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• Head Gasket Job Costs?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Dawe
  Fri, 24 May 2002 20:45:45 -0230
  ...Costs on the gaskets are $195 ($130USD) per side from his supplier, but he will use gaskets that I provide, though he recomends german...
• Re: 91 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile skylight
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:47:56 -0500
  At 03:29 PM 2/16/2012, Dave Mcneely wrote: >Any tricks to stopping this thing from leaking? Installed a brand >new gasket (just...
• head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 21:09:28 EST
  hey all, when sealing head gaskets. is it okay to take fine sand paper to the sealing surface to remove the adhesive from the...
• 1980 EGR gasket help wanted
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 20 Jun 2001 14:36:38 -0700
  ...These are 15mm gaskets. But also another 5.5mm and 19mm gasket are called for in the diagram to complete the system. My question...
• Re: How to confirm head gasket job?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 9 Jan 2004 17:28:14 -0500
  Any time an engine is taken apart there is clear evidence, of this by looking closely at bolts that much be removed, gasket surfaces...
• bus depot window gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:43:56 -0500
  ...what i couldn't have easily determined is that i had two front windshield gaskets and zero rear hatch gaskets. they are pretty close...
• Re: Life expectancy of valve cover gaskets?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 00:06:09 -0400
  Good gasket, installed with some sealer will last forever. Splits indicate overheating. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Valve cover gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 12:21:07 -0400
  ...I had my valve gaskets replaced about 500 miles back as they were leaking. Now I want adjust the valves. Do you think the...
• Re: exhaust gasket question 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:33:29 -0400
  For what the exhaust gaskets cost, why would one even think of re-using them? Practice! Just make sure you don't get type...
• Re: [DIESEL] 3 part numbers needed
  Historical mailing list - Nate Wall
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 11:42:36 -0400
  ...the gasket between the head and the coolant-intake flange 3. the gasket between the head and the coolant-out flange>>> Years ago I...
• Re: VALVE COVER ADHESIVE
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 23:17:18 -0500
  Mark and All, I have always used Permatex "High Tack" on the VC gaskets, which in my opinion is nothing more than red contact...
• Re: Gasket set?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 13:13:08 -0700
  --- Brendan Slevin <brendan@BELLATAZZA.COM> wrote: > Does anyone have recommendations on a source for gasket sets? I need to get > them soon, as I...
• Head gasket sealant.
  Historical mailing list - All of Us
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 14:27:33 -0500
  ...Well, I am about half-way through a head gasket replacement job on "Miss Blue" my '87 GL Weekender. Both sides were leaking so...
• Re: warranty/heads/gaskets FTC
  Historical mailing list - James Cook
  Thu, 6 Apr 1995 14:30:49 -0700 (PDT)
  On Thu, 6 Apr 1995 hmspliet@mit.edu wrote: > All this talk about cracked heads and leaking head gaskets is starting to get > me...
• Gasket Set Brands?
  Historical mailing list - Steve W
  Wed, 30 Jul 2003 15:10:45 -0700
  Hello, I found a 'Detroit Gasket' Brand (made in Germany) complete gasket set, part number 32632, for the 80's water cooled engines. I...
• Re: Soo- Oil Pan cracked
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 3 Nov 2012 11:48:24 -0700
  It takes the same oil pan gaskets as millions of other VW inline cyl engines. Mark Dana Mueller wrote: > So the big question: is...
• heads blown
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 00:26:36 -0500
  ...After blowing the heads and gaskets, and doing some big investigations I found gaskets, new water pump and thermostat; gaskets are a set and...
• Oil pump cover gasket?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:57:41 -0400
  Does the oil pump cover on the 1.9 have a gasket or sealant? The Bently doesn't show one, but there's something...
• Re: Major oil leak after head gasket repair
  Historical mailing list - James Ruch
  Tue, 11 Apr 2000 14:33:43 PDT
  ...Hooray!!! >> >>Question...should the garage have done the valve cover gaskets w/ the head >>gaskets, and or should they have done today's replacement...
• AVP and head gasket woes.....
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 22:52:48 -0400
  I would like to hear from anyone on the list that has had any head gasket problems with AVP's rebuilds. I installed one...
• Gasket assembly removal
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 23 Feb 2018 11:14:46 -0500
  ...The gasket is held by a yellow/brass colored oval flanged piece that fits loosely into the oval hole. The actual gasket goes on...
• Waterboxer Head Gasket Sealant
  Historical mailing list - Cliff Ober
  Sun, 21 Feb 1999 09:08:54 -0600
  ...Anyone out there know if this is the correct type for the head gaskets? I was under the impression that the head gasket sealant...
• Re: Cost of replacing head gasket
  Historical mailing list - David Jaffe
  Sun, 24 Feb 2002 20:30:29 -0800
  I just bought a gasket set here in Portland, so I can comment. You should get a "set", not just the head gasket (e...
• Re: Don't cry for me Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:51:43 -0500
  Failure of the rubber coolant gasket in a Waterboxer is a given; failure of the compression gasket is not. Unless the engine has been...
• Differential Pan Gasket
  Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
  Wed, 8 Jun 2016 11:19:31 -0700
  My mechanic is about to replace the Differential Pan Gasket for the 3rd time in less than a year (12,000 miles since the...
• Re: Antifreeze leak
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Sibley
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 00:27:21 EDT
  hopefully it's not the head gaskets, but at that mileage it sounds ohhhhh too familiar. it could be some other things like the...
• Fw: westy fridge combustion chamber sealing
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 19:52:01 -0600
  Apparently, the combustion chamber gasket is no longer available from Dometic...at least it wasn't available when I needed one for my Westy...
• Re: Gasket leak and overheating
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 11 Jul 2024 02:30:01 -0400
  Yes, it IS a useful leak fixer, used in Subarus for leaky head gaskets. It works well for dripping WBX head gaskets as well...
• Intake gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Vince Jahn
  Wed, 27 Oct 2004 11:10:30 -0700
  Howdy, I just purchased a Victor Reins engine gasket set and noticed that there is both a thick and thin size intake manifold gasket...
• Re: Bellhousing gasket source?
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 18 May 2004 08:19:16 -0700
  An alternative to a gasket is to use a thin film of RTV. Don't overdo it...more is not better. You gotta remember...
• Re: repeatedly blowing head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 10:24:38 -0500
  ...The reason for this is not so much for sealing as it is for lubrication of the gasket. I also lay in a small...
• Re: Head gasket sealant
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 07:30:34 EDT
  In a message dated 7/10/2002 4:25:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > Head gasket sealant Dan, throw...
• BLOWN HEAD GASKET....HOW MUCH $$??
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 29 Dec 1996 23:48:23 -0500
  My 91 Vanagon blew its head gaskets today.... I first lost the waterpump/alternator belt on the Hi-way. After replace the belts, I...
• Re: Thermostat Housing Gasket??
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 17:20:56 -0500
  ...There is no gasket or sealer around the > piece that you remove to get to the thermostat. The machinist told me I > should put...
• Re: Valve Cover Gasket 2.1 AT
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:28:03 -0400
  ...Pull the clip down, remove the cover, clean all surfaces, install with a new gasket. You need to determine why the gasket failed though...
• gasket sealant
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 09:38:32 -0400
  Hi All, Does anyone have a recommendation for a gasket dressing or sealant to use with the paper flange gaskets that are on the...
• Silicone oder nein
  Historical mailing list - Jay & Kim Schmidt
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 21:50:05 -0600
  When installing a water pump(84) should silicone be applied to the gaskets that join the water pipes to the head/block or is...
• Removing old gasket material
  Historical mailing list - Dyer Lytle
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 08:29:04 -0700
  Hi all, Does anyone have any tips on removing old gasket material from an engine case? I am (very slowly) rebuilding my 1.9...
• Re: Vanagon Head Gaskets (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 07:26:57 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Vanagon Head Gaskets On Mon, 17 Apr 95 19:30:38 CDT David Kao said: >When I eventually tried to replace I did not...
• Ever replace the gasket in the big sunroof?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Fri, 11 Apr 1997 18:36:37 -0700
  ...Before I tape the seam up, I'd like to try replacing the gasket. I bought replacement gasket material from a dealer. What adhesive...
• Re: exhaust gaskets needed
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 8 Nov 2008 14:58:14 -0500
  Use beetle exhaust gaskets. The exhaust opening is smaller than the one that the Vanagon uses. I used the round end of a ball...
• Re: Vanagon leaking head gasket
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 20:15:30 -0700
  ...Vanagon leaking head gasket >Date: 29 Mar 1996 17:12:03 -0500 > >My 86 was recalled to check the head gasket/compression, they changed...
• Re: Replacement Sky lights from Bus Depot(reply)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 31 May 1998 11:42:30 -0100
  > I I just installed a sky light from Bus Depot and had no problems. > It's probably because I also installed a new gasket...
• head sealant
  Historical mailing list - Jay & Kim Schmidt
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 15:18:36 -0600
  I have a complete gasket set from BD. It came with a tube of sealant for the head gasket. Should/can I use this...
• Re: Head Gaskets are Shot
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Sun, 02 Feb 1997 21:31:45 -0800
  ...The Spanish heads have less pressure on the rubber gasket. Todd Francis
• Re: Lower Cargo door hinge & weather strip replacement questions
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 15:44:36 -0800
  On 11/1/05, Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@yahoo.com> wrote: > > If you need your door gaskets to take up more space, and make the...
• exhaust gaskets needed
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Sat, 8 Nov 2008 11:04:26 -0700
  I need to replace the 2 hole exhaust gaskets on a stock setup. Nobody seems to have them along the border or in Mexico...
• Re: Dometic Intake & Exhaust Gaskets: Use Hi Temp RTV?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 19:26:47 -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...
• Re: AT final drive oil sump gasket?
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:31:02 -0800
  I was told by the dealer that they improved the gasket and that the screws should also be changed out for longer ones at...
• Re: head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 21:46:06 -0800
  You know, all this recent chatter about head gaskets has me wondering... Would it be insane to consider doing a head gasket job BEFORE...
• Subject: Re: Cost of replacing head gasket
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 07:53:45 -0800
  ...You should get a "set", not just the head gasket (e.g. push rod tube gaskets, valve cover gaskets), and they sell the set...
• head gasket sealant survey
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 20 Dec 2005 22:50:47 -0500
  given ben's post of a couple of days ago i started thinking about head gasket sealants and figured i would take a survey...
• Winshield gasket
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 1 Dec 2021 11:40:08 -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...
• POP-TOP GASKET
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 12:42:24 -0700
  3-17-99 REPLACED OLD POPTOP GASKET ON CAMPER TOP AND LUGGAGE RACK TOP. NEW GASKET WAS PURCHASED FROM "BUS BOYS" CALIFORNIA. NOW HAVE...
• Re: intake gasket?
  Historical mailing list - Grungy
  Sat, 12 Mar 2011 11:48:44 -0600
  I've already got those gaskets. That's what I was referring to - didn't realize that the black interior was a "gasket block...
• Re: The infamous leaking head gasket
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Jan 1997 07:40:49 -0500
  ...are not related to the head gasket leak but are a symptom of a different problem. If you do need head gaskets kits, I...
• Re: Leaky Head Nut?
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 21:41:46 -0600
  Do you mean the gasoline engine does not have a head gasket but rather rubber seals to hold in combustion? I guess I am...
• Re: Head sealants??
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 11 May 2007 13:32:40 -0700
  ...Both gasket kits came with a lot of gaskets for other different engines. I ended up using only a small portion of gaskets. I...
• Re: Silicone oder nein
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 22:11:21 -0500
  I don't use silicone on new gaskets, unless the surface is severely pitted. Or if I don't have a new gasket at...
• Re: uh-oh
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:33:53 -0500
  ...Dont > think this happens with new gaskets, though. Are you sure the > coolant is not coming from some other place than the head gaskets...