling system past the head gasket. Some compression testers have an air line fitting...
• Re: 1.9 Head replacement (was lifter collapse / smog issue)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:03:05 -0400
  ...If the flanges are straight, of the proper thickness/strength to compress the gasket without distorting and properly torqued, then no sealant is needed...
• Re: Parts needed to install new engine
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 11:33:49 -0700
  ...New exhaust system (if yours hasn't been replaced in a while) and gaskets. Six two hole and two three hole exhaust gaskets. New...
• Re: Gaskelet leak and overheating
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 7 Jul 2024 21:06:40 +0000
  Possible.  But having those ancient plastic blue caps blow may have saved head gaskets sacrificially.  A lot of guys including myself have opted for...
• Re: Have to redo heads every 30K miles after a rebuild?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 28 Jul 2013 10:49:02 -0700
  ...and usually until something happens....like external leaks out of the rubber outer gaskets, coolant consumption through the combustion chambers, or combustion getting into...
• Re: Windshield is in
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:00:32 -0400
  ...Windshield is in Let me guess-gasket on backwards? Jeff Stewart ----- "B Feddish" <uprightbassghost@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: The windshield is in. I will never...
• Heads & gaskets
  Historical mailing list - James Ruch
  Fri, 17 Sep 1999 05:16:02 PDT
  Hi All I've decided to plunge into doing my own head & gaskets. Please advise a novice: 1. I must do both sides. Is...
• 87 Westy for sale, 72k mi., Nds head gasket
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 09:15:41 EST
  ...Westy (full camper) in great shape which has a leaking head gasket on the passenger side through an auction on eBay starting at $3850...
• Re: "windage tray" and other I4 conversion comments
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 04:47:48 -0800
  ...http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=538625006 -Dana- T Berk wrote: > > -Dana- > > The upper rubber valve cover gasket is...
• Sliding Door Seal
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Sat, 21 Apr 2001 12:00:46 -0400
  Can I get away with buying door gasket material off the roll from my local FLAPS for my sliding door? Just ordered a bunch...
• Thermostat gasket?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:29:47 -0800
  ...On a '90 Westy, is there only the one rubber gasket for the thermostat swap is there more like maybe a cardboard like one...
• head gasket or bad connection?
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Hohauser-Thatcher
  Sun, 20 Feb 2000 13:50:14 EST
  I recently posted a question regarding taking care of a head gasket problem on my 90 van. One of the responses to my questions...
• Re: coolant fitting RR cyl head
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 23 Jun 2007 09:33:42 -0400
  ...No, the right-stuff won't repair a cracked one, and the gasket is stange and way different. Find an older one or order...
• Re: what the vw waterboxer offers?? wasRe: 85 Westfalia beeping
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 30 May 2001 15:55:46 -0700
  ...I know I own a Subaru now with > 206,000 miles and the head gaskets went the second time. I also have a 1990...
• Re: Leaky Head Nut?
  Historical mailing list - Walter E Stephens
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 20:06:50 -0700
  ...What gasket do you refer to when you say head gasket? The aluminum head sealing rings are not the problem. The cylinder bores are...
• Re: Diesel Oil Pan Bolts and Washers (for gas inline engine)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 18 Nov 2016 10:21:18 -0800
  ...Windage > tray > > gasket was rubber or the like, and same thickness as stock gasket. > > > > Just for the rubber gasket I'd put one in...
• Re: Winter storage leaking heads seals
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 18 Feb 2016 23:18:47 +0000
  Well, my last head gasket job lasted 300 miles before it started leaking again, but not in the same place. My failure the second...
• Re: VWOA
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Feb 1998 19:28:32 -0500
  ...The sealant that comes in the gasket set does not harden as in the conventional sense. it only gets firm. It assists sealing small...
• Re: Head (gasket) fix
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 07:43:31 -0500
  ...I did just this, put 70,000 miles > >> >on the gasket job and not one problem. Never bothered with the > >> >anti-freeze after that...
• Re: semi-sorta-somewhat related to oil and viscosity and such ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 16:40:58 -0500
  ...in the valve adjustment days, we always replaced the valve cover gaskets. that kept oil from leaking out onto the heater boxes. but with...
• Re: 90 cooling problem
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:02:26 -0700
  ...That's a worse sceneario than leaking head gasket. I strongly feel that you have a head gasket leak. The conbustion gas is leaking...
• Re: Advice needed on 2.1 heads
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 9 Feb 2004 08:50:42 -0500
  Jim, the complete engine gasket set actually includes more gaskets and o-rings than the two separate kits and is cheaper. This is the...
• Re: heads blown
  Historical mailing list - Don Preston
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 07:36:48 -0800
  ...After blowing the heads and gaskets, and doing some big investigations I found gaskets, new water pump and thermostat; gaskets are a set and...
• Re: Is the pop top really worth it? I hear they are noisey
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 10:00:43 -0700
  ...I just got a new gasket for the top and haven't put it on yet. Just by looking at it I can see...
• 2.1 L WBX Overheat -1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 11:31:38 -0500
  ...Now discover coolant in reservoir going down while overflow reservoir filling up - meaning a blown head gasket. What next? At best this calls for...
• Re: Hesitation off idle, throttle body issues?
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Mon, 12 Jan 2015 18:36:50 +0000
  ...Also, pulling the entire intake system and cleaning and replacing gaskets helped my off idle bog. From the Air Filter down to the intake...
• Re: Adjusting Valves on '77
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Fri, 5 May 1995 11:57:31 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Adjusting Valves on '77 I have gotten by nicely without using gasket sealer. I would recommend carefully scraping and cleaning the gasket channel on...
• Re: How do I stop this oil leak?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 May 95 12:34:25 MDT
  ...I've replaced the paper > gaskets, the brass washers, the little nuts and even the entire round > metal plate with no success. How the...
• Re: Stuck cylinder (Head gasket replacement)
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Sun, 7 Feb 1999 19:44:12 -0600
  While I've never encountered that problem of stuck cylinder head gaskets to the extent described here, I'm wondering if one of the...
• Re: Head Gaskets: Fall Leaky; Spring No Leaky
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ham
  Mon, 5 May 2003 01:46:52 -0400
  ...I assumed I would be doing head gaskets soon. After driving it daily and putting some miles on it the leak got much better...
• No Copper Crush Gasket?
  Historical mailing list - pete owsianowski
  Sun, 8 Feb 2004 14:49:53 -0500
  ...I did not see a crush gasket, but have not had any oil leaking in that area in the past... Plan on filling her...
• Re: Repeat post: (was: # head gasket failure modes and emergency temporary fixes)
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sat, 13 Nov 2004 22:55:51 -0800
  ...to pull the head, fix the pitting (or replace the head), and reinstall the head with a new gasket. John Bange '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"
• Re: Air Getting into Cooling system
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 19:06:39 -0700
  head gaskets are fine, already checked that. John
• Cooling System (more White Smoke) symptoms
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 21:30:26 -0700
  Guys, I have been "chasing" a similar coolant system (possible head gasket leak) issue for a few weeks now on a 2.1 with...
• Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:28:50 -0400
  ...Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix? > > > > > >> So I just found out that 88 Vanagon has a blown head gasket just > >> between Cylinder 1 & 2 I...
• Re: sealing compound, need help
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Tue, 14 Oct 1997 01:26:24 UT
  ...Curil T is especially recommended (same who?) for the waterboxer head gasket to head seal. The "T" is rated for up to 250 deg...
• Re: Head gasket, cracked head, or more?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Oct 2011 09:01:35 -0400
  ...Head gasket, cracked head, or more? Those bubbles would be one thing, but my worry is the combination of the bubbles (foam, really), the...
• Re: head gasket goop question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 18 Dec 2006 12:57:46 -0500
  ...W > > Jason Willenbrock wrote: > >> Hey all, >> finally got my head gaskets and everything put back together this >> weekend. >> here's my question. how long...
• Re: Coolant leak at crankcase mating.
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 9 Oct 2007 20:52:10 -0400
  ...I did the head gaskets in the last two years, >and even upon close inspection the areas around the head gaskets are >dry. > >Also...
• Re: Air Cooled Oil Filter Mount to Case Gasket (021-115-359A)
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sun, 6 Aug 2000 21:05:23 -0400
  ...As far as the gaskets and other such "to be replaced" stuff, the only thing that comes to mind is the EGR filter, which...
• Re: repeatedly blowing head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Zehring, Michael
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 08:44:20 -0500
  ...repeatedly blowing head gasket 2. SA Wheels (2) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2003 23:20:20 -0500 From: EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET> Subject: Re...
• Re: Leaking Heads?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Nov 1997 20:35:38 -0500
  ...I have heard of guys with 10k on the brand new motor and have the head gaskets go. What is the solution? Ever thought...
• head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 18:16:04 -0700
  ...replace the head gaskets or replace the entire engine? (I know this can be very opinionated, but any opinions are welcomed) heres the specifics...
• Re: Throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 1 Jul 2015 18:14:04 -0700
  ...Be sure to replace the gasket, it's shot: http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_161_137/throttle-body-to-intake-manifold...
• Re: Head gasket, cracked head, or more?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:28:14 -0400
  ...Head gasket, cracked head, or more? > FWIW; > > I got a lot of worrisome bubbles in the coolant reservoir after installing > my rebuilt engine. Evidently...
• Re: Any tricks for priming oil pump?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 9 Jul 2011 17:10:44 -0400
  ...Gasket too thick? I'm not sure there is a gasket there but if so it's probably only one or two thou thick...
• Re: BusBoys~catalogs and more...(less?)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 01 May 1996 20:33:51
  ...I ordered a windshield gasket, with a different ship-to address from the bill-to address. They shipped it to the bill-to address...
• gaskets
  Historical mailing list - DSTEVENS
  Fri, 28 Aug 1998 12:16:33 -0400
  ...don't use JCWHITNEY for critical areas but for my general gasket sets ( intake,exhaust,wateroutlet,etc) they are usually the same as my...
• Oil pump blueprint revisited
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 03:31:06 PST
  In addition to reducing the pump cover clearance to .000" WITHOUT the gasket (use the gasket when installing...) The oil inlet and exit can...
• Re: Windscreen removal & replacement
  Historical mailing list - tim vb-o'brien
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 00:33:31 -0800
  Iffum you don' wish to save the gasket, take a sharp utility knife and cut it out. They come out pretty easy that way...
• Head gasket leak for rookie
  Historical mailing list - Jermide
  Sun, 28 Oct 2001 16:02:05 -0500
  ...I removed the shield from the bottom of the head, and the gasket is leaking. I immediately hit the archives, and am now reading...