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• Re: Friday - ANother Reason to love Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 1 Mar 2013 16:53:58 -0500
  At 04:29 PM 3/1/2013, neil n wrote: >I'll write Neumann and suggest a "Water Mic" sealing kit. It would >need...
• Re: Nytrogen and tires
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sat, 17 Oct 2015 19:07:38 -0700
  ...He >> says that in order to mount tires and fill them with nitrogen, you >> have to make sure the bead sealing surface is absolutely...
• Re: Air Getting into Cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 3 Apr 2006 18:14:19 -0400
  ...Also, the sealing rings are no copper. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Roger Sisler...
• Re: care of our Wasserboxer/WaterLeaker engines
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 20 Aug 2000 14:12:00 EDT
  ...The head gasket pressure on the sealing surface. The head gaskets I saw, from the engines I took apart, had corrosion damage on the...
• Re: Mysterious Oil Drain Plug Leak
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 15 Apr 2018 07:33:33 +0000
  ...As you pointed out, the Time-Sert has a shoulder that extends beyond the original sealing surface.  I agree the that the seal will...
• Re: window scoop
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:27:24 -0400
  ...There >> is no sealing diaphragm on a Westy's A pillar air channel and when my >> left side started getting drafty, I had a...
• Re: rear heater coolant smell
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 23:08:04 -0500
  ...I'd say you either have a small weep in the heater core or at the sealing ring for the valve. After you warm...
• Re: fuel tank sealing
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 18:22:41 -0800
  ...fuel tank sealing > I was dropping my tank today to install a new front parking brake > cable. Ive noticed since buying the van a...
• Re: How to fix a leaking banjo fitting
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 08:41:14 -0700
  ...Both those metals >>> anneal by quenching, not slow cool. >>>> >>>> alistair >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 2012-10-02, at 2:46 PM, Ed wrote: >>>> >>>>> The sealing washers are...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Questions: 1.9l Turbo Diesel Westy running hot. Weak cooling?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 2 Jul 2012 14:35:51 -0700
  ...Also look at your tank to make sure that both the upper and lower sealing surfaces are flat. Old tanks are often deformed and...
• Re: Too Much Head Sealant?
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 23:52:11 -0500
  ...Too Much Head Sealant? >I forgot to insert the metal > sealing rings! Yes, it was late.
• Re: removing oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:22:15 -0500
  ...threads are OK I'm going to find a proper oil plug that has the smaller hex head but wide base for sealing. Allan
• Re: Westi window screens
  Historical mailing list - Zeidler HelmutNTC-Dusseld.
  Fri, 5 Sep 1997 08:33:50 +0200
  ...Easy work if rubber sealing and plastic are not glued together. >2. Can they be rescreened once they are off? >- - - - - - - - >Yes, but (I knew...
• Coolant in the oil?
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sun, 17 Feb 2019 15:52:37 -0800
  ...I can only think of the seal at the bottom of the cylinder not sealing. But probably can be some other reason too, that...
• Blueprinting?
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Mon, 4 May 1998 15:06:42 -0700
  ...From what I gather, it seems to be used when checking for straightness and maybe to verify that sealing surfaces are flat. I get...
• Re: sky light vent sealing
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 10:31:37 -0500
  >What is the best stuff to use to seal around the hardware and the seal of a >skylight vent? >Thanks for the help. >Coop...
• List mail?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Wed, 11 Jan 2006 05:04:53 -0330
  ...8th with the exception of one solitary email regarding the seam sealing thread a couple of days ago. Is it possible to be inadvertently...
• Re: Engine repair or replacement?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:02:23 -0700
  ...Re-sealing heads is quite common among watercooled Vanagons. David
• Re: compression
  Historical mailing list - Scot Douglas
  Mon, 23 Mar 1998 06:54:55 -0500
  ...Anyone > >out there have any suggestions. > > > Could possibly be a valve sealing problem. A slightly warped valve will > kill your compression. If you pull...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Mod Update
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:04:49 -0700
  On 6/28/2007 12:29 PM Todd Last wrote: > Did you check sealing around the door? > I've always felt that the door...
• Airbox Q & A - Completed!
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 6 Sep 2008 07:28:40 -0700
  Thanks to all for these suggestions on sealing the�shell to the structure. Sealing the shell to the body structure is the easy one...
• Re: Mysterious Oil Drain Plug Leak
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 15 Apr 2018 08:11:22 -0500
  ...But, I do see a problem. > > As you pointed out, the Time-Sert has a shoulder that extends beyond > the original sealing surface. I...
• SOLVED: GW metal valve not sealing to new rear heater core
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 25 Jan 2022 10:45:24 -0800
  ...am having an issue with the > flange on the new core sealing to the metal GoWesty valve that I've had for > several years...
• window trim
  Historical mailing list - Gary
  Sat, 4 Jul 1998 13:35:48 -0700
  ...Can it simply be pulled out without changing the weather sealing qualities of the rubber gasket? Does the same apply to the windshield? Have...
• Re: Head sealants??
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:20:51 -0400
  Do you use the permatex #3H aviation form-a-gasket on both sides of the metal cylinder sealing rings? Also, do you use that...
• Sealing the Gas Tank in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Thu, 15 May 2008 08:48:46 -0400
  Our friends with a 90 Westy, with only 54k original miles, had their gas tank vent tube leak repaired. The VW shop said the...
• Re: K&N filter revisited with Pictures
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 10 Mar 2001 10:47:10 -0800
  ...Just rub a good layer on the filter's sealing surfaces before you reassemble it. You have more blow by than I'd like...
• Re: Sealing Windshield?... [Was: thank you vanagon community!]
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Apr 2011 14:09:01 -0700
  ...thank you vanagon community!] > Does anyone have experience with re-sealing the windshield leaks without > the > R&R of the windshield? I've heard...
• Re: VDO oil sender with untapered threads?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 9 Dec 2011 17:19:05 -0500
  ...Does anybody now if the VDO sender >> comes in a version with standard M10 threads and a sealing washer, instead >> of tapered threads? >> >> Thanks...
• Re: Engine Replacement Options
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:37:12 -0500
  ...had pretty decent guides except for the ones that weren't sealing at the head and set. That is AN indicator, but not the...
• Cleaning up, a new blog entry
  Historical mailing list - Peter Kraiker
  Sun, 10 Apr 2016 14:31:03 -0400
  So volks, what's your remedy for sealing up the air intake for the heater to keep mice out? http://nextchapter.kraiker.ca/restoration...
• Re: Sealing the poptop
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jan 2001 19:13:37 EST
  In a message dated 1/2/01 3:49:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, thornton@MATH.UTAH.EDU writes: > So, I am not too...
• Re: electric plug in engine block
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:37:33 -0700
  if there is a metal sealing ring between the oil pressure switch and the engine block ........ it could be leaking there, and tightening the...
• Re: Shims, sealing rings, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Fraser
  Tue, 18 Aug 1998 01:34:14 -0700
  ...Don't have a Bentley for this engine, only a >Haines, but it talks about "sealing rings" on the heads. So is the head...
• Stripped drain plug solution?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Charles
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 08:53:01 EST
  ...Brought it back he said the sealing surface is "pitted" and I need new case halfs or a short block. Obviously not. Here's...
• Lead sealing plug for vent wings?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 15 Apr 2016 09:44:41 -0400
  Does anybody have any spare lead plugs, intact, for the vent wings for an '87 Vanagon? It appears they quit making them in 2008...
• Sealing Windshield?... [Was: thank you vanagon community!]
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Wed, 6 Apr 2011 13:24:58 -0700
  Does anyone have experience with re-sealing the windshield leaks without the R&R of the windshield? I've heard suggestions to squeeze some...
• Re: wind noise
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 21:52:43 -0500
  ...I "renewed" this seal by placing some black duct tape along the length of the inside sealing surface of this window channel and pulling...
• Smog check failed; Vacuum leaks
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Tue, 12 May 1998 11:53:58 +0300
  ...I replaced all five sealing and seats. Price wasn't that high, one US$ for the sealing, another and a half for the seat...
• Re: Tire Repair - Tubes?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Smith
  Sun, 22 Oct 2000 14:13:56 EDT
  ...I suspect a problem with the bead/sealing area of the wheel. Tom
• Re: 81 Westy Heat/Air Distribution/Blower Box Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:32:55 -0500
  ...cut "U" shaped notches in your flapper (not the sealing edge) or punch holes so the retainer will snap thru and hold the felt...
• Re: Oily Oily Clutch. FW O Ring Failure? and: Problem Solved? ( clutch disk hanging up )
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 29 Mar 2016 18:53:08 -0700
  ...flywheel sealing surface. At very least I find it very interesting that the seal actually contacts the flywheel. Unless I'm misunderstanding things. Stuart...
• Re: Fridge Fun..... well, NEW fridge fun!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 19 May 2010 18:45:55 -0400
  ...In a classic example of how folk medicine works, my success included sealing the separator plate hole, and sealing the aluminum fitting to the...
• leaky EGR valve (air cooled Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:39:47 -0500
  ...The EGR valve is no longer sealing properly and is a vacuum leak. If I could dismantle the valve perhaps I could clean the...
• Re: worm type fuel line clamps
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:50:48 -0700
  ...of us the spring tension maintains enough pressure to keep the sealing pressure above the blooie point. But then it may be just a...
• Re: seam rust
  Historical mailing list - juju34
  Fri, 28 Aug 1998 13:51:16 +0000
  ...the 5200, it's use [5200] is a watertight marine bonding/sealing agent, good stuff...used to install items below the wather line, and...
• Re: sealing compound for skylight bolts?
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 18:16:31 -0500
  William Maxian wrote: > > Think what they're talking about is the butyl non hardening sealant.... Spencer & MAX, Whose instructions? What would be wrong with...
• Re: head gaskets and time bombs
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Feb 1996 19:25:12 -0500
  ...A "normal" head gasket (like on a Jetta or Eurovan) does dual duty in sealing both the combustion chambers and the coolant passages. The...
• Re: head gaskets and time bombs
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  February 05, 1996 6:26PM
  ...A "normal" head gasket (like on a Jetta or Eurovan) does dual duty in sealing both the combustion chambers and the coolant passages. The...
• Re: sealing head nuts
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sat, 29 May 1999 23:55:06 -0400
  ...COM+AD4- Sent: Saturday, May 29, 1999 12:06 AM Subject: sealing head nuts +AD4- Today I repaired a head nut that was leaking...
• '81 2.0L AFC "thermostat"
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Dec 1995 16:16:08 -0700
  ...it says: * Clean all sealing surfaces thoroughly * Fill up with coolant with engine running * Check thread, hose, clamps and radiator cap for leaks Uh...
• Re: head gaskets
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 07:35:44 EST
  ...Even it out really good and clean it up, but then rough the sealing surfaces up with Scotch Brite. This will give the gasket...
• Re: Oil pump sealing questions...
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 19 Apr 2005 09:54:45 -0400
  I use Permatex 518 or CurilK2 for any oil related pressure parts.... http://www.benplace.com/head3/100_0025.jpg DON'T put anything...
• Re: VDO oil sender with untapered threads?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:49:30 -0500
  ...Probably for better sealing without the washer. Problem with that is over-torquing and cracking the metal it's being screwed into, but I...
• Re: Sealant necessary for coolant hoses?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:10:58 -0800
  I'm a big fan of Permatex Hylomar (non-hardening), for the sealing and corrosion-resistant properties spelled out by Scott. I recently used...
• East coast rust
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 9 Feb 2007 14:59:38 -0500
  I wanted to take off on a winter trip, but first the old rusty van needed some 'sealing up' first. Yeah, it's a...
• Re: Left over parts....
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 3 Jun 2007 10:09:34 -0700
  ...Mark Kenneth Lewis wrote: > Greetings, > > I had two grommets leftover (N90100501) from the gas tank sealing kit. Are these for a different model (mine...
• Re: port matching intake manifolds to heads
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:14:38 -0500
  ...1.9 heads so the chamber shape goes out to the sealing surface but just once and I don't think you have those...
• Re: 1982 air cooled vanagon intake gasket
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 16:14:01 -0700
  ...the soft gaskets glued on both sides of it for positive sealing. The other place may have the same thing but is putting the...
• Re: Oil temp sender on 84 1.9l WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:24:37 -0500
  ...I use a couple of copper washers for sealing and am careful when torquing it. Always use a 6 point socket. The probe is...