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Re: Water in the exhaust
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Sun, 23 May 1999 13:29:51 -0400
...still coming out then, probably a cracked head or the cylinder sealing rings. Karl ----- Original Message ----- From: Keese, Brian W +ADw-bkeese+AEA-INDIANA...
Re: Engine Still Overheating - Need Advice / Chapter Three
Historical mailing list - Westyman
Sun, 27 Feb 2005 12:57:24 -0800
...In any event, the problem I'm sure will be found to be combustion leaking past the cylinder sealing ring[s] where they meet...
Re: Missing coolant
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 28 Sep 2015 21:21:26 +0000
...wondering if it's burning coolant, but in my experience failed sealing > rings in Vanagons lead to over pressurization of the system, and that...
Re: Need help with leak at fitting on AC condenser
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 9 Aug 2010 23:26:11 -0400
...The hose fitting or the seat in the condenser fitting may be damaged or corroded preventing the o-ring from sealing. The condenser may...
Re: What's Wrong With my Compression?
Historical mailing list - Mike
Mon, 4 Jun 2007 18:59:22 -0400
...This may give some combustion force to help sealing the rings > and > possibly valves too. The engine is gaining horse obviously. It looks like...
Re: Is my engine a type IV?
Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
Mon, 26 Jun 95 11:44:07 PDT
...a copper "ring". Head from 1979 on <sometimes referred to as "vanagon heads" or "square port heads"> have a flat sealing surface for the...
Re: rear heater smells like syrup
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Fri, 15 Mar 2002 11:37:54 -0800
...Probably the o-ring that seals the valve assembly or the bleeder screw. 867 819 037 SEALING WASHER 861 819 039 BLEEDER SCREW 861...
Re: Gas smell in Oil months after using Magical Mystery oil Please help.
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 11 May 2003 14:37:43 -0700
...Unfortunately it didn t, now I m looking for a > good place to start, but I fear the rings aren t > sealing - this sounds...
Re: Not able to engage any gear-Pilot beqaring choices
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 1 Jun 2011 21:50:30 -0700
...You >> can usually source them locally. >> >> Van-cafe lists the felt sealing ring as well. p/n 021.105.311 >> >> Jim >> >> >> >> On Jun 1...
Re: What damage to expect when waterpump blows?
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Sun, 16 Apr 2006 21:41:44 -0700
...WITHOUT > changing > any pistons or even rings, just by doing a very good head rebuilt/sealing > they came back to life with 160psi. > > Yea...
Re: Strange clacking (valve Lifter?) noise.
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 21 Apr 2002 21:49:04 -0500
...been sealing minor imperfections in the sealing surfaces. b) When run as a fuel additive: Cleans your valves, guides, piston tops, ring groves, combustion...
Re: Cylinder Head Cleaning/Checking Question
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Mon, 3 Feb 2014 22:02:09 -0800
...those green o-rings ..I have used vaseline on the sealing surface in the heads that those green 0-rings fit against about 200...
Re: New Head Gasket Stud Kit From Raceware
Historical mailing list
Tue, 14 Nov 1995 09:31:40 -0400
...Next time you find an O-ring seal check out how well the seal is 'encapsulauted' by a deep groove and close fitting lid...
Re: Fridge goes out while driving???
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 11 Jul 2000 16:45:27 -0400
...I siliconed the tube-to-fitting joints (rather than looking for new O-rings), siliconed the aluminum plate/rubber gasket to the outside of...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 14 May 2012 15:44:45 -0700
...rings and cylinder walls. ( A dry test isn't very useful. ). then do a normal Leak Down test .. that only tells about engine sealing...
Re: off with her heads
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:40:37 -0800
...Many machine shops are not set up to remove material down in a hole in a head, like at that metal sealing ring surface...
Re: Auto trans cooler ATF leak
Historical mailing list - mike boland
Sun, 23 Mar 2003 07:29:45 -0600
correct sealing washers for AT oil cooler are: # 089-409-069 you'll need 4 and correct banjo bolts are # 090-409-067 you...
Re: '89 auto trans final drive questions
Historical mailing list - Ray Brubaker
Sat, 17 Nov 2012 13:33:34 -0500
...Is it likely that this leak > is from the oring sealing the bearing support? Has anyone succeeded in > sealing this from the outside with...
Re: What's Wrong With my Compression?
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Sun, 3 Jun 2007 22:05:29 -0700
...This seems indicate that the rings are not completely seated yet. It may still be a valve sealing problem though. I will try to...
Re: Head machined or my way ...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sat, 21 Jul 2007 14:08:20 -0700
...If you lower the sealing ring face in the combustion chamber , you also need to remove a like amount from the other cylinder, and...
Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
Historical mailing list - Mike
Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:42:36 -0500
...at the cylinder mount area, it took some of the cylinder sealing "ring" boss with it. I assume that head is toast and reconditioning...
Re: Oil leak
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:59:06 -0500
...cooler >>> pressed against >>> it's sealing rubber o-ring ........but it's not >>> right. >>> The oil cooler ring itself............they get old, but I...
Re: Vendor Kudos- Bus Boys
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Wed, 14 Aug 2002 07:06:54 -0400
...It came in original packaging along with the sealing ring >and new mounting bolts and arrived undamaged. > >As an aside, if parts are returned...
Re: repeatedly blowing head gasket
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 16 Mar 2003 19:32:36 -0500
...If that's the case, it could also effect the sealing of the rubber O-ring. I would also check the water jacket mating...
Re: WBX Nightmares
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Mon, 14 Aug 2000 12:21:47 EDT
...WebCam 00-999 VW WaterBoxer #91 Grind $60.00 Bus Boys ZVC-10002 Curil T $7.25 for head gasket sealing Bus Boys ZVC...
Re: That recent post bashing Tiico..one on Yahoo subaru too.
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Thu, 1 Nov 2007 23:26:49 -0400
...of oil consumption per 600 miles is normal ! Metallurgy > and piston ring sealing has come a long way since then. It's all top...
Re: Smoke after head replacement
Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:58:05 -0500
...One, regarding the air leak into the coolant, the head sealing ring (between the head and the top of the cylinder) on the #1...
Re: Smoke after head replacement
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:25:40 -0800
...One, regarding the air > leak into the coolant, the head sealing ring (between the head and the top > of the cylinder) on the #1...
Re: Missing coolant
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 29 Sep 2015 09:20:22 -0700
...I'm wondering if it's burning coolant, but in my experience failed sealing rings in Vanagons lead to over pressurization of the system...
Re: Installig crankshaft pulley on a 2.1L......
Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:10:29 -0700
...Otherwise you might need a crank pulley seal and a sealing O-ring washer. > > John > > > > On 6/16/2013 7:34 PM, Paul wrote...
Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
Historical mailing list - kelian
Sat, 30 Jun 2001 09:58:27 +1000
...the cooling system is likely caused by a failure > >of the sealing ring at the top of the cylinder or a leak in the...
Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 3 Oct 2012 20:47:00 -0400
...This is the most important gasket sealing area. The top o-ring is just there to keep coolant out of that space. The top...
Re: Leaking Heads - aargghh! - What to do?
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Mon, 29 Sep 1997 15:50:36 CDT
...the replacement flange is metal, and uses a real gasket (instead of an o-ring). here's some info: -------------------------------------- Import Service, March '90 Vol3...
Re: Leaky Head Nut?
Historical mailing list - Walter E Stephens
Tue, 14 Aug 2001 20:06:50 -0700
...What gasket do you refer to when you say head gasket? The aluminum head sealing rings are not the problem. The cylinder bores are...
Re: Puking Oil from Oil Cooler
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:42:57 -0500
...O ring between the block and the oil cooler has become "stiff" > from the cold and not sealing properly > > 3. It has a Fram...
Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Tue, 22 Dec 2015 10:52:56 +0000
...I dug through a 25 year accumulation of left over VW gasket stuff, and found exactly two metal head sealing rings that were half...
Re: Power Steering: leak and pressure switch ?
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 3 May 2000 08:39:47 -0700
...Kits available at dealer for $30. > > Or maybe they didn't replace the send/return fittings' sealing rings > when the pump was off to...
Re: Home safe but still a question about that FI plug...
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 6 Jul 2013 17:18:38 -0400
...self-sealing setup used by OEM. You just shove the square-cut hose over the barb all the way and the ring captures the...
Re: sad engine fire victim, 88 Wolfy
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Thu, 1 May 2008 18:06:54 -0700
...On waterboxers another real concern that I don't know the absolute life guess on is the plastic distribution bits that make the ring...
Re: cutting hole in van floor
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Sat, 22 Jan 2005 11:33:28 -0700
...The pipe attaches to the floor and the furnace sits down on top of it, sealing with an o-ring. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From...
Re: What damage to expect when waterpump blows?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 17 Apr 2006 00:50:37 -0400
...WITHOUT >> changing >> any pistons or even rings, just by doing a very good head rebuilt/sealing >> they came back to life with 160psi. >> >> Yea...
Re: Missing coolant
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 28 Sep 2015 16:44:33 -0500
...wondering if it's burning coolant, but in my experience failed sealing > rings in Vanagons lead to over pressurization of the system, and that...
Re: Smoke after head replacement
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 8 Jan 2012 16:18:50 -0800
...that way. ) it's the sealing of the actual valve face against the valve seat. The black 0-rings can be replaced at the...
Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:16:50 -0500
...at the cylinder mount area, it took some of the cylinder sealing "ring" boss with it. I assume that head is toast and reconditioning...
Re: Smoke after head replacement
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:51:23 -0500
...One, regarding the air leak into the coolant, the head sealing ring (between the head and the top of the cylinder) on the #1...
hotlava@interpac.net... Parts cost...
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Sun, 13 Aug 2000 23:11:01 EDT
...Bus Boys ZVC-10002 Curil T $7.25 for head gasket sealing Bus Boys ZVC-10001 Curil K2 $9.99 for case and head...
Re: Water Pump
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 2 Dec 2012 19:43:08 -0800
...Water Pump > > If o-rings work so well .. > why did the poster write : > "but the O-ring had become hard and lost its seal...
Oil in intake air distributor (2.1L)
Historical mailing list - JLDilworth
Thu, 4 Dec 1997 01:49:49 EST
...Maybe it's a matter of the new rings not sealing yet (how long should it take?) but now that I've driven it...
Re: oil consumption
Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:26:09 -0700
...10% was the number with the conclusion that the rings and valves are sealing well. That leaves valve guides. They've added product to...
Re: Head machined or my way ...
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 21 Jul 2007 19:00:53 -0400
...If you lower the sealing ring face in the combustion chamber , you also need to remove a like amount from the other cylinder, and...
Re: No idle when engine cold
Historical mailing list - Jack R
Fri, 24 Apr 2020 08:02:19 -0400
...Could I have clogged something? Some o-ring did not like the carb cleaner? Do I have an exhaust leak north of O2 sensor...
Re: Head sealants??
Historical mailing list - -------------------------
Wed, 24 Jan 2007 23:19:41 -0500
...What I'm still in the air about is sealing all the other stuff. benplace.com (thanks so much for that page Ben) says...
Re: Oily Oily Clutch. FW O Ring Failure? and: Problem Solved? ( clutch disk hanging up )
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 29 Mar 2016 18:19:07 -0700
...The flywheel O ring felt old and was compressed flush. I'm replacing that O ring. I understand what you mean re: bearing check...
Re: What's Wrong With my Compression?
Historical mailing list - benoit
Mon, 4 Jun 2007 08:11:32 -0400
...This >seems indicate that the rings are not completely seated yet. It may still be >a valve sealing problem though. I will try to...
Re: '89 auto trans final drive questions
Historical mailing list - Ray Brubaker
Thu, 15 Nov 2012 22:13:42 -0500
...Is it likely that this leak is from the oring sealing the bearing support? Has anyone succeeded in sealing this from the outside with...
Re: removing input shaft seal
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 13 May 2012 18:08:38 -0700
...ring. It works perfectly. costs about $ 18 in a standard size tube. Has never let me down for coolant sealing or oil sealing. They...
Re: Oil leak
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:25:06 -0800
...cooler >>>> pressed against >>>> it's sealing rubber o-ring ........but it's not >>>> right. >>>> The oil cooler ring itself............they get old, but I...
Power...Power...Power... Can be found in the WBX...
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Mon, 2 Apr 2001 08:31:24 EDT
...sealing surface to protect the head gaskets and heads and eliminate the head gasket problem. Also, changing the tranny to a .457 ring and...
Re: Question about pulley-crank end reassembly 2.1
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 4 Aug 2008 09:21:33 -0400
...a rubber sealing ring > >5. A crankshaft seal > >6. the bolt.
Re: Oil dipstick pushed out of the tube
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 3 Oct 2008 20:07:52 -0700
...And you can get an idea about whether the head gaskets have been done by looking for excessive sealing goop on the rubber 'water...