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• Re: Coolant drips from heads- AAAAAAAGGGGHHHHH!
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 20 Jan 2004 15:42:10 -0500
  ...It's rubber! and you know what platic or rubber does in cold temp. Put your nail in that gasket, see how hard it...
• FS: Rare OEM Vanagon front rubber floorcovering and walkthru section
  Historical mailing list - '80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 11:40:28 -0700
  For anyone who missed out on the rubber floor covering Chris (JordanVw@AOL.COM )was selling here is one on eBay: http://cgi.ebay...
• Re: chrome window moulding
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 09:40:40 -0700
  ...Trim adds stiffness to rubber which may prevent leaks, but removal is not a safety issue. If you're removing it and wish to...
• How do you check the transmission mount?
  Historical mailing list - Wade Yorke
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:44:17 -0300
  ...Looking at the rubber core in the mount, it is connected top and bottom, but their is a gap on the sides between the...
• Small car dip stick kit for Subie engine
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Mon, 6 Nov 2017 15:41:32 -0800
  ...does not reach all the way down the rubber tube It appears that the rubber hose part on the end would have to be...
• yellow window trim
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Thu, 10 May 2001 20:46:52 -0700
  ...at the end of the round rubber is the grooved end stick I used to push the rubber into the slot behind the cotter...
• Rubber VDO mounting sleeves?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 29 Sep 2001 14:48:46 -0400
  Dear Listees, Anyone know where I can purchase a set of the following (see link) angled rubber mounting sleeve for mounting VDO gauges at...
• rubber vs cork valve cover gasket for 2.0 aircooled
  Historical mailing list - David and Shirin
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 22:32:39 -0400
  Need some valve cover gaskets and dont have time to wait to mail order them, so I picked up a set of rubber ones...
• Re: rubber around pop top and luggage rack
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 23 Apr 2004 21:29:04 -0600
  ...rubber around pop top and luggage rack > Can anybody direct me to the right parts page on the busdepot for > replacing > the rubber around...
• Re: Rubber Seal Treatment
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:29:16 -0600
  ...in general for interiors (non-leather.) Lexol claims it is for vinyl rubber and plastic. I haven't used it...but intend to... ;-) Richard
• Trying to replace front bushings
  Historical mailing list - Alan Gondry
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 13:50:24 -0700
  When replacing a drop link I tried to replace original rubber bushings and other assorted rubber, however I could not seem to compress to...
• Re: Replacing steering rubber link with universal joint
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 15:53:39 -0400
  That is EXACTLY why VW used the rubber discs, to eliminate the cases of impaling. Bringing your ideas to life, G. Matthew Bulley Bulley...
• Re: Rubber Seal Treatment
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Dor�
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:18:15 -0400
  I would recommend a Dry Film Silicone spray for maintaining rubber parts. That's what we use on rubber seals for vacuum operated pistons...
• Wanted: Rubber floormat set for ''81--where to get these??
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Thu, 20 Jan 2000 06:47:24 -0500
  ...Are the complete stock rubber mat sets available, and from where? Is new and better carpet available? Is the carpet-to-rubber mat conversion...
• Re: FYI: Self-Fusing Silicone Rubber Tape - Sounds like a solution for on the road leaks?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 18:19:48 -0800
  ...pSounds similar to 3M's 2242 Electrical Rubber Tape I carry for that purpose, only with THREE TIMES the pressure resistance. I'd probably...
• Re: [OT-NVC] Need a chunk or rubber
  Historical mailing list - Dan Haydon
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 14:03:32 -0600
  ...Friday, June 06, 2003 4:59 PM Subject: [OT-NVC] Need a chunk or rubber > Hi, I dislike asking this fine list of intelligent...
• Re: Squeaky upper control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Sun, 9 Jun 2002 14:27:44 -0400
  The squeak indicates that the rubber has separated from the metal it was once attached to, inside the bushing. Replace the bushings, grease will...
• Re: Rubber
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Mon, 22 Sep 2014 23:51:01 -0400
  ...On Behalf Of Rob Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 11:40 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Rubber What does remove silicone?
• Repaint almost here - looking for new window rubber
  Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
  Wed, 6 Apr 2011 18:02:47 -0400
  Salubrious List Looking for new window rubber as the repaint is looming. Any "deals" out there buying all seals together or am I best...
• Rubber Floor Mats for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Jan 1997 16:29:37 -0500
  Hi, I'm looking for good rubber floormats for my '86 Vanagon. Do they make the kind with the waffle pattern on the underneath...
• Re: Help! Fuel leak - FIXED!
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 27 May 2003 21:31:05 -0700
  ...Turns out the rigid > >hose leading from the fuel pump to the firewall had slipped out of the 3" > >piece of rubber hose attached...
• Re: Poptop, Window Seals and ArmorAll
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 10:46:51 -0700
  I've used this product, all kinds of oxidized (?) rubber comes off the first few applications (I would think this would be the same...
• Rubber conditioners & lubricants
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 04:45:22 -0500
  ...The rubber on our vans has it tough enough defending itself against ozone, ultra-violet light, etc., without deliberately subjecting it to petroleum distillates...
• Re: Fuel lines, one more time...
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 20 Oct 1998 10:38:39 -0400
  ...To me it seems the cotton covered hose is far better reinforced as the rubber "FI" hose has much less braid between its rubber...
• Re: glue for rubber on poptop seals
  Historical mailing list - Dan Winget
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 18:12:25 -0500
  ...glue for rubber on poptop seals > >I sent this the first time with the wrong subject. I'm sorry. Really. > >I had it, but...
• Re: chrome window moulding
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 7 Aug 2005 18:12:27 -0400
  ...WD 40 being a petroleum product isn't what I would use near rubber/neoprene. Plain old dish washing detergent will do the trick...
• Rubbery squeaking...
  Historical mailing list - Andreas
  Tue, 1 Dec 1998 09:58:05 +0100
  ...Ive tried using silicon spray on the exposed rubber, with a little improvement, but she still squeaks. Can anybody tell me if there are...
• Re: upper control arm
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 19:42:01 -0800
  ...The rubber on the inner shaft is NOT bonded to the outside housing. There is a thin layer of grease between the rubber and...
• Re: Radiator rubber mounts - cardboard air deflectors
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 30 May 2010 13:21:11 -0700
  ...http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/smartlist_676/radiator.html And Van Cafe has the rubber mounting donuts too. On Sun, May 30...
• Re: Brake Parts
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 Dec 1999 21:54:09 EST
  I think the big advantage of buying the German wheel cylinders is that the rubber is better and that is what usually fails on...
• Front Trans Mount - 82 air
  Historical mailing list - David Robertson
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 13:59:06 -0400
  ...Is the front transmission mount rebuildable? My bracket is rusted badly, but the rubber looks ok. I can get another bracket, but the rubber...
• Re: Headlights get condensation
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 24 Feb 2019 09:49:13 -0800
  - clean the inside with rubbing alcohol and let them dry - clean the rubber seal real good too - run around the rubber seal with clean...
• aircooled runner-rubbers
  Historical mailing list - Allan Kirk
  Thu, 10 Feb 2005 14:12:02 -0600
  ...The rubber stepped sleeves that connect the plenum to the individual runners are cracking with age. Does anybody know where replacements might be found...
• Re: Proper hose Gas Tank to Vapor Tanks
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 31 Mar 2024 01:49:54 +0000
  ...I am leaning toward a 1-piece 5.5 mm ID rubber tube all the way, to eliminate 2 clamps and potential leak points...
• Re: rubber loom
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 19:44:21 -0800
  ...The rubber wire loom for the rear window defroster in the upper left corner (facing the rear of the van) was shot (very brittle...
• Re: All Windshields =?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 17 Aug 2003 20:31:39 -0500
  Most places will also replace the rubber if you ask, but with a Vanagon you will need to supply the rubber. If you have...
• Re: Question about flue vent mounting
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 4 Oct 2006 12:55:33 -0700
  My black rubber gasket (that goes against the van) has an egg shaped cutout in the middle and that must orient to the flue...
• A real offbeat question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 13:49:08 -0800
  ...Looking at another set of flaps I have I saw that on that set the rubber plug was missing, leaving a hole in the...
• Re: WTB: OE Front Rubber Mat Black / Fiberglass Bumpers
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 14:59:02 EST
  ...If you have one available or know someone that > does please let me know. > > > > i have fiberglass bumpers, and also have the rubber mats...
• Re: Glue for Rubber?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 31 Aug 2018 09:38:57 -0700
  ...Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > I super-glue does a great job of attaching rubber and rubber/vinyl, if the > finish can be...
• Re: Help! Fuel leak - FIXED!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Tue, 27 May 2003 18:35:39 -0700
  ...Turns out the rigid >hose leading from the fuel pump to the firewall had slipped out of the 3" >piece of rubber hose attached...
• Re: Sliding door, Rail, Upper, Trim, Rubber
  Historical mailing list - Neil Crawford
  Tue, 1 Apr 2008 12:43:03 -0700
  ...I use it on the frame and rubber when installing VW window glass, > also. > Works like a charm, even contains lanolin, which is good...
• doka rear decklid rubber gasket? still available? anyone have ETOS?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 12:26:44 EDT
  anyone know if you can still get the rubber gasket for the engine decklid for the vanagon single and doublecabs? i was given a...
• Head aches
  Historical mailing list - vana-gogh
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 18:44:47 -0400
  I am replacing the heads on my 2.1 and wondered if there were ever posts related to using something other than the rubber...
• Re: Putting windows back in
  Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 15:32:55 +0000
  <or does the twine get pulled out from under the rubber thereby zipping the rubber lip over the metal?> Thats it. As you pull...
• Re: Vanagon Floor Mats
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Wed, 8 May 1996 17:48:42 +0000
  ...Maybe this heavy rubber is all you need?? Harry. > Hi There, > > Does anyone have a good source for rubber Vanagon Floor Mats? I checked...
• Old vanagon steering parts - radius rod
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:27:59 -0500
  ...All my old vanagon steering rubber parts are cracking but how relative is dry-rotting issues for these steering parts and/or equivalent parts...
• Re: A response from Prestone about Stainless Steel Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 2 Nov 2010 11:23:11 -0700
  no metals, apart from rubber :) alistair On 2-Nov-10, at 11:12 AM, Tom Hargrave wrote: "i dont think there are any metals...
• Re: bed conversion, bumper questions
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 11:41:31 -0400
  That's not necessarily true, I have removed both the front and rear rubber strips without damaging the clips, just go at them slowly...
• Re: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 15 May 2013 10:44:45 -0700
  ...stock US model 82 DV .....both bars rubber-mounted at both ends, under tie-bar, small rubber mounts. 2. stock US 83 5 speed...
• Re: Radiator rubber mounts - cardboard air deflectors
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sun, 30 May 2010 17:45:44 -0700
  Thanks for the replies and rubber mount sources-although after seeing them, they are just rubber washers, as Bill stated. The way the old...
• Re: Creepy white/tan powder inside windshield rubber
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:50:51 -0700
  ...Mine was a white powder covering all internal surfaces of the rubber only: upper, lower, right, left. I just scrubbed it off and oiled...
• Re: cabinet rubber
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Apr 1996 09:15:15
  ...cabinet rubber > > I was wondering if anyone has found a source for the white rubber trim >that goes on all the westy cabinets. All...
• Need Rubber Seal For Rear Hatch Release
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 13:33:47 -0600
  ...I dunno if this is something anyone may have, but I need to find the rubber seal that goes around the rear hatch release...
• Re: Trying to replace front bushings
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 09:48:04 -0700
  ...Randy Bergum 1990 Carat Alan Gondry wrote: > When replacing a drop link I tried to replace original rubber bushings > and other assorted rubber, however...
• Change your fuel line NOW
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Tue, 15 May 2001 22:21:25 EDT
  ...CHANGE THE RUBBER FUEL HOSES! I really feel I got lucky catching the leak before some disater happened. I was under the bus looking...
• Re: In vehicle head gasket fix!!!!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 1 Mar 2003 12:46:39 -0800
  A problem I see with this is that the corrosion may have already damaged the rubber gasket. After you pull a few of these...
• Re: What is the scientific explanation?
  Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:37:39 -0800
  ...Carbon rubber mated against aluminum, for example, is a disastrous combination that will destroy aluminum very quickly. This is often found in carbon rubber...
• Rubber mats
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Auch
  Mon, 27 Feb 2023 18:38:37 -0500
  Oh wise List, Does Anyone know where I can purchase the rubber mats that cover the seat pedestals and front of a Vanagon? Furry...
• Re: RUBBERS!! who has rubber front vanagon floormats? vendors?
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 23:56:52 -0800
  I found mine at the wrecking yard. Buck a piece! Sorry, guess I'm braggin' a bit. I love a good deal though! : ) Julianna...