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Re: Help: Green cylinder O-ring question.
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Wed, 24 May 2000 06:29:49 EDT
Eric; Strictly on speculation I would say these small rubber O-rings do not contain combustion gases, they only keep coolant out. The flat...
Product Review Bus Depot O Ring for rear Heater core valve
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Thu, 28 Jul 2022 22:12:57 -0400
I folks, I’ve gotten O rings from several vender sources including GW and Bus Lab, non worked. Even with the new core. They...
Re: Air cooled oil leak/timing
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 17 May 2003 07:48:56 -0700
...Is there supposed to be a crushed O ring between the crank shaft end and the fan hub on 80-83 CV Series Air...
Re: Changing the Black O Ring On a Cylnder Sleeve...
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:54:36 -0500
...Never changed the black o-ring when doing a head gasket job. Never had a problem. I have had long term customers so I...
found some hidden vacuum leaks
Historical mailing list - roger sisler
Wed, 11 Jan 2006 08:16:56 -0800
...An o-ring kit is avaliable at Advancde Auto Parts for $5. It contains 4 large o-rings and 4 small o-rings.To...
Re: Plastic noodles in cooling system, '90 Wolfsburg TDI
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 1 Apr 2011 13:46:12 -0700
one thing, its not an "O" ring, its a flat ring. Don't be fooled into thinking the old one was just squished flat...
Re: Expansion Tank
Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
Thu, 13 Apr 2000 11:21:04 +0100
...I coated the o-ring with silicone & tightened it down well. Did it leak?? Yup! 8-) The new o-ring was well worth the...
Leaking Heads - Boston Engine?
Historical mailing list - Richard Dunsheath
Thu, 15 Oct 1998 20:33:02 -0700
...Make sure you buy a new o-ring if you buy a new thermostat. The water pump comes this a nice new big o...
Re: yellow water pump seal? yellow oring where does it go?
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:37:06 -0800
...When you take the crossover pipe out you'll see the o-ring. >Changing out the water pump on an 83 1.9L yellow...
Re: AC High Side - line leak - rubber hose
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:59:50 -0400
...When reconnecting the hoses 9with new o-rings),don't overtighten the connections.Good and snug is all. Let the o-ring do its...
Re: type IV push rod tubes leaking in 914 (Viton)
Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
Wed, 19 Feb 2003 14:35:48 -0800
...We had to staple the o-ring packaging on to our QA/QC work to ensure the proper o-ring was installed. Soooo...don...
Re: Mixing coolants
Historical mailing list - Westyman
Mon, 6 Jan 2003 10:51:01 -0800
You shouldn't lose any coolant when replacing the oil cooler O-ring. The 'easy way' is to remove the filter, then the nut...
Re: Changing the Black O Ring On a Cylnder Sleeve...
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:36:26 +0000
Dennis, What you say makes perfect sense, in fact last night I carefully dug the green O ring out of the top of each...
Re: GW metal valve not sealing to new rear heater core
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 08:51:34 -0800
...I did obtain and use a new o-ring from GW. It seems that > the > > new o-ring isn't compressing sufficiently--the plastic...
Re: that dreaded rear heater ...
Historical mailing list - Mike B
Thu, 1 Nov 2012 12:21:49 -0400
Many VW components use normal round-shaped o-rings. They start out round in cross-section, but get compressed and flattened into the squared...
Re: Coolant temp sensor
Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
Mon, 5 May 2008 17:03:35 +0000
...That would have worked if it were not for the old sensor's o-ring not coming out with the sensor. That required reaching...
Re: throttle body fun
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 9 May 2010 22:05:27 -0700
...mind you, in the past I have used silicon o rings in rotating seal assemblies, seals that saw 121 C, I bar pressure, pH...
Re: Coolant Leak around Sensor in Reservoir
Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
Tue, 25 Jan 2000 16:37:24 -0500
Greg, You may just have a faulty o-ring @ that sensor. Pinch off the hoses with a hose pincher, remove the sensor (some collant...
Texas (or any) AC help
Historical mailing list - Dave Creasy
Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:59:31 -0400
...Does anyone know what I'm referring to ? My '85 Westy looses a charge from year to year and I have replaced O-rings...
Re: GW metal valve not sealing to new rear heater core
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 11:28:52 -0500
...I did obtain and use a new o-ring from GW. It seems that the > new o-ring isn't compressing sufficiently--the plastic...
Re: Govenor Cap O-Ring
Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
Wed, 29 Apr 1998 21:07:49 -0230
...I can't seem to find a supplier for the O-Ring for this seal, > and i was wondering if anyone had one, and...
Re: dont try this at home
Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
Wed, 24 Nov 1999 08:18:42 -0600
At 02:30 AM 11/24/99 -0600, Jay & Kim Schmidt wrote: >I replaced my dizzy o-ring tonight and cannot get the dizzy...
Re: Coolant pressure tank level switch o-ring size
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Wed, 20 Sep 2023 08:25:02 -0400
...automatic > > Anyone want to take a WAG as to what size o-ring is on the level switch > on the coolant pressure tank? > > Thanks...
Eurovan O-ring, EVC , NVC
Historical mailing list - Mary K Creasy
Sat, 28 May 2011 11:22:38 -0400
...The O-ring seal of it on my '93 is leaking and needs replaced on a Saturday of a holiday weekend. Anyone know the...
Re: Distributor Woes - One Lives - One Dies
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Wed, 25 Dec 2013 01:10:02 -0600
There seems to be a consensus growing about that oil cooler O-ring! John On 12/24/2013 5:17 PM, mark drillock wrote...
Re: Removing Cylinders from head idea!
Historical mailing list - DaveC
Fri, 24 May 2002 08:16:05 -0700
...The only thing I see that might be damaged is the lower (cyl-to-case) o-ring. Popping the cylinders off their seats (not...
Re: O ring making kit
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Sun, 16 Feb 2003 16:44:11 -0800
...Larry Alofs <lalofs@ENTERACT.COM> > >Stan Wilder wrote: > > > Fresh O rings are most desirable, your kit will go sour and be useless. > > > ................ I'm...
Re: Dipstick tube loose, how to =?UTF-8?Q?fix=3F?=
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:32:39 EDT
...How about taking it out and renewing the O-ring and reinstalling it as it was when new ? Or buy your self a 55...
Tips on fixing Head gaskets with JBWeld
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Sun, 26 Mar 2000 16:40:40 -0600
...After the O-ring is in its >groove then I coat the top surface of the cylinders where the O-ring is. You >want...
Rear Heater Valve O Ring, Heater Hose Install.
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 4 Jun 2015 20:57:33 -0700
...to cause the O ring to fail? My guess is that it was a combination of an old O ring and stress put on...
Re: Coolant problems
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sat, 27 Sep 2003 22:17:42 -0400
<snip> > My wife had some coolant problems today and it turned out to be that > coolant was leaking (spurting) out past the o ring...
Re: head gasket leaking exhaust into cooling system
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:29:49 -0500
...On one of mine, I had a leaky core and on another a bad O-Ring. I discovered the bad O-ring by getting...
Re: Changing the Black O Ring On a Cylnder Sleeve...
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 21 Feb 2014 00:14:36 -0500
The cylinder base o-ring is at least as old as the head gasket that failed causing you to go there in the first...
Pressurized Cooling Sys./Cyl. Head
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Fri, 4 May 2001 17:57:03 -0400
...What I found was a recess in the head the the barrel fits into, and a ridiculously tiny insignificant little "o" ring around the...
Help with distributor installation, seal question
Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
Fri, 20 Sep 2002 13:44:01 -0400
...I have a new O-ring here to replace the old one, but I am not sure where it should go? Is the O...
Re: Any recommended sealant for o-rings?
Historical mailing list - Ram�n Celaya
Sun, 19 Aug 2001 00:02:02 -0700
...There is a rubber o-ring gasket between the TH and the engine block that I will replace when I reinstall it. Should I...
Bus work in the barn and Tiny O Ring on Differential
Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:37:47 -0500
...http://picasaweb.google.com/pnoceanwesty/JoesVanTrannyWork# Wondering what the little O ring is called located on the differential - under the cover plate that goes...
Re: Air 'Conditioning'
Historical mailing list - Sebastian Hill
Wed, 14 May 1997 15:46:37 -0700
...from old o-rings or old hoses, you should be able to replace them and recharge the system and be OK. I'm not...
Contents of Head Gasket Kit 025 198 102A 025198102A
Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
Thu, 24 Mar 2005 22:17:25 -0500
...6) Upper piston O-rings. No sealant. 7) Lower Piston O-rings. No sealant. 8) ??? (thick O-ring, unknown application. Water pump maybe?) 9...
Re: seal at lower t-stat housing to cyl head
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Tue, 7 Apr 2009 21:34:18 -0400
...When I asked for the seal at a VW dealer in San Diego, they gave me an o-ring. It does not appear to...
Fuel Tank Sender Replacement
Historical mailing list - JOHN REYNOLDS
Sat, 28 Jul 2001 23:10:45 +0000
...The sender fit easily into the tank W/O the o-ring, but then it was very hard to turn with the o-ring...
Re: Heater Core O ring?
Historical mailing list
Tue, 11 Jan 2000 07:40:42 EST
...Told them to go to NAPA and take the old o-ring with them. They have an assortment in stock and can match your...
Re: Removing Cylinders from head idea!
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Fri, 24 May 2002 10:26:51 -0700
Why should this matter? I read somewhere "always replace "O" rings." on a head job. William > Using the "rotate the cylinders" technique could possibly...
Re: Oil Cooler oil leak
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Fri, 28 Nov 2003 08:12:09 -0800
...6) use new o-ring when refitting. Clean oil cooler and block mating faces and coat with suitable sealant (vw amv 188 101.02...
Re: Automatic transmission leak
Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
Sun, 5 Apr 2009 15:11:14 -0400
That's the governor's cover, and it uses an o-ring for seal. The o-ring ( VW part # 003 325 381, 90x3 mm...
Head gasket questions
Historical mailing list - Gary Kovach
Sun, 12 Jul 1998 21:20:56 -0700
...Where do the thin green O-rings go - around the lip at the top of the cylinder? Bently isn't clear on this. The...
Re: O-rings for air conditioning
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Thu, 30 Mar 2006 21:56:45 -0800
...I need to change out the O-rings first. I will be recharging with Freeze-12. Are the O-rings special or something I...
Re: Contents of Head Gasket Kit 025 198 102A 025198102A
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Mon, 28 Mar 2005 21:52:12 -0800
...6) Upper piston O-rings. No sealant. 7) Lower Piston O-rings. No sealant. 8) ??? (thick O-ring, unknown application. Water pump maybe?) 9...
Re: Oil Cooler O Ring Procedure
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sat, 24 Feb 2007 13:04:00 -0500
...Slip O-ring in and reverse the process to reinstall. I used the top of an oil filter which I cut off said oil...
Re: Green Cylinder O-rings
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Tue, 23 May 2000 09:50:49 -0500
...Is this true? If so, is there any way one can test the cylinders, to indicate which cylinder(s) has a failed o-ring...
Coolant sensor O ring
Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
Wed, 27 Jan 1999 11:37:28 -0500
Hi all, Well, my FLVW dealer$hip had the O-rings and retaining springs in stock! These are the devices that hold the coolant...
Re: head seal replacement
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Fri, 7 Feb 2003 12:14:21 -0500
Logically this is very sound advice but I have "disturbed" dozens of these lower, black "O" rings without a problem. Of course, I have...
Re: Head Gasket repairs Question
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Wed, 9 Feb 2005 00:26:33 -0500
...Not replacing the lower O-rings???????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Am i reading right or it's my poor english?????????????? This lower ring... why the heck would you...
Re: Bus work in the barn and Tiny O Ring on Differential
Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:05:22 -0500
...Bus work in the barn and Tiny O Ring on Differential > > Hey Volks: Check out my pics of some trans/diff work up in...
Flywheel O-ring?
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Sat, 13 Sep 2003 17:55:48 -0700
...In the Bentley, page 13.41, and O-ring is shown, installed with flywheel after the seal. Mine did not have this... should it...
Re: Changing the Black O Ring On a Cylnder Sleeve...
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Fri, 21 Feb 2014 13:06:12 +0000
...The (perhaps) misleading > thing is there is a video at Ben's Place showing him installing the > black O rings on sleeves that are...
Re: Rear Heater Assembly Question
Historical mailing list
Thu, 17 Oct 1996 06:45:42 -0400
...My question is, should I use the RTV sealant/gasket (the blue stuff in a tube) in addition to the O-ring? >> I hate...
Rear heater valve O-ring size?
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Sun, 26 Sep 2004 18:45:28 -0700
Can anyone tell me whether the rear heater valve O-ring for an '88 Vanagon might be a common size? Part # 861 819 297...
power steering rack question
Historical mailing list - Kevin Dawson
Wed, 18 Jul 2001 23:55:05 EDT
...match the "o' rings and seal down at an industrial bearing supply place? Or do VW suppliers sell just the "o" rings and seal...
Re: The heater valve O ring
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 09:48:30 -0400
...So, I’m just wondering if there is something I’m missing in the change of O ring process. Eric Caron > On Oct 13...