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• Exhaust Gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 19:40:05 -0400
  Can the head to exhaust gasket be replaced without removing the rest of the exhaust system? (2.1) Matt
• Re: Air cooled head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Mar 2015 12:41:40 -0400
  ...Some heads will have a step that does not use a gasket. There are heads that use a different thickness gasket. AMC now has...
• Re: Elring Gaskets--Are they "B" Grade
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 11 Apr 1998 19:53:06 -0100
  > I was told today, by a twenty year VW mechanic, that Elring makes "B" grade > gaskets and he will not use them in his...
• Re: cylinder head drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 19:55:30 -0800
  ...Have you tried putting some high temperature silicone over your epoxy putty? It might even replace it in the place where the gasket was...
• Re: Oil pump sealing questions...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Apr 2005 15:36:53 -0400
  The thick gasket goes between the pump and the case. The thin gasket is for the pump cover. Use the right stuff to seal...
• Re: Loud engine noise
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Jul 1998 22:30:49 EDT
  In a message dated 98-07-18 20:59:03 EDT, nitaino@SPRINTMAIL.COM writes: << Are there supposed to be gaskets between the manifold...
• Best source for Head Gasket sets 1990 2.1L ?
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:02:18 -0700
  ...Anybody got sets of head gaskets or know of the best place to get them (I've heard some head gasket sets are better...
• Re: Engine pull on scale of 1 to 10
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:23:57 -0700
  Reuse gaskets... only in an extreme emergency. Quite a few years back, a bunch of us were camping/surfing down at Scorpion Bay in...
• 1985 Windshield replacement
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 08:03:01 -0500
  ...vanagon using original gasket? Or....do I simply buy new windshield gasket for this installation? If yes to new gasket, recommendation as to supplier...
• Re: Oil pump cover gasket?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:20:25 -0700
  > Does the oil pump cover on the 1.9 have a gasket or sealant? The Bently > doesn't show one, but there's something...
• Re: Head gaskets on 2.1 liter
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sat, 15 May 2004 15:28:56 -0700
  ...Has anybody had any good or bad luck using a copper coat on the vw head gaskets? The nitorious head gasket seems to be...
• Re: Grover's recovery thus far
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:31:24 EDT
  ...Hummmmmmm, I've had this happen here twice with new AMC heads and thought it to be bad gaskets. I replaced the gaskets in...
• port matching intake manifolds to heads
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:01:02 -0400
  ...My intake manifold openings are smaller than the gasket openings (gasket between the intake manifolds and the heads) which have openings that are slightly...
• Re: Winshield gasket
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 1 Dec 2021 12:10:29 -0800
  ...I am thinking about a > new gasket and maybe a new windshield too (depending on how the glass came > out). > > Any recommendation for a...
• Progress on Alaska trip
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:21:20 -0700
  ...In his opinion that particular gasket shipped with water pumps is inferior and he used what he feels is a much better gasket. If...
• Re: advice on exhaust repairs needed
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Jul 1996 00:14:46 -0400
  ...converter, and it came with one regular gasket and one metal doughnut gasket. Is this right? The bentley shows two regular gaskets. It looks...
• changing gasket at bottom of cylinder sleeve without taking it completely off
  Historical mailing list - raul lince
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 16:33:45 +0000
  ...I have a question about the thick black gasket that goes on the crankcase side of the cylinder sleve. Can you stretch the gasket...
• Re: westy fridge combustion chamber sealing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 08:44:17 -0500
  At 11:33 PM 12/15/2002, Stan Wilder wrote: >As far as flat gaskets you can get Mr Gasket material in flat sheet...
• Re: get me off this list! (F)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 11:00:38 EDT
  ...all my mail messages to be removed are returned some body get me off this list before I blow a gasket >> if you blow...
• valve cover gasket
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Sat, 27 Jan 2001 22:40:20 -0800
  In the last 3 months I have replaced the same valve cover gasket .I have used the gasket from bus depot the I bought...
• Re: put goo on gaskets or not?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 19:16:30 -0600
  ...DYK that most all late model GM engines use no gaskets? Just GM sealer. NO problem. You like it. It likes you. << Glue just...
• Re: Exhaust gaskets... sealer?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 21:02:15 -0500
  I don't believe any sealer is needed on the flat gaskets. I didn't use any when replacing the muffler and there were...
• Hi resolution pictures of Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - T.M.
  Thu, 6 Sep 2007 07:38:36 -0400
  Hi all, I need high resolution well-lit pics of a complete wasserboxer on the bench, especially in the rubber head-gasket area, to...
• Re: gasket between cv joint and stub axle
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 18 Aug 2021 18:08:40 -0400
  ...I swear there was > no such gasket on the other side, which has already been reassembled. I > have not found such a gasket when...
• Re: Need advice for head gasket leak
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Sep 1996 23:10:47 PST
  ...The book indeed calls the large rubber seal a "head gasket" and the cylinder seal an "O-ring gasket". Unfortunately, if you change one...
• Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 22 Dec 2015 08:48:57 -0800
  ...Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes How many people check, and pay careful attention to how much the outer water rubber gasket is...
• time for 2 head gaskets?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Wed, 17 Oct 2001 23:14:21 -0700
  How much time will it take me to replace two head gaskets and a water pump? I'm fairly well versed in air-cooled...
• Copper Crush Gasket
  Historical mailing list - pete owsianowski
  Sat, 7 Feb 2004 13:17:49 -0500
  ...Read on the archives the need for a copper crush gasket for the drain plug. Located a 1/2 inch one at a local...
• Re: Exhaust gaskets... sealer?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 21:02:15 -0500
  I don't believe any sealer is needed on the flat gaskets. I didn't use any when replacing the muffler and there were...
• Re: oil strainer gasket material type
  Historical mailing list - David Johnson
  Fri, 25 Aug 2006 19:53:07 -0600
  If you can't reuse the old gasket, I think most any of the "bulk" gasket material would work, probably with just a touch...
• Re: Who has/had the longest lived head gasket on this list?
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Mon, 15 Oct 2001 20:38:26 -0400
  ...Who has/had the longest lived head gasket on this list? As part of my nearing head gasket failure (after only 50K Km!), I...
• Re: Removing gold gasket from aluminum
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:37:15 -0800
  So that's why these vans are getting so expensive- the infamous gold head gaskets... Cya, Robert
• Advice on an Oil-pump oily gasket slow leak
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Sun, 30 Jun 2002 12:33:29 -0400
  ...As my engine is always dry!! (All gasket and O-ring have been change on this engine last winter except the oil pump gasket...
• Re: Head Gasket repairs Question
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 12:04:14 -0500
  ...but!!!! Am using the "Victor Reinz" gasket kit, the other brand of gasket kit (forgot the name) as cheaper O-Ring..still, they also...
• Re: Small tranny leak in front end
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 7 Oct 1999 02:28:49 +0200
  The leak is most certainly because of a gasket not sealing properly, but have you tried to tighten the bolts a bit? They may...
• Re: Coolant Level
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 14:05:58 -0500
  ...Long story short I looked under my bus to find that the gasket is pressed out of the head. ** new head gaskets yes soon...
• Last Word in Head Gaskets
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Thu, 23 Jan 1997 08:20:08 -0500 (EST)
  Head Gaskets-- The last word! If Anyone reads this list for a month or so one thing that is clear is that VW had...
• Re: 91 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile skylight
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:03:54 -0600
  ...Both skylight and gasket > >seem to fit properly. But it leaks. > > Did you do the dollar bill test* on the new gasket and adjust...
• Re: "windage tray" and other I4 conversion comments
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 22:00:40 -0800
  Dana Morphew wrote: <snip> > There is a rubber valve cover gasket, available for the 8 perimeter stud > attachment as well as the 3 center...
• repeatedly blowing head gasket- warped head?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Vermillion
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 16:45:19 -0500
  ...repeatedly blowing head gasket Fellow vanagon types I assemble on average 2 WBX engines a week and I don't have problems with ripping...
• Re: Please REPLY Head Gaskets: Fail Leaky;
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 6 May 2003 19:36:59 -0400
  ...Please REPLY Head Gaskets: Fail Leaky; I was talking to a guy who said he had his head gasket blow in the middle of...
• Leaking Gas tank donut gasket!
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Sun, 5 Sep 2004 18:19:09 -0400
  ...Today I dropped my '81 air cooled gas tank and replaced the old fuel lines and the large donut gasket for the tank fill...
• Re: Stupid Question...... Gasket between AFM and airbox. 1.9 wbx
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 6 Oct 2009 13:20:30 -0400
  At 11:38 AM 10/6/2009, T Collins wrote: >gasket between the air box (top) housing and the AFM. How important is that...
• Re: Need advice for head gasket leak
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Sep 1996 21:04:38 PST
  David; If your "head gasket" was leaking you would have no external indication. The head gaskets are on the inside. They are small metal...
• Dometic Intake & Exhaust Gaskets: Use Hi Temp RTV?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 18:03:02 -0700
  ...Have others used hi temp RTV in place of the intake and exhaust gaskets at combustion box? I know it works on the combustion...
• Re: head gasket sealing
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 09:56:43 EST
  ...Do put the gasket on first and then put the sealer on the "gasket, side facing cylinder head" Per Bentley Manual 15.28. First...
• Re: Newbie
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 15 Sep 2005 23:28:53 -0400
  Welcome Micheal.. """This is not something I want to do right away - unless my head gasket gives up the ghost"""" No reason to swap...
• Head gasket survey
  Historical mailing list - frank
  Sun, 30 Aug 1998 19:39:16 -0700
  Was there ever any results posted for the Head Gasket Survey done a few months ago, or did I miss it?
• Re: exhaust gasket question 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:20:41 -0400
  What about that 'new' exhaust gasket material sold at the FLAPS nowadays; dead-soft aluminum? That should also be a good, reuseable material. Mike...
• Re: clearance : many assorted Vanagon parts
  Historical mailing list - MC
  Mon, 19 Jul 2004 08:59:34 -0700
  ...1) Find a gasket from a non camper or a junked camper. RHS or LHS does are interchangeable. 2) Cut the gasket at one...
• Re: The infamous leaking head gasket
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Jan 1997 08:28:03
  >Parts Place has Cylinder Head gaskets for $29.95 a piece. Their dealer >price is claimed to be $62.35. My mechanic claims he...
• Re: help 82 diesel head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Jeff & Jean-Marie Diebolt
  Tue, 08 Oct 1996 22:36:01 -0400
  DON'T punch any holes in the head gasket. Often times there are holes in the block that do not have corresponding holes in...
• Head gasket sealant
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 05:32:32 EST
  ...I have been using the Permatex and never had a gasket leak afterwards. Do it once, do it right, stop these head gasket leaks...
• Head gasket sealant
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 05:32:32 EST
  ...I have been using the Permatex and never had a gasket leak afterwards. Do it once, do it right, stop these head gasket leaks...
• Re: Leaking Head perment fix ??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:07:52 -0800
  Are you saying excessive amount of sealant on the 'water retention' gaskets of waterboxer engines will keep proper torque from being allied to the...
• Re: Head gasket questions...
  Historical mailing list - Jordan Coxen
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 00:03:23 PDT
  ...I purchased new spanish heads for $320 each and both gasket kits for $90 dollars. The gasket sets that I bought either come with...
• Head gasket questions...
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 10:22:06 -0500
  ...1) Insight regarding replacing head gaskets, gaskets and heads, whole engine 2) DIY or take it to a shop, knowing that I rebuilt the...
• Heads are on
  Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 16:16:34 +0000
  ...Someone asked me to post what this job cost me, here goes: $150 - gaskets, nuts, bolts $ 30 - Oil cooler hoses $800 - New Heads $50...
• Re: bus depot window gaskets
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:16:50 -0400
  ...what i couldn't have easily determined is that i had two front windshield gaskets and zero rear hatch gaskets. they are pretty close...
• Re: Head gasket leak options
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Thu, 22 Jul 1999 09:49:56 -0400
  ...Head gasket leak options > Hi there, > > My 89 Westy with 60k miles has started to leak at the right head gasket. > I'm getting...