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• Re: 1991 Vanagon Head Gasket Problem
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 18:04:10 -0500
  ...1991 Vanagon Head Gasket Problem > > > My VW is dripping coolant and we found the problem to be a > leaking head gasket. I'm sure...
• Water pumps and head gaskets (eek)
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 20:40:37 -0500
  ...Now is this related? And is $900 - $1100 a reasonable estimate for two head gaskets? I don't think it ever overheated - when the...
• Re: 3 really easy exhaust questions.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:44:36 -0500
  ...The next question is which way to put the gasket on the connection to that cast iron manifold. Not sure if it is correct...
• Re: Whining about head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Sun, 21 Jun 1998 22:49:50 -0400
  I can't understand why anyone would just replace the gasket and not do the head too since there is no extra labor involved...
• Re: simple question about valve cover and waterboxer NOT for sale
  Historical mailing list - Bike Florida
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 11:31:57 -0400
  ...simple question about valve cover and waterboxer NOT for sale You shouldn't any type of sealant on VW valve cover gaskets. It sounds...
• Re: Head leak again.... What next?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 10 Feb 2007 07:10:50 EST
  ...gaskets are installed correctly they will not leak - ever ! See my _VW Vanagon waterboxer head & gasket repair_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/gasket.htm...
• Re: 'Nother Head Gasket Question
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 2 May 2014 16:55:40 +0000
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: 'Nother Head Gasket Question > OK, pulled the right head again (Background: right side head gasket > finally > blew after 10...
• Re: Head leak - What is the process for using Bars Leak Head Gasket Repair
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:05:02 -0400
  ...Head leak - What is the process for using Bars Leak > Head Gasket Repair > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > > Hey Matt, > > > > Just wondering what the...
• Re: Air cooled head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 27 Mar 2015 17:00:58 -0700
  ...Air cooled head gasket So I've got my heads off to do a top end rebuild on my 81 2.0 air cooled...
• WBX Leak FIXED!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Various
  Fri, 2 Aug 2002 17:08:15 -0300
  ...I thought to myself, self, there must be a way of reseating the gasket without the major engine teardown. So I took a big...
• Re: Window gaskets, Best cleaner
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 7 Jul 2016 20:28:05 -0700
  ...vidublu@gmail.com> wrote: > I need to clean my rubber window gaskets for application of adhesive and > wondered what the very best cleansing agent...
• Re: that dreaded rear heater ...
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Thu, 1 Nov 2012 21:11:00 -0700
  ...There is a gasket that seals the valve to the body of the heater. The gasket is not like an "O"ring - round in...
• Old vs New Engine seals was Re: Further adventures
  Historical mailing list - dean c aukes
  Tue, 09 Jul 1996 08:22:30 -0500
  At 02:40 PM 7/8/96 -0500, you wrote: >>4) New engine seal gasket [whatever it is called]. This is the big >>gasket...
• Re: exhaust gaskets + permatex?
  Historical mailing list - JOHNSON THOMAS H
  Thu, 7 Dec 1995 18:43:41 -0900 (AKST)
  ...an aircooled engine > because as we all know there's no gasket for this. It should also be fine You are not talking about...
• great shuddering VW's
  Historical mailing list - karen brown
  Fri, 30 May 1997 12:36:01 -0400
  ...I recently had the head gasket replaced on my '84 Westy (ouch!) and since then, it shudders very occasionally coming out of first gear...
• Removal of Duct tape made easy!
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 06:14:16 -0500
  ...I had tailgate gasket held on with duct tape, and goo was everywhere, on rubber gasket and on painted surfaces. Goof Off did a...
• Latest info on the '83 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Standley, Craig
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 11:14:03 -0800
  ...The only worry is that the head gaskets were done 5 years ago, is that about how long they last? Recent: alternator oil change...
• Re: help needed diagnosing blown head gasket
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 2 Jan 2004 12:44:30 -0500
  ...and would be pretty likely to blow out the valve cover gasket. -- David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 VW Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda Civic Si -- For...
• Frig fixed but...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 25 Aug 2006 15:05:38 -0700
  ...I have the exterior cover, a metal plate with screw holes in it, a rubber gasket that matches the holes in the plate and...
• Re: Fuel Sender gasket
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 20 Feb 2023 01:23:21 +0000
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• Re: Removing gold gasket from aluminum
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:32:07 -0800
  It was so good you had to send it twice? Cya, Robert
• Re: blown head gasket
  Historical mailing list - James Huskins
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 14:25:32 -0400
  Anyone know how much the TiiCo conversion parts cost? James Huskins Chapel Hill, NC
• Re: Evaluating a "Found" Engine
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 3 Nov 2008 16:22:35 -0500
  I once heard someone say that Vanagon head gaskets were a maintance item.
• Re: Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - Adam Crawford Webb
  Sat, 1 Jun 1996 23:10:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Or, it may be coming from the oil cooler gaskets. I tried to take the oil filter brakcet off to change the gasket to...
• Re: blown head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Markov, Greg
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 09:30:46 -0700
  ...blown head gasket Help Help anyone! My worst nightmare has come true. I have a 90' Vanagon GL with 140,000 miles and a...
• What should I do?
  Historical mailing list - Ben Jones
  Tue, 24 Apr 2001 05:55:29 EDT
  ...is that he found a coolant leak oozing from the head gasket.He called his brother,the current owner and he agreed to drop...
• Re: '85 Westy gas splashing out after fill-up
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Arnfeld
  Fri, 19 Sep 1997 22:24:29 -0700
  ...The solution for me was in the replacement of the fuel lines and gaskets around the tank. Order the following ahead of time and...
• Re: back to vanagon content a headgasket question
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 07:54:45 -0700
  ...It is clear that the beefy > black gaskets keep the coolant in the engine and the > metal rings keep the compression in chamber but...
• Re: internal head gasket leak or not?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Sat, 31 Mar 2007 16:03:46 -0400
  ...internal head gasket leak or not? I fell the need to pass on some positive vibes that I have been experiencing lately as head...
• RE: Air in cooling system - advice please...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Apr 95 12:09:00 MST
  David, You said: "Got to get rid of the root cause - leaking head gasket." I only was suggesting to look before leaping. A head...
• Re: Vanagon Head Gaskets
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Apr 95 12:21:42 EDT
  ...Seems like an ounce of prevention and a few valve cover gaskets would certainly be worth the chore, but can you get to the...
• Re: Auto trany fluid
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Tue, 24 Feb 1998 17:17:51 -0800
  I have to admit, changing the gasket did seem to stop the leak. It was pretty easy to do too. The hardest part was...
• Re: Is it better
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 14:52:54 -0700
  ...I pulled them when I noticed white crust building up of the junction of the rubber gasket and the head. Sure enough, the heads...
• Clutch slave cylinder and leaking coolant
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Wed, 9 Jan 2002 18:04:20 -0500
  ...On each of my three waterboxers, extreme cold showed latent defects in the head gaskets. What happens is that the cold rubber shrinks, and...
• Re: engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 13:55:39 EST
  ...My last 2 WBXs I had all had close to 300K on original heads & gaskets. I've never had such lick with my air...
• 90 Vanagon oil leak, HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Jacobs
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 16:12:51 EST
  ...Could this be a head gasket leak? I am completely clueless about this. What should I expect when I take it in, if this...
• Re: Head gasket leaking. Bummer.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:39:19 -0600
  ...Head gasket leaking. Bummer. > > > <sure..........take care of it for a while> >> >> How about a quote for a proper repair so the guy can...
• Re: Mysterious Oil Drain Plug Leak
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 14 Apr 2018 08:01:11 -0500
  ...It came with a nylon > gasket which I then used. It still leaked. > > Today, I tried a cardboard gasket with the new plug. It...
• Re: Winshield gasket
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 1 Dec 2021 13:02:46 -0800
  ...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: Head gasket, cracked head, or more?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:48:17 -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: 1.9 Head replacement (was lifter collapse / smog issue)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:00:37 EDT
  ...I have been using and promoting the use of Loctite Ultra Copper RTV Silicone Sealant on the exhaust flat gaskets for years and unless...
• Re: Antifreeze in combustion chamber...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Nov 1999 14:48:09 EST
  Richard, I don't think the gaskets will seal themselves. Replacing the gaskets isn't enough, you have to very thoroughly clean the surfaces...
• AW: Fuel consumption
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 5 Nov 2002 23:33:53 -0800
  ...3/4s of a tank????? Only difference was the silly gasket. Replaced the gasket and the mileage went from 13 to 22. Hypothesis: The...
• Re: Pop Top Gasket Glue ??
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:21:31 -0700
  ...that strip "edging," or "trim," or > "weatherstripping." > > It's called a gasket? > > No one ever tells me anything. > > This wasn't even worth getting...
• Re: Vanagon gasket leaks--->which year?
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Mon, 15 Mar 1999 11:15:59 -0500
  ...Armed with a Bentley, a gasket set, JB Weld and the info I got from the folks on this list I fixed the right...
• Re: Third Brake Light
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 28 Nov 1998 00:39:51 -0800
  ...I just lifted the rear hatch gasket off, and put the wires into the slot in the gasket, and pushed it in place. Then...
• Re: head gasket sealant survey
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 21 Dec 2005 06:29:47 EST
  ...reply to me and tell me your favorite head gasket sealant and a short description on why and i will tally the results and...
• Re: wing window leak
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 14:14:48 -0400
  I think it might also be due to the rubber door gasket/seal not being in good shape. Mine is in bad shape at...
• coolant problem
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Thu, 20 Sep 2001 19:58:59 -0700
  ...Is it a gasket failure again? Suggetions? Set it on fire? Help please... Hector
• Re: fuel line kit
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 13:51:53 -0400
  ...I replaced the neck gasket and all the small lines from the vents. No more smell on fill ups. Jay '85 Westy
• Re: Removing gold gasket from aluminum
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:16:18 -0800
  Might as well be the same thing in my sub-dimension. : / Cya, Robert
• Re: head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:55:05 -0500
  ...head gaskets >> >> So, I should do the head gaskets, or not? It's very expensive, but I >> want a reliable van (or no van...
• Westy Window Install
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 14:22:57 -0400
  ...After scratching my head for awhile, I started poking around the gasket with a thin piece of plastic, inside and out, until I could...
• Re: CV joint raceway opinion
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 27 Feb 2015 10:01:59 -0800
  Dennis, There is no depression for a gasket. I am assuming you mean a gasket that is sandwiched between the joint face and the...
• Valve Cover Gasket Leak
  Historical mailing list - David Johnson
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 13:26:43 -0600
  ...Got out, smelled burning oil, so checked under the car, and oil was almost gushing from the valve cover gasket where they had put...
• Re: CVJ gaskets;
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:05:16 -0600
  ...and I had lost a lot of grease! I made some gaskets and am using them but don't know if it's helping...
• Re: was To buy or not to buy: 87 Westy NOW: Green Coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Stones
  Fri, 31 May 2002 11:44:25 -0400
  ...Phosphates can certainly cause problems with the gaskets of aluminum headed engines.
• Re: Leaky valve cover tip of iceberg
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 10:39:33 -0500
  ...If you hear a burp, you need a cylinder head gasket or new heads. If you don't, then you probably just need rubber...
• Re: 91 Auto Final Drive ?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:54:34 -0500
  ...Does the final drive have a gasket between the pan >> and drive? Bentley looks like there is one. How do you drain final >> drive...
• Re: oil leaking from valve cover 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 08:15:12 -0700
  ...Remove the old > gasket, clean up the cover, lay the new gasket in (VW says no sealant is > necessary but a thin bead of...