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• Re: head gasket resealing progress
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 14:18:23 -0500
  ...head gasket resealing progress When torquing heads on a VW, the torque must be HELD for a few moments at the specified amount. A...
• Re: bubbling in coolant during flush
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Tue, 7 May 2002 07:50:36 -0500
  ...JB '89 Wolfsburg x 2 (one blew a head gasket while trying to flush system when warm...wasn't the hose pressure but the...
• Re: head gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - James Walldow
  Mon, 5 May 2003 09:27:35 -0800
  ...live near in Chicago wants $3300.00 to replace both head gaskets >on my 1991 vanagon. I have seen quotes as low as $300...
• Re: Leaky Doors? Wet Footwells
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Wed, 23 Mar 2005 01:17:19 EST
  ...I removed some "calk" from the antenna gasket eh DPO had put there. Suddenly my carpet on the driver's side was soaked mysteriously...
• Re: Head leak again.... What next?
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 22:01:51 -0500
  ...There is no coolant leakage out of the outer water jacket gasket either which last time my head gaskets leaked the combustion gasses seemed...
• Re: oil pump blueprinting question
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:53:10 -0400
  ...BTW I measured the oil pump cover gasket I received with the Victor Reinz gasket kit and it measured .008" which is twice the...
• Re: Coolant leak...the story continues...
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Tue, 6 Dec 1994 15:53:00 CST6CDT
  ...Seriously tho, I use it for gasket replacements or just doping up the gasket for better sealing. If the stuff seals leaks on British...
• Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:46:39 -0400
  ...Central Standard Time, > LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > > Robert, here is a link to my _VW Vanagon waterboxer head & > gasket > repair_ (http://members.aol...
• Re: advice on head/gaskets?
  Historical mailing list - Data Services
  Tue, 23 Oct 2001 18:47:13 -0400
  ...advice on head/gaskets? > Listees - > > I would like to get advice from those of you who have personally replaced > heads and gaskets on 1...
• Re: Door gasket
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 18 Feb 2018 16:43:25 -0500
  ...Door gasket Hi Jim, It is amazing how you come through for us for so many hard to find vanagon items! Eric On Feb...
• Re: a new idea on the well beaten subject of leaking head gaskets...
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Thu, 30 Jan 2003 02:43:14 -0800
  ...a > leaking > > head gasket will require a major engine operation, > as > > head removal and resealing is not a trivial > operation. > > The heads must be...
• Obscure gaskets and seals, 1.9L wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Dyer Lytle
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 15:31:24 -0700
  Hi, I am reassembling my 1.9L engine out of my '84 westy and am looking for a few gaskets that did not come...
• Re: It's Alive!!!
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 11:31:21 -0400
  On Fri, 9 Aug 2002 vgonman@earthlink.net wrote: > I'd rather do an I-4 head gasket than a WBX head gasket any...
• Re: put goo on gaskets or not?
  Historical mailing list - walt spak
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 22:29:40 -0500
  ...When the oil or coolant meets a dry gasket, it stops. When it meets the silicone sealer it separates the sealer from the aluminum...
• Heads Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Sun, 8 Aug 1999 00:29:50 -0500
  I am looking for heads and a gasket set for my '86. Bill
• Re: Anyone tried coating/painting the pitted head surface?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 12 Feb 2006 22:24:02 -0500
  ...The victor rintz gasket sets have 2 tubes of the dealer type sealant that's what I use. I take allot of engines apart...
• Re: Diesel Oil Pan Bolts and Washers (for gas inline engine)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 18 Nov 2016 09:27:27 -0800
  Agree, the windage gasket in my ABA..a 93 Jetta, is the one from the ABA stock motor and doesn't take anything special...
• Dealing with dealer <F>
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 10 Mar 2000 14:29:03 -0500
  ...On to gaskets and bolts. TBD has the gaskets for $2.95 each, but it's a bit of a drive and I wanted...
• Re: diesel head identification
  Historical mailing list - bertschi
  Tue, 26 May 1998 07:02:00 -0400
  ...As for gaskets, the > notches indicate gasket thickness and is relative to the block, not the > head. The engines have variations in machining tolerances...
• Head Gasket Woes
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 13 Feb 95 12:06:08 PST
  ...Head= VWPN 025.101.065.C if ordered from AJ at Lasher VW in Sacramento $403 ea INCLUDING THE GASKETS.( VWPN 025.198.012...
• Head Gasket job $999 (Warning: Sp*m :)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 29 Apr 1997 20:56:27 -0400
  ...and asked me to notify the list about his Wasserboxer Head Gasket service. The price of $999 includes all of the following parts and...
• Head Gasket problems
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Sat, 18 Jan 1997 13:01:55 -0800
  Howdy, I've decided to devote an entire page in the FAQ to the infamous Vanagon head gasket problems, so I'm bringing up...
• Re: Replace Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Will Wood
  Thu, 02 Jan 1997 21:18:34 -0700
  ...After looking through the archives it seems that there >are four options: > 1) AlumaSeal/Bars Leak > 2) Repair heads/Replace Gaskets (J.B. Weld...
• Re: Ground for O2 Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 15:04:56 EDT
  ...The corrosion damage to the heads is usually only under the head gasket, where it makes contact with the gasket. (from the head gaskets...
• Re: 2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:10:59 -0800
  ...2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair >> >> Not that anyone has been following this, but my daughter let the engine get...
• exhaust and valve noise
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 21:01:59 -0400
  So it has been about 2 weeks or so since I finished my head gasket job on my 91 GL. The valves were at...
• exhaust leak, header tubes to collector on 2.1 engine
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:24:40 -0400
  ...I cleaned the surfaces with wire wheel and used nice new gaskets. I've heard of using double gaskets there and wondering if that...
• 2.1 rebuild - new nuts for case halves
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Wed, 4 May 2011 15:36:07 -0500
  ...Any comments or suggestions? I'll be taking Ben's advice on "The Right Stuff" for the head gaskets, and Permatex Form-A-Gasket...
• RE: What would you do?
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Wed, 12 Oct 1994 18:29:08 EST
  Galactic James Lu asks what to do instead of $1200 head gaskets. Dave will apparently disassemble a van, pass it thru a 6 inch...
• Re: New Head Gasket Stud Kit From Raceware
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 20:23:44 +0500
  ...torque specs issue >by the factory to stab at the head gasket leak problem. > >Hummm... WOW!! very exciting, maybe the engine replacement thread is...
• Re: Vanagon gasket leaks--->which year?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Berlett
  Sun, 14 Mar 1999 23:06:58 -0500
  ...the watercooled Vanagon ['86-'88?] have a problem with > the head gasket leaking? Was this problem fixed ['89+]?. > > Also...are Vanagons w/ v6 much...
• Re: Wet Front Floor Syndrome
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 18:19:58 EDT
  ...If it rain water then it is probably the gasket for either the windshield or your radio antenna. The gasket for the antenna would...
• Re: leaky head gasket question again
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 20:09:55 -0500
  ...I used JB Weld to level the pits where the rubber gasket fits between the head and the water jacket. No problems so far...
• Re: VW Camper Cooling problems
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Nov 96 09:51:22 -0800
  Ditto to the blown head gasket response. I just bought an '85 Westy with the same exact problems. It goes into the shop next...
• Re: Exhaust leaks, need ideas
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 23:23:14 EDT
  ...I am using the metal one side gaskets which is correct for this van. I am looking for ideas for what to do next...
• diesel-gas conversion problems solved! (mostly)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 16:29:52 -0800
  ...diesel-gas conversion problems solved! (mostly) > I tracked down a vacuum leak on my diesel-gas conversion today - bad intake > manifold gasket. I put...
• Re: Trans Filter One More Thing
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Feb 2008 17:01:55 -0500
  The gasket for the pan is not symmetrical. There's one corner that's sharper than the others to match the pan itself. Took...
• Re: Engine repair or replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:28:45 -0700
  a few of my thoughts - a 87,000 miles on the current head gaskets, it's due anyway. that's about how long they...
• Re: Complaint concerning Bus Depot
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Tue, 3 Oct 2000 20:27:04 -0400
  ...tail pipe gasket Ordered 1) Bumper bolt (1) 025 115 131B oil pump gasket (4) 113 101 475B Valve cover gaskets (87 Vanagon 2...
• Re: Pilot Bearing...Out!, Another Question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Feb 95 8:11:20 MST
  The thin metal gaskets are actually shims that go between the case and the bottom of the cylinders. They are designed to adjust the...
• Re: Diesel head gasket blown?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 19:51:45 -0700
  ...Replacing a diesel head gasket is relatively simple, but tedious. To complete the job, you need all of the tools required to check and...
• Re: Directional Signals
  Historical mailing list - Lewis Horn
  Thu, 11 May 1995 09:46:04 -0400 (EDT)
  I thought about doing the hole bit to drain it, but was trying to hold out for some type of adter market gasket. I...
• BOSTON BOBS OIL PRESSURE THOUGHTS
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 21:04:27 -0500
  ...the part # for the gasket is the same as a bug. those have always measured .004ths thick when the oil pump cover gasket thickness...
• Re: CVJ gaskets;
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:39:03 -0700
  On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 9:29 AM, John C... <jcarp2001@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi All > What's the consensus on using gaskets...
• Re: Air in cooling system
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Apr 1995 22:38:03 -0500 (EST)
  On Sun, 23 Apr 1995 mantis@vt.edu wrote: > >1) head gasket gone, coolant drips to ground, overflow tank is unaffected > >2) ditto, gases...
• Re: Muffler Parts
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Fri, 24 May 2002 12:32:02 -0700
  ...there are gaskets between ALL connections of pipe in the exhaust system for the 80-83 air-cooled engines. Sean Garrett 1981 Westy (his...
• Re: Rear Heater Leak
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 10:07:56 -0700
  ...Can I get a gasket? Should it have one? Could I use one of the liquid gaskets? If so, what do you recommend, it...
• Re: yellow paint on heads?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 23:13:43 -0500
  ...If you notice, they only place that is usually cored is the space under the gasket. The order of events is the gasket stops...
• Re: Opinions Please!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:10:33 -0700
  ...Eastern Daylight Time, > musomuso@GMAIL.COM writes: > > Seems to me that if head gaskets were leaking badly, that work would > have been done. With...
• Re: REPLACE YOUR POP TOP SEAL FOR ABOUT $30 BUCKS
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 19:30:52 -0700
  ...purchase of roll of pop top seal gasket material I > found the maker of the gasket/with stainless steel clips > It Works great seals...
• Re: Statistical Survey re Head Gasket Failure
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 21:32:53 EST
  ...can take a significant step toward knowing the cause of head gasket failure and how to prevent or delay it. Aside from Ian's...
• FS: Complete Head Gasket Set
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Sun, 11 Jul 1999 17:35:38 -0600
  I have an OE complete head gasket set for sale that fits 1.9 or 1.2L wasserboxers. I obtained this from BD as...
• 1991 Vanagon Head Gasket Problem
  Historical mailing list - Jones, Dustin
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 15:54:27 -0500
  My VW is dripping coolant and we found the problem to be a leaking head gasket. I'm sure this infamous problem with the...
• Re: antifreeze from diesel engine block
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 25 May 2004 10:12:24 -0400
  ...It may have blown out because the head gasket > went. This can rust out or just blow out. Clean out the block and insert...
• Re: Vanagon leaking head gasket
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 21:44:31 GMT
  HEY H20 FOLKS: CHECK THIS OUT!!!!! tim smith --- Forwarded message follows ---
• Re: Bellhousing gasket source?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 18 May 2004 00:18:33 -0400
  Weird. I got one from the dealer only about a year ago.
• Re: Gasoline Smell
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 11:12:00 -0600
  ...on the top of the tank are three or four rubber gaskets, two on each side (I can't remember whether there are two...
• Re: 3 really easy exhaust questions.
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:01:22 -0800
  ...Those gaskets serve a very good purpose for making the noisy engine quieter. My engine sounds much better than before the rebuild. Thanks a...
• Re: The dreaded coolant leak (and head gaskets, oh ##**++
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 08:01:13 -0800
  John, I recommend that you verify for yourself that you actually have a head gasket leak. I thought I had this dreaded condition but...
• Re: Last Word in Head Gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Dan Fleming
  Thu, 23 Jan 1997 09:02:29 -0800
  The last word in head gaskets message is quite true, all manufacturers have had problems. Some manufacturers have had a head start, however. Most...