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• Re: Installing new defroster/heater fan INSTRUCTIONS
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 22:27:20 -0400
  ...Folks were all into sweatshirts and jackets I think one night it even went down to 68... of course being from NH, I don...
• Re: Air in cooling system
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Apr 1995 09:21:16 -0700
  On Sun, 23 Apr 1995, SStones wrote: > No, The head gasket(s) is leaking, Compression gasses are escaping the > cylinder, entering the water jacket...
• Re: Electrolysis and prevention of corrosion
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Fri, 18 Feb 2000 10:49:29 -0500
  ...They are supposed to replace the water jacket >drain plugs on each side of the case. Kinda pricey, but probably worth >it.
• Re: Coolant in my automatic tranmission fluid...
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 10:35:18 -0800
  ...it can leak from what water jacket? wish i could be more help. Joe On 07 Feb 2003, Mark Dorm wrote: > Okay, so I...
• Re: 1.9L case half ?? loctite 515 sealant
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 07:44:50 -0600
  ...but would water jacket >count? since there is H2O present? Just wondering. > >3) case half nuts and cap nuts. for in the water area...
• Re: Bogus engineering
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 7 Feb 2021 00:38:21 +0000
  Cooling jacket around motor?  Oddly shaped fuel tank?  Exposed electrical connections?  Byzantine and difficult to bleed cooling system? Why did all these things happen...
• Re: Coolant leak - it was bound to happen
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 10 Jul 2015 22:07:01 -1000
  ...not the gaskets on the jacket. >> >> An suggestions or bets? As long as it's not the water jacket, I'll be >> happy. >> >> Roy
• Re: Eurovan vs end 80's west
  Historical mailing list - kfilc
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 19:49:57 -0000
  ...Don't be a wimp, just wear a jacket. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aristotle Sagan" <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent...
• Re: main bearing torque
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 5 Apr 2004 00:21:22 -0400
  ...a 2.1 waterboxer(the 4 cap > nuts inside the water jacket, and the two nuts on the outside?) The manual > that I have...
• Re: Repeat post: (was: # head gasket failure modes and emergency temporary fixes)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 13 Nov 2004 22:01:59 -0600
  ...Green gasket on top of the cylinder - keeps >> combustion gases out of water jacket. >> 3. Metal gasket on top of the cylinder - also keeps...
• Re: fuel line replacement
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Thu, 3 Jun 2010 19:03:30 -0700
  ...The fuel line outer jacket was fairly sticky right out of the box though, so maybe it's the source? Perhaps residual solvent from...
• Re: push rod tubes dilemma
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:55:07 -0400
  ...1200>1600>1800 > AC to 1.9>2.1 water cooled with the addition of a water jacket to the > casting. Clever folks those...
• repeatedly blowing head gasket
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 12:22:02 -0800
  ...I don't remeber how far the first > went. > > The gaskets are splitting from what would appear to be the back, > or water jacket...
• Re: "Fall camping"
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:01:43 -0700
  ...Rubber boots, rain gear, a jacket, dry clothes, an electric heater, a good book & something great to fix for dinner. For that day it...
• Re: Actual burn times with Mr Buddy MH9B (Little Buddy)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 10 Nov 2010 09:04:45 -0600
  ...to burn-feathers realy stunk-took about 1 min for my jacket to start shrink wrapping me when I wasn't paying attention otherwise...
• Re: Water pumps and head gaskets (eek)
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Fri, 19 Mar 2004 08:48:02 -0600
  ...guess the coolant vaporized and created excess pressure in the coolant jacket thereby rupturing the rubber head gasket. I've done that very thing...
• Re: COOLANT PROCEDURE AND AMOUNTS
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 17 Jan 2004 18:35:49 -0600
  Good point, I never thought about the fact that with the inline 4, the height of the water jacket in the head is about...
• Re: head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - David Cohen
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:14:30 EST
  So, Who is going to invent quality replacement water jacket gaskets that are reliable? I have already had two gone bad that ruined my...
• Re: Warming the oil in cold weather? Other options.
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 5 Jan 2016 06:57:52 -0800
  ...Consider attaching directly to the >>>> water jacket either on top or underneath between the jacket and pushrod >>> tubes. >>>> This lower location will also do...
• Re: Antifreeze
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Sat, 10 Dec 2005 22:05:46 -0500
  ...and a thin orange coating on the inside of the water jacket, so I flushed the system before re-filling. I'm going to...
• Re: repeatedly blowing head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 14:39:14 -0500
  ...I don't remeber how far the first went. > > The gaskets are splitting from what would appear to be the back, or water jacket...
• Re: Got wasps, yellow jackets, etc.?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 7 Jul 2012 21:56:31 -0700
  I cringe to think whats under the rack on my '81. It has had a sizeable crack in it since I purchased it. Thanks...
• Broken bolts on 1.9L lower alternator bracket....
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 10 Feb 2005 17:46:56 -0800
  ...How far into the block can I drill? If I go too far I assume I will break the water jacket? That wouldn't...
• Re: Baja Whale Trip....incredible
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sun, 7 Jan 2018 10:31:09 -0800
  ...feature=youtu.be >> >> FYI....I'm the guy in the blue jacket and blue baseball cap...I was pretty talkative! >> >> All you've got...
• Re: ASCII map
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Wed, 16 Nov 94 14:12:15 PST
  ...He was knocked out of the tree by a > tranquilizer dart, but was semi-conscious as they wrapped him in the > protective straight-jacket...
• Re: NVC: Type 1 case -bURNINGvAN 2008
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:26:15 -0500
  ...Mike actually wears a leather jacket crafted from >rare Himalayan ceramic frog foreskins. =) > >I only wish BV happened a week ago. I was cruising...
• Re: What do you keep in your van?
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Wed, 11 Mar 1998 10:40:36 EST
  ...The bed is always made up, and there are jackets, rain gear, canned food, etc. in the bus. The only "longer trips" for us...
• Re: Head Update (getting worse)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 20:28:11 -0500
  I do not understand this line;"Part of the oil ring was in the coolant jacket ". I guess you meant the O-ring? i...
• Re: Stopping a Head Leak
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:35:22 -0500
  ...If it's a leak out of the water jacket, put product in called Conklin Dyke in the radiator. http://www.conklin.com/catalog...
• Re: Most miles on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 08:34:07 -0800
  ...Both heads were cracked up into the water jacket even though the van >didn't overheat (according to the gauge anyway). New heads, gaskets...
• Re: Just one head?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Oct 2001 20:39:57 EDT
  ...This prevents you reinstalling a head that has a leak between the combustion chamber and the coolant jacket. Have this done at your local...
• Re: Coolant leaking at upper head nut
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 00:11:52 -0800
  ...I know the head studs are in the cooolant jacket and that sealant is used to seal the studs to the heads. Boston Bob...
• broken gasket on WBX engine
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 14 Jul 2002 09:27:05 -0600
  ...The thick rubber gasket between the right head and the water jacket was torn and one end was sticking out. What may have caused...
• Re: 85 1.9 GL- No.VA head gasket repair shop?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 15:13:40 -0800
  ...the leak was.I could stick my pinkie inside the water jacket!It was do or > die now.I placed a hair dryer on...
• LAST CALL - Florida Vanagon Owners Meeting, Ft Desoto, FL 2-29-04
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 07:15:14 -0800
  ...It might be a little cooler on the beach, so bring your jacket:>) I was planning on camping in the park on Saturday evening...
• Re: Repeat post:
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 15 Nov 2004 07:12:53 -0500
  ...Green gasket on top of the cylinder - keeps >>> combustion gases out of water jacket. >>> 3. Metal gasket on top of the cylinder - also keeps...
• Re: cold weather leaks
  Historical mailing list - Graham Challis
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 15:40:26 -0800
  ...not a head gasket to cylinder leak but only the water jacket) I've put off the expense of pulling the heads for about...
• Thanks again! Fuel pump repair (longish)
  Historical mailing list - James Fritz
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 15:12:37 -0500
  ...The new pump has a heavy rubber jacket on it which will probably make hearing it buzz the next time more difficult. It provides...
• Re: Coolant in the oil?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 18 Feb 2019 14:18:14 -0800
  ...Could be a hole eaten in the case between the water jacket and the base. > > Or a broken head stud that is allowing coolant...
• Re: Cheap Heat Exchangers
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Apr 95 09:24:31 PDT
  ...On a zero-degree Colorado night, fire the bus up, get on the freeway, and ten minutes later you could take off your jacket...
• Re: Westy Power (F)
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 11:19:35 -0400
  ...If you can get your hands on one, the best is a > 10/3 at 50ft with the full neoprene jacket. They are super...
• Re: Friday Trivia Question, Westy Owners Only
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 3 Feb 2013 14:23:21 -0800
  Scott - I hang my shirts and jackets in the closet. When full-timing as I did from 1999 thru 2012 I always did. Did...
• Re: Friday Self-Indulgent Photo Post :)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:31:37 -0500
  ...available? Or Ching Shih? ;-) d *From French brassiere, a child's jacket with sleeves; <-- Fr. bras, arm, <-- L. bracchium <-- Gr. brakhion, upper arm + iere...
• Re: oil cooler question...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 23 Apr 1999 14:42:40 -0700
  ...BTW, when you do want to remove the water jacket drain plugs just drill a 1/2" hole in the protective sheet metal. A...
• Re: jugs, vw that is...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 5 Nov 1999 18:25:20 -0700
  The shroud (actually the cylinder water jacket) is cast as part of the block. It cannot be removed. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: Jay...
• Re: Winter storage leaking heads seals
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 18 Feb 2016 23:23:33 -0500
  ...There > may be some pitting of the edge of the water jacket on the head. Some > volks fill this with JB weld; others use...
• Re: Head Corrosion cause and cure? was Re: Cooling strategies, color coded, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 1 May 2004 15:50:06 +1200
  ...ceramic >coatindc��r the seal area on both head and water-jacket, so that there's >nothing there to corrode. It would have to...
• Re: Replacing metal coolant hoses with copper?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 2 May 2005 09:34:28 -0600
  ...Smaller coolant lines on some vehicles still are made of copper with a jacketing. Mostly RV types. Copper is easier to bend in tricky...
• LVC; Re: Tutorial on how a differential works (even on a Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:45:44 -0600
  ...bucks for it ! ) ( 2nd was a 59 Pan Head.) (Fringe leather jacket & I thought I was Dennis Hopper !!! (from Easy Rider) ;o) (Third bike...
• Re: Cargo Hauls
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  16 Oct 1995 10:13:56 -0700
  ...books to read special recharger for batteries Video camcorder 35 mm camera gear hatchet and bar-b-q tools bike helmets coats, sweatshirts, jackets...
• 74 Westie Oil Temps and Oil Info
  Historical mailing list - Easton Trevor
  Fri, 21 Jun 96 08:33:00 DST
  ...300 - 650 Exhaust Gases 500 - 1000 Combustion Chamber 3000 - 5000 Coolant Jacket 165 - 230 Connecting Rod Bearings 200 - 375 Main Bearings 200 - 350 Sure...
• Re: Electrolysis and prevention of corrosion:
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 14:28:17 -0800
  ...They are supposed to replace the water jacket >drain plugs on each side of the case. Kinda pricey, but probably worth >it. So, are...
• Heads are off; now what?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 22 Feb 2001 00:23:42 -0700
  ...circlips through a small hole in the side of the water jacket (if I'm reading this correctly). Looks like a major PITA.I...
• Re: Head Update (getting worse)
  Historical mailing list - Tim Olmstead
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 16:57:26 -0800
  ...The o-ring looks like it is good shape???? Part of the oil ring was in the coolant jacket :-( area (#$%$$#$) What to do?????????? Jere
• Re: '85 Westfalia Engine Dying:II
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 11:25:28 -0500
  ...The tubes, in case it's not clear, are simply housings for the pushrods which pass outside of the water jacket, between the case...
• Re: repeatedly blowing head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Zehring, Michael
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 08:44:20 -0500
  ...I don't remeber how far the first went. > > The gaskets are splitting from what would appear to be the back, or water jacket...
• Re: HEAD JOB
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 21:48:48 EST
  ...My heads on my '91 Carat had never been overheated to my knowledge, yet both were cracked up into the water jacket (this not...
• Re: Dying when warm and smells funky
  Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:11:45 -0400
  ...It seeps inside, over time, through the seams of the outer jacket (and other ways like rust holes, etc.). Then every time you heat...
• Re: Subject: Westy Q's
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Oct 94 15:17:59 ADT
  ...It works, our 4 year old fits well, or dump all your winter jackets etc up there if sans kid. go westy young man...
• Re: Grease Needle....an important find!
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 15:38:44 -0400
  ...the boot, like sticking a finger up the sleeve of your jacket???? I'll admit that I have not gone out and looked at...