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• Re: engine quits, oil sprayed on engine/compartment...smoke...oh my
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 14:18:06 -0700
  ...I found, that the rubber gasket that was on the old filter stayed in place and the new filter with its gasket went on...
• Re: Using transmission from van with engine fire?
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Fri, 7 Nov 2008 08:33:27 -0800
  ...the oil and externally accessible rubber seals? > > If so, does anyone have a list of externally accessible rubber/gaskets I > need to buy? Or...
• Rubber Biscuit
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 09:05:24 -0700
  ...These look just like the usual rubber hose gasket but with the addition of a domed, metal-mesh screen in the center. Turn the...
• Poptop seal; was: Re: Rubber Blubber
  Historical mailing list - Redwood
  Thu, 29 May 1997 00:04:58 -0700
  ...ll try, in case it may be useful--- I laid the rubber gasket out in the sun on the patio to soften it up...
• Re: Replacing the gas tank, the Bus Depot way....
  Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
  Sat, 16 Jun 2001 14:03:15 -0400
  ...Call your local VW dealer and get the VW 15% club discount on the rubber gaskets you need. I received the correct gasket in...
• Re: Sealing goop on cylinder sleeve inboard ends?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 19 Oct 2003 20:34:14 -0400
  ...I have this product very effective around the top cylinder o-rings and the outer gaskets. Another awesome product for the outer rubber gaskets...
• Re: Air Getting into Cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 17:58:19 -0800
  ...If air is getting into the cooling system it is more likely the cylinder head gaskets are leaking and not the rubber water gasket...
• Re: Leaking coolant 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 8 Feb 2011 07:53:29 -0600
  ...White smoke would be due to the gaskets that seal the combustion chamber, not the rubber gaskets that seal the outside perimeter of the...
• 1600 DP Valve Installation...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Mar 1996 19:53:39 EST
  ...rubber seals on the valve stems. Won't I be burning oil if I don't? Are these suckers included in the engine gasket...
• Re: window trim
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 19:38:49 EDT
  ...COM writes: << Is the chrome-plastic, outside window trim in the rubber gasket around the windows on a Vanagon functional, or only for looks...
• Re: Alternative to Cover Camper Fridge Vent
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:59:50 -0500
  ...However. >> it is >> just a touch larger than the diameter of the rubber gasket that surrounds >> the >> vent. It fits tightly around the rubber...
• Re: 1985 Windshield replacement
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Fri, 28 Jan 2005 10:46:10 EST
  ...into the rubber and rejuvinate it!Like brand new again, and I mean that.Next, install the new window into the gasket.Now ,(very...
• Re: Window Molding - Sides and Front 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 18 Mar 2007 10:20:15 -0400
  ...size black home door screen spline, or you can replace the rubber gaskets with ones that don't accept the trim. The original trim...
• Re: [syncrolist] Replacing Gas Tank Filler Gasket
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 20:07:25 -0400
  ...keep the dirt out, > >-what lubricant to use on the new rubber gasket, > >-how to treat the inevitable rust on the filler pipe, > >-any...
• Subject: Re: So what did you use for the heater box foam rubber on the
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Mon, 8 May 2006 20:00:46 -0700
  ...Once again, these OEM gaskets have a skin on them for some reason. Must be for durability and sealing. A flat gasket must seal...
• Re: put goo on gaskets or not?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 05:31:43 EST
  ...Use Loctite/Permatex Ultra Copper RTV Silicone Sealant on the rubber head gaskets to head. Can be found at most good automotive supply shops...
• Re: Preemptive water pump replacement? Miscellaneous Chatter-co...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:19:05 -0500
  ...There is a special metal -rubber gasket for the pump to housing to stop the leaks from the paper gaskets. Dennis
• Re: Bus Depot auxiliary battery hook up kit #1738-cant figure it out
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 1 Oct 2005 15:00:53 -0500
  ...A cover plate is screwed down to this frame with a rubber gasket sealing the entire perimeter. This all works to seal the battery...
• bus depot window gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:43:56 -0500
  ...the front gasket doesn't fit the rear, even when they removed a section. the rubber is a different thickness so it doesn't...
• warm up and coolant pressure on head gasket seals
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 20:49:51 -0800
  ...I do believe the thick rubber water jacket gasket uniqueness of the waterboxer is a better clue head corrosion better than the fact that...
• Re: Overheating, smoking, rough running
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:40:24 -0500
  Are you guys actually recommending Barr's Stop Leak to fix a metal 0-ring (compression) gasket? It's not the rubber gasket that...
• Re: oil drain screw striped
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Feb 1999 23:23:15 -0500
  ...drain plug, so I >switched to throw away cardboard gaskets. > >Another solution is a rubber expanding plug for about $5. These probably >don't...
• Re: Help me order rubber and window bits
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 16 May 2005 23:28:53 -0400
  The rust was there, hidden deep underneath and is the real cause of the leaking, that combined with a dried out gasket. It is...
• Replacing Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 12:58:59 -0500
  When you replace the thermostat, must you also replace the rubber gaskets? Are these a VW Dealer only item? -Larry John Rodgers wrote: > Sounds...
• Re: What is the scientific explanation?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:18:04 -0800
  ...I have always wondered, why would there be extensive aluminum corrosion built up under rubber hoses on aluminum parts or under the head gasket...
• Re: Removing internal window rubber
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 24 Jan 2007 21:15:48 -0800
  ...ruber. > > I did this to all my exterior rubber. You can > see the pop top gasket that > had this treatment two years earlier in...
• Re: 2nd opinion wtd: Compression vs Head gasket leak
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:35:16 -0500
  There are two distinctly different sets of WBX "Head Gaskets". You can have coolant leaks at the big rubber ones that seal the heads...
• Re: Bar's Leak (Was: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs)
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:24:16 -0800
  ...If the gaskets are getting > pushed open from corroision or the rubber is hard and cracking, this fix > wonlt work, but for the small...
• Re: Head gasket fun
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Sun, 12 Nov 2023 09:05:10 -0500
  ...I only use glue on the rubber head gasket on the side that is facing > the head after using some scotch brite to rough...
• Re: Fuel expansion tank float valve
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Sun, 7 Sep 2014 19:52:36 -0700
  ...The float valve is available from several sources, but I see no mention of the rubber gasket/grommet/boot in which it sits. The...
• Re: Rust around window openings
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 7 Oct 1999 15:12:41 -0400
  ...chromy looking, which is inserted into the outer center of the rubber gasket (at least on the f & b windshield). I've always assumed...
• Re: Video: TVS Test Light Driving. Discovered Whistle Sound? What is it?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 24 Jun 2012 22:25:11 -0700
  how about the rubber "gasket" between TB and plenum? alistair On 2012-06-24, at 9:38 PM, neil n wrote: > Hi all. > > Ok...
• Re: Fuel leak
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 21:29:30 EST
  ...van by trying to not rely on the auto-stop featu >> read the archives...the rubber gasket between tank and filler neck is leaking
• Rear Hatch lock assembly
  Historical mailing list - Chris Snyder
  Mon, 5 Mar 2007 16:02:37 EST
  ...The rubber gasket around the key way it gone. If anyone has this item or can tell me where I can get one I...
• Re: Could Faulty thermostat cause poor mileage? GASKET?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 19:59:20 EDT
  ...My old thermostat had a large O ring as a gasket. The new thermostat from a list vendor had a O shaped seal of...
• Re: Water leak on the passenger side creating a pool of water in footwell
  Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:48:45 -0700
  ...Before the windshield glass and rubber gasket are installed the metal on the vanagon has a shape to it. To attack this problem you...
• Head gasket O-rings
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:33:12 -0700
  ...After replacing the head on left side and starting to fill coolant, discovered head gasket blown on right side- I have a spare head...
• Re: very cool van
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 3 Dec 2010 18:23:05 +0000
  ...two years later, still no leaks from those funky rubber-band gaskets... Subi-anything appears to work in a Vanagon.... hey Guys Why do...
• Re: Grill for vent at front door on B pillar
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 07:09:07 -0400
  ...meshes with the rubber > > grommet/gasket on the edge of the door. It's the called rear air duct gasket, has > > louvers that point...
• Re: 85 Vanagon - windshield change out info. needed
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 24 May 2007 10:17:22 -0700
  ...2) Start on the outside of the van, lift up the seal and spray the lube in all around under the rubber gasket. (pry...
• Auxillary Heater question...
  Historical mailing list - Chad
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 23:51:26 -0400
  ...I pulled it apart and put rubber gasket seal over the two pieces. I can't see any aparent leaks but I occasionally smell...
• Re: new head gasket split
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 26 Mar 2001 10:08:17 -0800
  ...I took the head off and > the new rubber gasket had a diagonal split about 3/4 inch long that > cut the sealing face...
• Re: 1980 Vanagon Windshield replacement
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 14 Aug 1998 08:11:41 -0100
  ...But I do not concur with the advice not to replace the gasket. Body rubber is one thing that tends to age on a...
• Re: Dex-Cool . . . I hesitate to ask this
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:14:52 -0400
  ...I have seen corrosion under the rubber head gasket which leads me to believe that it is condensation that corrodes the heads. I think...
• Re: leaking head gasket Question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 16:51:12 -0600
  ...Get the sheet metal out of the way so that you can see the edge of the head and the rubber gasket that is...
• [vanagon] ceramic caotings/corrosion
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 May 1996 11:48:51 -0300 (ADT)
  ...Your friend Leonard has noted correctly, the corrosion is up on the heads UNDER the thick rubber gasket. This is caused by the thick...
• Re: Post chrome strip rubber cleaning Q
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 16 May 2005 10:15:39 -0700
  ...Rub the > rubber gasket vasoline and the gasket will come back to > life.Partsexpress.com has a bottle of rubber conditioner that claims to...
• Re: VWoA Address?
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Wed, 19 Aug 1998 12:38:53 -0700
  Marty Try these 1800-822-8987 1800-555-1212 1800-rubber-gaskets :>) Marcus Marty Wallace wrote: > > I'd like to write to VW to...
• Re: Which coolant: blue, green or orange?
  Historical mailing list - John Parson
  Tue, 5 Aug 2003 10:30:59 -0400
  ...I've been told that the phosphate antifreeze attacks the rubber gaskets in the wasserboxer cooling system. This owner mistake may be the root...
• Re: Auto Trans pan gasket and filter replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:19:28 -0700
  yeah, it's tricky to get the rubber pan gasket seated back into its groove in the body of the trans sometimes. It's...
• Re: leaky turn signal lense
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 19:26:25 -0700
  No gasket, just a poor design. This problem is very common. The result is corroded bulb sockets and wiring in that area. At least...
• Re: Bus Depot Awning clamp
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 17 Jul 2011 08:15:07 -0600
  ...An alternative might be to use a good adhesive to permanently mount the rubber strips in the clamps. Jim On Jul 17, 2011, at...
• Re: Leaky valve cover tip of iceberg
  Historical mailing list - Cecil Eastman
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 16:07:33 +0000
  ...If you hear a burp, you need a cylinder head gasket > or new heads. If you don't, then you probably just need rubber...
• Re: Rubber Biscuit
  Historical mailing list - Miller, Ryan
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 10:20:33 -0600
  ...These look just like the usual rubber hose gasket but with the addition of a domed, metal-mesh screen in the center. Turn the...
• Re: Sure Flow faucet problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Fri, 16 Aug 2013 07:56:07 -0400
  ...foam gaskets that do all the drivers side seam damage! I was thinking of gearing up to make these in silicon rubber of there...
• Leaky sink trap
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Tue, 15 Jun 2004 04:30:02 -0400
  So I took the plastic trap apart in my 84 Westy and now the rubber gasket between the two plastic halves is not sealing...
• Re: Replacing the gas tank, the Bus Depot way....
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Sat, 16 Jun 2001 15:35:01 -0400
  ...Call your local VW > dealer and get the VW 15% club discount on the rubber gaskets you need. I > received the correct gasket in...
• Re: window gasket
  Historical mailing list - Yoshi
  Sun, 31 Oct 1999 20:10:19 +0900
  ...I don't remove the window glass and rubber from Westy. My work exchanged only chrome (plastic) beadings. I started this work from the...
• Re: Radiator mounting gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:16:28 -0600
  ...I will be replacing my >>>original radiator and just wondering if I should order new mounting >>>gaskets (p/n 431 819 225) that are...
• Re: Slider window catch info
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 8 Jun 2021 22:38:22 -0400
  ...to guess, I’d say you’re right about the plastic/rubber gasket being worn out. > > Can you get replacement for that? I don...