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• Pop Top Seal Deal - It's a Go (& more info)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Jan 1997 11:18:01
  I got more than enough list response from the $35.50 poptop seal offer to go ahead with it. If anybody else wants them...
• Re: popup top seals
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 06:42:22 -0700
  I've had very good results using this one from VanCafe, http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_328_206/pop_top_seal...
• Re: trying to locate VW automatic transmission seals
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:25:28 -0800
  ...trying to locate VW automatic transmission seals > Tranny shop suppliers have these seals in the kits. However, they are not > quite right design wise...
• Pop top front seal question
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 12:28:07 -0800
  Have a new front seal for the pop top from Bus Depot. It has an offset to it, one side of the seal is...
• Re: Drip, Drip
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 19 Aug 97 08:17:58 CDT
  ...The Windshield seal is in yup. it's dripping down behind the fuse box. what usually happens is that the seal drys out over...
• Re: AW: Cloudy headlight glass?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 13:50:41 +1200
  ...What makes sealed beam lamps "sealed"? Are the vanagon�s U.S. >headlights sealed beams? Sealed-beam lights have a 1-piece molded glass...
• Re: Axle flange seal replacement (was Manual trans -- note to self:)
  Historical mailing list - Joe T.
  Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:23:11 -0600
  There's a small gash in the flange where I scratched it taking a seal out with a screwdriver (knucklehead move.) So I know...
• Re: leaky windshield
  Historical mailing list - FRANK CONDELLI
  Mon, 1 Jun 2020 05:41:31 -0400
  I have replaced many windshields using the original seal and new seals. NO sealant is needed to make a water tight install, period ! If...
• Re: installing new luggage rack seals
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:37:14 -0400
  > I'm about to install the new seal on my luggage rack, and was > just wondering if there's anything I should know aside...
• Transmission (transaxle) Drive Flange Seals
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 26 Mar 2016 12:51:26 -0700
  ...Images of failed seals http://tinyurl.com/ztkcwzc I'm not sure what caused one seal to outright fail but I have to wonder...
• Looking for a generic seal for large sliding metal sunroof
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Sat, 18 Dec 2004 19:14:47 -0800
  ...Does anyone know what the specifications are for the original German felt seal. Or, has anyone replaced it with some other kind of seal...
• Main Seal tool
  Historical mailing list - patrick paul clerkin
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 02:01:57 -0500
  Hey everyone, I was looking around for a tool to install the main seal and I found this on the web. Eliminate improper VW...
• Re: Pushrod tube seals
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 25 Nov 2003 12:59:57 -0800
  ...8 PR Seal, Head End (113 109 345A) - .29/each 8 PR Seal, Block End (070 109 345) - .66/each Comes to: $7.60...
• Re: AT torque converter seal leak
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 6 Nov 2007 23:29:55 -0500
  The seal may not be the only cause of the leak. Plan on replacing the torque converter bushing and check the seal surface carefully...
• Re: seam sealer
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:36:12 -0500
  On 11/21/2012 10:34 AM, ed donnen wrote: > With all this seam rust conversation, what exactly is seam sealer? > Exactly?? Why can...
• Re: Proper adhesive for engine compartment seal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:27:17 -0700
  On Jun 24, 2011, at 5:15 PM, HotelWestfalia wrote: > I assume, they are asking about the seal of the deck lid. > Z Oh...
• sun roof seal question answered
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 11:24:29 -0800
  ...The 'sliding roof beading', 253 877 349, is the seal that goes on the sliding section. The 253 877 223 is the seal that...
• AT internals: governor seal
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 7 Jun 2003 19:21:09 -0400
  I'm working on my AT rebuild, and replacing seals on the final drive section. I am having trouble getting the governor shaft seal...
• Fuel tank small filler neck seal needed...
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 12:49:58 -0700
  ...Does anyone need the large filler neck seal and want to trade? (the van below is 1984 California model). >I was curious if you...
• Re: Upper Front Door Window Seal Showing Age
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 3 Sep 2018 19:35:09 -0400
  ...They quality of those vent seals > is great. The new seals require a lot of work to replace them and are a > bitch to...
• Re: Luggage Rack Rattle
  Historical mailing list - Bill Nolan
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 00:42:37 -0700
  ...A flat seal goes agross the front of the poptop. The "seal" for the luggage rack is not intended to seal. It is a...
• waterboxer head nuts leak
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Mon, 24 May 1999 12:55:21 -0500
  ...I've tried the standard vw sealing compound, silicone, head gasket sealant, and even, most recently, copper sealing washers. Nothing has worked. The sealing...
• poptop seal / canvas question
  Historical mailing list - Jenny Loerzel
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 10:50:48 -0500
  ...Should I wait and replace the canvas and poptop seals at the same time or would it alright to replace the seals now and...
• help needed can not drive van...oil seals for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Sun, 19 Sep 2010 14:52:52 -0700
  ...I have replaced the oil cooler seal, oil pump seal and oil filler tube gasket.. when i did this it appeared that the main...
• Re: Source for black window seals w/o moulding groove
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 Jan 2006 14:41:22 EST
  ...when you remove a rear side window, you either have to: -break the glass to save seal or -cut the seal to save the...
• Fw: Basic question - poptop seals
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Wed, 1 Sep 1999 15:38:45 -0400
  ...Basic question - poptop seals > Date: Monday, August 30, 1999 3:06 PM > > Another question. Three years ago we replaced our seals with ones from...
• Bus Depot Poptop seals
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 09:37:19 -0400
  Just finished putting on the poptop and luggage rack seals from Bus Depot. Worked great and looks dandy. A few points: 1) The seal...
• Re: Westy Luggage rack seal fit
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 19:12:03 -0400
  ...I see that the seal does not contact > large areas of the roof skin, but I understand that this type > of seal does allow...
• Re: OEM Pop Top Seals
  Historical mailing list - MC
  Fri, 16 Jul 2004 21:04:22 -0700
  Ron, Thank you for being so passionate about the seal. Let me first state that over the years I have bought many parts from...
• Re: Contents of Head Gasket Kit 025 198 102A 025198102A
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 28 Mar 2005 21:52:12 -0800
  ...No sealant 15) Pushrod tube seals (inner) Permatex 518 or any gasket goop. 16) Pushrod tube seals (outer) same sealant as (15) 17) tiny...
• Re: seal at lower t-stat housing to cyl head
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 7 Apr 2009 20:19:53 -0700
  ...The ETKA calls it a seal and when I removed the old one > (it was > leaking), it was a flat seal, not an old...
• Re: Hot Footwell Kit and Luggage Rack Screaming
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 26 Jun 2000 10:30:39 -0700
  Jeanne, The seal must indeed be tight against the top, but there is no way to "adjust" this, the position of the brackets and...
• Re: Basic question - poptop seals
  Historical mailing list - Janette & Dick Smith
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 10:10:29 -0400
  A couple of years back we replaced both of our seals with ones from West Coast Meterics (you can buy from several vendors depending...
• 2.1 Viton Oil cooler Seal??
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 25 May 2011 21:40:07 -0500
  ...Since the O ring seal is black and presumably not Viton, and since full synthetics love/demand Viton seals, could this be a coincidence...
• Drip, Drip
  Historical mailing list - Michael T. DeLessio
  Mon, 18 Aug 1997 13:25:22 -0400
  ...The water seems to have come from under the seal. The Windshield seal is in great shape, and there is no visible rust around...
• Advice Needed: Poptop Seal - 82D Westflailia
  Historical mailing list - Tom L.
  Tue, 16 Jul 1996 22:34:17 -0700
  I am going to do it! The old, crusty, rotted seal is going to be replaced. But with what - and from whom? I've...
• Re: Windshield? Leaking
  Historical mailing list - DEREKWH125
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 12:52:17 EST
  I noticed substantial leaks, on both driver and passenger side, after having a new windshield installed last year using an aftermarket seal. Recently I...
• Re: update: help needed can not drive van...oil seals for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:12:31 -0700
  ...This special seal keeps the water out along with the fact that the transmission is sealed to the engine with permatex and there is...
• Re: Castrol Hypuron 15W-40 Synthetic Blend?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 13 May 2012 20:12:12 -0700
  ...Does the WBX use seals considered to be of "new seal technology"? e.g. including push rod seals, any of the paper gaskets, etc...
• Re: Leaky pushrod tubes...who changes oil?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 04 Jul 94 23:02:30 CDT
  ...on the type 4 engines, (1972-1983), they used the porsche seals for the 914/912E ... it seems that the porsche seals lasted longer...
• Re: poptop seals... NOTE
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 15:27:12 -0800
  Hey Ron, sorry to cause you to type so much :-) This unfortunately misses the point of what i was describing - the seal between the...
• Re: Sling Door Seal Channel on chassis - Photo needed!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:21:02 -0700
  ...The seals usually just rip off, leaving the other edge of the seal in the channel. Good luck! Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: Is the rear main seal in an 8v scirocco the same as a rear main seal in a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 29 May 2004 11:38:46 -0400
  ...Is the rear main seal in an 8v scirocco the same as a rear main seal in a vanagon? > Is the rear main seal...
• '88 Westy poptop seal
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 13 Nov 2004 13:47:50 -0700
  The seals are still soft and pliable, but pulling away in several places. Is the brownish, crumbling debris I see rust or adhesive residue...
• Re: shrunken window seals
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:52:31 -0300
  An autoglass place may be able to seal it up for you with polyurethane. I had the same problem and I replace the seal...
• Front Wheel Bearing seal - countersink???
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sat, 29 Sep 2007 10:55:09 -0400
  ...I don't recall if when replacing the front wheel bearing seal, if that seal should be countersunk or flush with the rotor? Thanks...
• Pilot bearing with seal. First reply was blocked.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 6 Oct 2021 04:59:56 +0000
  The bearings with the built in seal are too long for the Waterboxer. To use you need to drill out the stop in the...
• Camper Roof -- Front Seal Cracked.
  Historical mailing list - Don Schmeichel
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 13:51:57 -0700
  Where the plastic camper roof meets the body of the 1980 vanagon, right above the front windshield, the seal broke (cracked). So to make...
• Re: Failed Crankshaft seal yet again
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Wed, 4 Jan 2006 20:18:48 -0600
  David Just for S&G, while you have the flywheel off, place the seal on the flywheel. You want to make sure that there...
• Poptop Seal Project
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:13:11 +0000
  I am replacing my Poptop seal and wanted to know the best wayt to clean the surface. The previous owner Siliconed the poptop seal...
• Re: wind/seal noise
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 24 Jan 2002 11:54:44 EST
  ...How did the seals get into the luggage carrier to begin with? Perhaps an effort to use seal oil for a better sealing surface...
• Re: Pop Top Seal
  Historical mailing list - Don Record
  Thu, 1 Apr 1999 15:33:05 EST
  ...Took about 15 minutes and looks and seals great. Cost about $50 if I remember correctly. You can have a whole new seal on...
• Re: Lo price Vangon German double SUN roof seal
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Feb 2006 13:42:36 EST
  ...SUNROOF seal > DO YOU HAVE IT FOR SALE inside or outside seal? And if > so your price E-mail us. Note We are living...
• Re: Upper Front Door Window Seal Showing Age
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 3 Sep 2018 08:26:21 -0400
  Mark, you want to inspect the lower scraper seal. If it is cracking up and at least replace that as well. Easy to do...
• Re: rear seals
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 16:41:36 -0500
  Interesting thing is that the two most recent and several other front and rear main seals for VW Air Cooled engines have come to...
• Re: Transmission Oil Seal replacement questions (followup)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 16:36:04 -0700
  ...Is it possible to replace this seal with the tranny in place. > If so, how? (I have a connection to get the seal yes...
• Re: Fw: Basic question - poptop seals
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Wed, 1 Sep 1999 19:24:18 -0700
  ...The flat top seal has no metal clips > > in it so it has to be glued, but the perimeter "bulb" seal has aluminum > > teeth...
• Re: Need AT final drive seal replacement pointers
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 6 Apr 2006 06:42:13 -0400
  Are you sure the problem is through those seals. ATF going into the final drive can also be the governor seal. Part # 003-507...
• Re: Comparison of pop-top seals
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 19:05:26 -0500
  ...Comparison of pop-top seals > I replaced my seals a couple of years ago with ones from Busdepot. > Not exactly like original, but look...
• Re: fuel filler grommet seal
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:42:17 -0700
  ...I too would think that adding sealant to the tank seals is not required. The worst part for me, on the older larger style...