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• Re: Water/AC connection plate gaskets-Any cheaper alternatives? "Millenium Falcon" 84' all brown Rustfalia/Wolfy GL "Sh*thawk" 8100 AV PPC 100Mhz B+W G3 450 MHz 256mg ram
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 09:46:41 -0600
  ...The clear silicone will eventually turn yellow, and look like crap. Hasta Lavista, ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 85 GL
• silicone sealant removal
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 20:07:56 -0500
  ...Question is, how does one remove gobs of silicone from Fiberglas without using damaging chemicals or anything that might scratch/haze the gel-coat...
• Re: refrigerator update
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 30 Jun 2017 14:04:07 -0400
  If you need to replace the silicone gasket of the burner box you can make one using high-temp silicone RTV gasket maker. Smear...
• Re: WCM rubber arrives
  Historical mailing list
  08 Mar 1996 09:14:19 GMT
  ...He suggested that pure Silicone was a better way to preserve rubber. This is by the way what VW recommended way back along with...
• Re: window whistling solution
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 21:25:44 -0800
  ...Fill the chit in with black or clear silicone. Let dry. I SAID let dry. After drying, then open window and peel Gladwrap away...
• Re: skylight seal leaking
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Wed, 20 Apr 2005 10:30:21 -0300
  ...I used silicone remover (from plumbing/caulking section of Wal-Mart) to get the old silicone off from around the skylight opening. I sealed...
• Re: mirrors/85 vanagon gl
  Historical mailing list - DAPrescott
  Sat, 21 Mar 1998 08:11:47 EST
  ...Sould you try this at home, be sure to use clear silicone. The various colored silicones contain components that will eventually "eat" the silver...
• Re: Nashua silicone tape vs Rescue Tape (tm)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 17:20:05 -0600
  ...26/2011, Max Wellhouse wrote: >>> It's called "Mighty Fixit" Flexible Silicone Wrap. Distributed >>> by Nature's Pillows in Trevose, Pennsylvannia website is www...
• shrinking edge trim in Westy
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Scharff
  Wed, 25 Feb 1998 10:17:04 -0500
  ...USE ONLY SILICONE BASED SPRAYS LIKE "CRC" ON RUBBER COMPONENTS ON YOUR PROJECTS. BEING SILICONE BASE IT WILL NOT BREAK DOWN THE RUBBER. !!! DO...
• Re: Westy Speaker
  Historical mailing list - ray g
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 22:46:49 MDT
  ...I pryed out the original speakers from the plastic housing and put a bead of silicone around the circumference of the inside of the...
• Dash improvement? Silicone base vs oil?
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Elligsen
  Tue, 18 Nov 2014 01:15:50 -0800
  ...I do know silicone is bad around painted areas though, if you ever want to paint your vehicle in the future! I would be...
• Gas Vapors
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 22 May 2011 18:06:19 -0400
  ...He used some special RTV silicone on all the rubber grommets before installing it. Now it's a year later and the smell of...
• [f] Re: Spare on nose
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Nov 1995 08:16:48 -0500
  ...I >might even squirt some silicone rubber stuff on the screws you use to >attach the mounting bracket. Dammit, Jim, what's this fixation...
• Vanagon fender lips
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Mon, 15 Dec 1997 14:28:28 +0200
  ...According to Winkler, the lips should be secured by two screws each and sealed with silicone. I do not recommend to use screws. The...
• Re: Squeeky Front Suspension
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 25 May 2001 13:01:01 -0700
  ...There is no silicone in it. It improves electrical contacts too, so I sprayed some in my distributor cap. >From: Stan Wilder <wilden1@juno...
• Re: Ford's new silicone goo... interesting stuff for our Syncro!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 18 Oct 2003 22:17:33 +1300
  >I saw this show on the Canadian Discover Channel that was demonstrating >Ford's new Silicone gel. First I thought they were going to...
• Re: Dometic woes
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 11 Aug 2007 07:07:19 -0700
  ...Well that's what they tell > me in my biz That would be "silicone," which is viscous and slippery -- silicone lubricants or rubberlike appliances...
• Re: Intake manifold hose
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 26 Jun 2020 20:58:45 -0700
  The braided hose are on the pipes - a little effort required but they do go on - used silicone spray which helped. I just wanted...
• Speaking of water runoff...
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Thu, 25 Oct 2001 08:57:50 -0400
  ...As per the recommendations of this list, I sealed, very well, with clear silicone, between my wind shield and the rubber window seal. I...
• Brake bleeder
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Aug 1996 12:30:23 -0700
  ...Drawing not to scale. --------| Brake | --.___________ ##=#> __________ \ <-- silicone rubber tubing |^ --' \ \ |bleeder | \ Bleeder -------|nipple || || tube | | Vent tube || || | | | | | | solder hole C | | hole R | | / \.| |. \.| |. .====================| |==========| |========. [] `| |' `| |' [] lid -> []|| | | | | ||[] []|| | | | | || // | | \\ jar -> || P O I...
• Re: replacement fuse cover for 85 needed
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 30 Jun 2013 21:41:10 -0400
  ...fuse tips? Any opinions? How about silicone paste? I have a >whole jar of the 3M stuff. Silicone is evil stuff, get some in...
• Re: What a great thing the Vanagon List is...saved me a big hassel today...long boring story
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 2 May 2010 23:31:19 -0700
  ...er ... >each get a roll >ppppplleeeeeaaaassseeeeeee :) >yours You can find silicone tape at a lot of places, I think I've seen it at...
• Re: electrical insulating goop
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 21:33:03 -0500
  ...It seems a little thinner than I would like, not as gloppy as silicone. Edward At 2/16/02 08:05 AM, you wrote...
• Re: got a westy? got drivers side seam rust?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 14:10:21 +1200
  ...this is a better seal than even >a new foam gasket, as foam will soak up water, silicone repels it. >failure to do this...
• Re: Squeaking front bushings
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 26 Feb 2015 17:23:06 -0800
  I've sprayed silicone once with no effect, so I'm going to keep at it a few more times! Stuart
• VW VICIOUS VISCOUS COUPLER!
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 20:34:22 -0400
  ...If that is so, I do not believe that the temperature of this SSS (secret silicone stuff) can go from ambient temperature to 212...
• Re: What are your experiences with Silicone Coolant hoses?
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Tue, 7 Apr 2020 10:20:11 -0700
  Ken, do you sell silicone hoses? Do you sell regular rubber hoses? Thanks, mcneely On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 10:15 AM kenneth...
• Re: Rain and rain-x and driving in the inclemency
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 5 Feb 2010 23:38:37 -0500
  ...if it really is in fact silicone-based, then use professional wax and grease remover. This product is used to prep vehicles in body...
• Question - RE: Vanagon Seams & Sealing them up for good... Amended with new info.
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 22:36:09 -0500
  ...Silicone! They have silicone which lasts for over 20 years ( I saw something from GE that said it lasted 45years!) that can be painted...
• Re: silicon greese?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 23 Jan 1999 18:00:23 -0800
  The thread that mentioned silicone grease was about sealing o-rings. Silicone grease (I use Dow Corning #5) should be available from your local...
• push rod seals
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Wed, 22 May 1996 13:30:45 -0400
  ...Jack Jack, I've always sealed my pushrods with permatex copper silicone, the ultra high temp stuff, along with the new o-rings. It...
• Re: [WetWesties] How not to unstick a frozen slider.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:17:04 -0500
  ...Using grease will avoid getting silicone overspray all over the place. The little tubs of 95% silicone grease in the plumbing aisle are not...
• Re: Probable Area for vacuum leak
  Historical mailing list - drc11
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 10:24:22 -0700
  Be careful not to get the WD40 near the oxygen sensor... it is sensitive to silicone and will die!! Madeline '90 Syncro Westie
• Re: What a great thing the Vanagon List is...saved me a big hassel today...long boring story
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Mon, 3 May 2010 09:28:37 -0700
  ...It wore a small hole through one and I fixed it with silicone tape (thanks, Paul!). Drove 500 miles home with that repair and...
• RE: VOLTAGE STABILIZER
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Jun 1996 13:35:58 -0500
  ...Also it is used as a heat sink, Silicone grease or silicone heat sink compound is used under the tab. The tab takes the...
• Brake bleeding tools
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Sun, 11 Jun 2006 22:55:10 -0400
  ...Oozy goo! 7) Wait for the silicone or whatever you used to dry 8) Install lid on reservoir. 9) Put a hand bicycle pump...
• Re: What's up with silicone coolant hoses?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 14 Mar 2020 15:29:49 -0700
  all the hoses... large and small... I still use the plastic pipes but planning to replace them with stainless steel pipes. dan
• Re: vanagon Porno
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Jun 2001 13:55:47 EDT
  Looks like there was enough silicone there to make my '64 crewcab watertight! Perhaps they could have used those heavier -duty springs and shocks...
• Re: westy fridge combustion chamber sealing
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 19:42:26 -0600
  ...what should I use? Some > 600* F > >silicone, or need something better? > > Absolutely critical. > > Hi-temp silicone should be fine. > > david > > > -- > David Beierl - Providence...
• Fwd: Squeaky front end parts
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:33:56 -0400
  Uh, then I found that Wurth makes HHS 200 - high temp, penetrating silicone lubricant http://www.amazon.com/Wurth-HHS-2000-Penetrating-Temperature-Lubricant...
• Rubber seal care. What are you using?
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:01:10 -0700
  So far I've seen Zymol, glycerin, silicone, vaseline. Anyone got something that is simple and works well to keep things pliable? Thanks, Courtney
• Re: ???-Antifreeze: Is Orange OK-???
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 14:48:36 EST
  ...I am starting to wonder if this antifreeze may cause a repeat of my experience years ago with silicone brake fluid. After reading that...
• Re: Intake manifold hose
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 26 Jun 2020 13:11:53 -0700
  I have those silicone intake hoses (no braided cloth) on my van installed at the reinstall phase of the rebuild process.. the mechanic heated...
• Re: experience with Rubber Molded for engine insulation
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Theobald
  Thu, 29 Mar 2018 22:19:32 -0700
  ...product/VERSIMOLD-1-3-lb-Silicone-Rubber-Compound-32XV21 > <https://www.grainger.com/product/VERSIMOLD-1-3-lb-Silicone-Rubber-Compound-32XV21> > > > On Wed...
• Re: Power window lube
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 10 Sep 2013 20:51:14 -0700
  ...I couldn't take care of vanagons or cars without that product- silicone spray. Any time a non-oily spray lube is needed. works...
• Re: Electrical Connector dust boots
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:20:02 -0700
  ...Personally, I like Dow-Corning #4, Valve and Stopcock lubricant, thicker consistancy than the other silicone greases. If you like thinner, I believe the...
• Re: Buzzing luggage rack on westy need advice
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 6 Feb 2010 14:50:29 -0700
  I siliconed that joint all along the front of the luggage box moulding and van metal top. Very thin bead all along it, cleaned...
• Re: Wrong brake fluid??????????
  Historical mailing list - Dan
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 13:35:51 -0400
  ...Wrong brake fluid?????????? Hi I am reading the Bentley, and suddenly to my scare I read; "Do not add or mix DOT 5 silicone...
• Re: Reducing brake fade on '88 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 19:50:05 -0700
  ...Please be aware that silicone based brake fluids are NOT to be > used (Bentley: "Do NOT add or mix DOT 5 silicone type brake...
• Re: Original poptop and window seals leave trails of black residue after rain on my white 91 MV
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 10:09:06 -0700
  Lexol makes a non silicone rubber and vinyl conditioner. SILICONE IS BAD FOR RUBBER ----- Original Message ----- From: "Simon Reinhardt" <simon@FARRSIDE.NET> To: <vanagon...
• Re: What's up with silicone coolant hoses?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Mar 2020 14:06:59 +0000
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• Fw: Weekender Sunroof Lube
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Sat, 12 Jul 1997 16:16:29 -0700
  ...vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu > > 3M Silicone Lubricant, "Wet Type", P/N 051135-0887. Oops, that's P/N 051135-08877 scr
• Re: O-Rings, was: rebuilder blames coolant for failure under warranty
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 01:00:14 -0800
  Ok- I'll re-phrase-- I'm referring to my 1995 Golf inline -four engine in my 82 Westfalia that never has any silicone...
• Re: T2 rear window install, anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Wed, 22 Apr 2015 20:24:44 -0600
  I removed the window but cutting the gasket and replacing ( w/ food grade Silicone spray) after paint was complete. As long as the lube...
• Re: Sticky Sliding Door Rubber Seal
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 18:38:47 PST
  ...Clean the seal and body first and then spray on the silicone. MM >From: Steve Iman <sciman@CSUPOMONA.EDU> >Reply-To: Steve Iman <sciman...
• Re: Re : How VC's work
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Fri, 23 Apr 1999 10:03:03 +0200
  ...Differing rotational velocities on the input and output shafts causes friction in the silicone fluid and thus heat. The heat causes the silicone to...
• Coolant thoughts wanted
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 6 Nov 2022 06:58:53 -0800
  ...Then you need to decide whether it is worth buying silicone hoses over rubber - a bit more expensive however considered a bit more durable...
• Re: 83 pop-top seal
  Historical mailing list - len alcamo
  Tue, 25 Jun 1996 14:27:22 -0500
  ...Ithen just glued that baby up there with clear silicone caulk. Its been 4 yrs and it's still hangin in there. Total cost...
• Surgery Update
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Feb 1995 11:05:12 -0600
  ...Clean out the pits, seal them with "Black" silicone, then replace the heads (DING!) The total so far (with the hoses) is $1,000...
• Re: Fresh water tank leaking via vent.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Witz
  Sat, 9 Aug 2014 14:32:53 -0400
  I removed and replaced the fill hose and I had to put some silicone tape under the fill hose to get it to stop...