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• Re: oem faucet hard to turn on/off
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 13 Aug 2018 08:23:35 -0700
  would be taking the faucet apart and lube it with silicone grease help? I never had a full camper but just a though... I...
• Re: Silicone tape = rescue tape, was Pesky Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Mon, 5 Jul 2010 16:55:46 -0700
  Alistair Bell wrote: > all i can add is: > > "worm and parcel with the lay, then turn about and serve away" > > now where is that...
• PR 88 protective hand stuff and silicone tape
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:38:39 -0700
  ...http://www.pr88gamp.com/index.html They sell the PR88, and also carry silicone rescue tape, which we all know and love. So has...
• Re: Oil plug leak/threads stripped
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Wed, 27 Oct 1999 07:49:08 -0700
  ...Try a little high temp oil resistant silicone seal on the plug, but only near the head to avoid getting silicone seal in the...
• Re: throttle body fun
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 9 May 2010 23:18:14 -0500
  ...I am guessing a silicone O-ring would last longer than the buna, but I didn't have one, and metric silicone O-rings...
• FYI: Self-Fusing Silicone Rubber Tape - Sounds like a solution for on the road leaks?
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 18:47:40 -0500
  ...itemT ype=PRODUCT&iMainCat=608&iSubCat=616&iProductID=15090 Self-Fusing Silicone Rubber Tape Form fits around any configuration, Self sticking with no adhesive...
• Re: BenT VW items
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 11 Jun 2019 19:38:31 -0700
  ...here's a recap: - stainless steel coolant hoses - all the silicone hoses around the engine - Marco fuels injectors - Marco 1.25 rocker arms dan
• Re: Silicone "Rescue Tape" ... it works
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:21:26 -0400
  Sounds like a good thing to have on hand Mike - is there a particular name for the stuff or is it just called Rescue...
• Window and Door seal treatment
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 28 May 2003 20:27:04 -0400
  ...I've read somewhere that silicone based stuff is a no-no.. Anyone have a sucess story? TIA John Meeks '91 Westfalia Weekender
• Re: Long Brake Line Installation Questions
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 20:59:27 -0700
  ...Good to know a dab of silicone is ok. If need be, I can reach into the hard to get at area above coolant...
• Re: Squeaky front end parts
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 21:23:55 -0700
  ...It contains 1/2 % silicone too. I can't think of any penetrating silicone lubes but I think I'll stick with non-petro...
• Re: Squeeky Front Suspension
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sun, 20 May 2001 17:33:43 -0700
  ...I've given it a good shot of spray > silicone at the rubber parts. > I've can't stop the squeeking. > It gets quiet...
• Re: What are your experiences with Silicone Coolant hoses?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 15 Jun 2020 11:54:30 -0500
  ...Does anyone have experience using the > > silicone > hoses > > that GW and VC are offering? They come with special clamps for use > > with silicone hoses...
• Re: CHEAP Silicate/Phosphate free anti-freeze
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 5 Dec 1999 03:36:16 +0100
  Gerald Masar wrote: > You are talking about two completely different substances here: > Silicon as in silicates, Silicon Valley and computer chips and > Silicone as...
• Sliding window glass
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 16:44:17 -0700
  The window behind the driver seat on my van has the sliding pane siliconed in place by PO. Is it hard to remove & replace...
• Re: o-ring cooling crossover tube
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 3 Sep 2005 18:35:32 -0500
  ...You can try silicone Joe, but 9 times outa 10 it'll be a leaker. Why even screw around? Change the O-ring, and...
• Re: Bushings on Stabilizer bar.
  Historical mailing list - VWQ47
  Sun, 19 Dec 2010 08:34:38 +1000
  ...I have used dishwashing liquid as a lubricant before for tight fitting rubber and I have silicone grease but do not have hairspray - It...
• Re: Window trims on my '87 - YANK 'EM OUT!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 08:39:53 -0600
  ...It was rainy then and it leaked; they siliconed it, but said it takes 2-3 days for the moulding to conform and seal...
• Re: seam sealer
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:06:47 -0800
  ...seam sealer? > Exactly?? Why can't I use a marine grade silicone sealer, or any kind of > non-water based sealant from a tube...
• Re: Squeaky Front Suspension
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Mon, 21 May 2001 06:08:42 -0400
  ...I've given it a good shot of spray > silicone at the rubber parts. > I've can't stop the squeeking. > It gets quiet...
• Re: Alloy center hub
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 2 Nov 2016 12:41:59 -0700
  ...sand them lightly, sand the hub to, put on some grease or silicone spray will help... it should be loose enough to put them...
• Re: Thaks, T2 rear window install, anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 24 Apr 2015 17:11:43 -0700
  On 04/23/2015 07:50 PM, thewestyman wrote: "I will try an other attempt with a warm rubber and use silicone spray." This...
• seam sealer
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:34:36 -0500
  With all this seam rust conversation, what exactly is seam sealer? Exactly?? Why can't I use a marine grade silicone sealer, or any...
• Re: Manual trans -- note to self:
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:20:11 -0500
  ...In my experience, Hylomar works much better than silicone. It stays pliable and sticky.
• Air intake elbow; was Re: Clutch Chatter...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Soiney
  Mon, 23 Mar 1998 08:55:01 -0600
  Hi all I've used GE silicone to seal small cracks in air intake boots, with limited success. The stuff doesn't stick to...
• Re: put goo on gaskets or not? Laze it...
  Historical mailing list - John Mileham
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 00:39:12 -0600
  I recently replaced an oil pan for a friend who's son had bottomed out their 1.8T New Beetle, the factory suggests silicone...
• Re: Rubber Seal Treatment
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:34:21 -0500
  ...What kind of dry silicone? Wouldn't that work for key locks, window frames(home and van) and seat sliders, etx w/o making...
• Re: Clutch Chatter...Silicone contamination!!
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 23 Mar 1998 22:15:18 EST
  ...MILWAUKEE.K12.WI.US> writes: >Hi all > >I've used GE silicone to seal small cracks in air intake boots, with = >limited success. The...
• Re: Help requested with refrigerator blow out when driving
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 14:40:51 -0400
  ...I don't see here where you siliconed the corrugated tubes into the head fitting and/or siliconed the vent assembly to the side...
• Re: put goo on gaskets or not?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 06:45:50 EST
  ...When it meets the silicone sealer it separates the sealer from the aluminum and you end up with a leak. Walt, sorry to say...
• Re: Westy sliding windows.
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 19 Jun 2018 23:42:38 -0400
  Silicone spray helps quell the screech. Stephen Mobile > On Jun 19, 2018, at 8:57 PM, Ralph Meyermann <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > I have...
• Fwd: Re: LED lighting
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:48:16 -0800
  What about using some silicone caulk? It tends to hold pretty well, but can be removed from most surfaces by rubbing. You just need...
• Re: Current coolant hose repairs
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 9 Nov 2022 04:18:35 +0000
  Hi Eric.  Two recommendations for you.  First, get some silicone spray and spray the hoses. Makes them crazy slippery and offer that extra lube...
• Re: [WetWesties] door grease - '84 Westy Wolfy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:36:42 -0700
  I use spray silicone lube on window guide rails. Went I want something 'slippy' but not oiley or greasey. whenever that is the requirement...
• Re: [f] Re: Spare on nose
  Historical mailing list - Jim Kirk
  Thu, 9 Nov 1995 12:48:57 -0500 (EST)
  ...I > >might even squirt some silicone rubber stuff on the screws you use to > >attach the mounting bracket. > Dammit, Jim, what's this fixation...
• Re: Silicone "Rescue Tape" ... it works
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:33:41 -0400
  ...While there, I obtained from David Beierl, some Silicone Rescue Tape, the stuff that stretches and moulds to itself but has no sticky of...
• Re: Dometic woes
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 11 Aug 2007 10:08:57 -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: Intermittent squeak at a wheel
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 15 Aug 2016 12:16:49 -0700
  ...also spray some silicone lub on the base and top of the rear springs to test
• Re: engine install
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 21:48:14 -0700
  ...Stuart, Bentley recommends a light coating of silicone seal at this joint. Larry
• Re: question about electrical inlet
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:46:48 -0500
  ...The gasket was fine and I did add some black RTV silicone to help seal it even better. Mike B.
• Re: LEAKING WINDSHIELD SEAL
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Fri, 5 Jan 2007 17:39:02 -0600
  ...I angled the butter knife and used it to LEAD ahead of the silicone tip. This way I was able to force the silicone...
• Re: Gasket sealer
  Historical mailing list - Denis B�lisle
  Sat, 16 Jan 1999 18:21:41 -0800
  ...Hello, For sealing old surface mating the O�ring� I used Loctite Ultra Grey imported car silicone its made for aluminum not sure of...
• Re: Satisfaction Plus, & Installation Ease Of Stainless Coolant Pipes.
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mueller
  Sun, 12 Mar 2006 00:28:09 -0600
  ...The connection where the two pipes went together is silicone hose, and I used new to me double stainless silicone hose clamps at each...
• stove grill rattles
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 18 Jul 2012 08:15:12 -0700
  ...I used vinyl as I could not find the silicone tubing I have, and I worry that the vinyl might not take the heat...
• Re: Rubber
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 22 Sep 2014 21:51:59 -0400
  ...paintwork to this vehicle you will hear them cursing for miles. Silicone is the worst thing to apply anywhere on the exterior of a...
• Re: Speaking of dashes...is "Armor All" destructive to vinyl?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 10 Feb 2006 12:09:45 -0500
  ...They say that most vinyl cleaners/conditioners contain silicone, which tends to dry out vinyl and plastics, and theirs doesn't. http://www.parasolinc...
• Re: Mildly-strong adhesive for slider window rubber?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:07:09 -0400
  ...some adhesive to keep >the >rubber channel in place at the top... >Anyone have any Handy Hintz about adhesive type and amount? Silicone caulk?
• Re: LVC Any adhesive gurus out there?
  Historical mailing list - whaslup
  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:01:26 -0500
  ...It isn't silicone and doesn't release acetic acid and promote rust like some silicones will. It may be some kind of urethane...
• Re: Coolant hoses fun
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 2 Jul 2024 10:58:07 -0400
  ...Coolant hoses fun > > https://vancafe.com/search.php?search_query=hoses > > All of their silicone hose offerings come with their recommended clamps. > > Dennis > > > -----Original...
• Refrigerator gasket and flame goes out remedies
  Historical mailing list - Leonard Sitongia
  Sat, 4 Aug 2012 16:19:50 -0600
  ...I've used Ultra Copper high-temp silicone to REPLACE the gasket. Now I just re-read a site that suggests the silicone be...
• Re: Antenna replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 4 Dec 2018 07:30:42 -0800
  ...also I'd suggest that you put a bit of clear silicone sealant under the oval cap of the new one to prevent water...
• AMV 188 000 02
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sat, 23 Jul 2016 14:39:11 -0300
  ...I cannot find it, so what is this sealer? Is it a silicone grease, Moly-disulphide, etc? Roy
• Re: Silicone tape = rescue tape, was Pesky Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 23:21:15 -0700
  On Jul 4, 2010, at 10:22 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > ....so that the tape is crossing on the second layer...
• Re: Electrical Connector dust boots
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:00:49 -0700
  ...I think it /SiliCONE,/ dagnabit, not siliCON! One's a compound -- a squishy gooey compound -- the other's a kinda glassy metal. (Sorry -- pet...
• Re: Electrical Connections/ Silicone Sprays/ Pipe cleaners
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Wed, 28 Oct 1998 20:48:52 -0600
  An auto body shop owner I knew said that random blasts of silicon spray can cause "fish eye" defects in repainted areas 2 years...
• Re: VW porn
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 08:13:30 -0500
  At 12:27 AM 6/19/01, Terry Kay wrote: --major snip of some great comments-- >I still liked the silicone job---:>) I didn...
• Cooling system sealing goo - ideas?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Wed, 23 Feb 2005 20:47:42 -0500
  Can anyone recommend a sealant for putting the hoses on my cooling system together with? I was thinking silicone or sumpin like that. I...
• Re: transmission, small leak fixed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 1 Jul 2011 12:21:54 -0700
  fwiw, the two silicone sealants that I have found that work very well are... one, black silicone from a Toyota Dealership.. the stuff they...
• Re: '85 with geysering coolant
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:18:12 -0700
  ...Am happy to report that I got the cooland temp up high enough to kick the fan on, and the silicone tape seems to...
• Re: Brake fluid
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 5 May 2018 14:47:37 -0600
  On 4 May , 2018, at 4:35 PM, Jack R wrote: > HOWEVER DOT5 (or 5.1) brake fluid is silicone based and must NEVER...