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• Re: Looking for sink basket strainer assembly
  Historical mailing list - Joseph A. Curro, Jr.
  Sat, 18 May 2002 21:21:54 -0400
  ...Manufactured by ProPlus and fits like a charm!!! Screws right into the P-Trap and even has a rubber gasket that can be used...
• slave cylinder rebuild kits
  Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
  Tue, 8 Jul 2008 15:33:37 -0700
  ...the rubber seal on the plunger is bad.� in the old days you could buy a rebuild kit which was a gasket, boot, and...
• Re: Drip, drip, drip -- water tank drain cap
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 06:23:50 -0700
  ...The leak appears to come from the gap between the two plastic parts, which the rubbery gasket should seal under compression, but that gasket...
• Re: Rubber...Our best friend...Our worst enemy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:03:27 -0800
  ...Anyone want to >> talk >> about gaskets?...more rubber. Vacuum hoses in the engine compartment?: >> rubber, and they can cause infinite frustration and poor performance...
• Re: Removing sliding windows and saving the gaskets?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:34:03 -0500
  ...The windshield is a whole different story.....you have to slice the inner lip off the gasket and still be careful pushing/ catching, so...
• Re: Removing internal window rubber
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:45:12 -0600
  ...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: 2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:16:18 -0600
  ...mistake by letting a wire get caught under the driver side > rubber gasket, which cases coolant to pool on top of the cylinder. I...
• Re: Leaky valve cover tip of iceberg
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 12:39:21 -0700
  ...Most of the time..............that outer water retention rubber gasket is corroded, the aluminum surface of the head where it mates with that rubber...
• Re: 2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:16:47 -0800
  ...mistake by letting a wire get caught under the driver side >> rubber gasket, which cases coolant to pool on top of the cylinder. I...
• Re: Source for heads
  Historical mailing list - Michael Tevis
  Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:00:20 -0400
  ...this affects the amount of crush you get on the rubber gasket. the more you mill the less crush there is and the more...
• Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:48:29 -0500
  The Barr's stop leak was meant to stop leaks in the compression (inner) head gasket. Your leak is in the outer rubber gasket...
• Re: Please help with head leaking question
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 22:41:47 -0700
  ...I am assuming it is the outer, black rubber gasket you are > talking about. > I have heard some people are starting to apply the...
• [FIX] Fixing the Westy sink drain strainer assembly
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sun, 11 Aug 2002 16:07:54 -0700
  ...If I tried using anything other than the included thick rubber gasket (which was causing this problem) the sink would leak badly. Well, as...
• Re: Another warm up strategy
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 14:09:07 +0200
  ...but the rubber gasket had fallen off whilst installing and fallen into the oil drain tray so I had not noticed. I have a...
• Re: Rubber Paint?
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Tue, 26 May 1998 23:29:05 EDT
  ...mine years ago with no problem but ultimately replaced all my gaskets with the all-black ones from West Coast Metric. Regards, Justin Jensen...
• Perfect fit !!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Brancolino
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 17:27:45 EDT
  ...wash or storage it snaps tight to the inside of the rubber gasket. I'm going to look for a flat magnet to mount...
• Re: Oil plug stripped, fix needed
  Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
  Fri, 18 Jul 1997 14:57:47 -0400
  ...I installed the stock plug and use a 14mm copper crush gasket (same as the beetle oil drain plug gasket) This stopped the leak...
• Re: 2.1L heads leaking @ -10?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 02:04:10 +0100
  ...I assume that > the rubber is getting harder and the loss of elasticity means a less than perfect > seal with the head. When the...
• unpleasant surprise
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Tue, 30 Mar 1999 12:37:51 -0500
  ...I used a new tube of OEM VW head gasket sealant from a dealer on the rubber gasket. I have noticed that the stuff...
• Head Gasket Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Nick Young
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 07:31:50 -0700
  ...was out of the passenger side head gasket. There is about 3 inches of the rubber just sticking out (looks like new still I...
• Re: Diesel Oil Pan Bolts and Washers (for gas inline engine)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 22 Nov 2016 19:02:30 -0800
  ...Any > particularities between the metals pale in significance with the great > amount of squish in the rubber gasket > > Alistair > > > On Nov 22, 2016, at...
• Re: AFM square rubber washer broken
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Sep 2015 18:54:12 -0400
  Go to the auto parts store and get some gasket material and cut one out. If the air flow meter really is the problem...
• Re: nuts vs head gasket job
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Wed, 4 Sep 2013 20:45:31 -0700
  ...The other thing that is going on is that >> the head also squeezes a rubber gasket between the head and the water >> jacket on...
• Re: screens
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Nov 94 7:56:42 PST
  ...The aluminum frame around the screen is big enough to cover the whole window and the black rubber gasket. Most I've looked at...
• Re: oil drain screw striped
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 10 Feb 1999 14:09:37 -0700
  ...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: fuel leak
  Historical mailing list - Dan Noll
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 00:34:38 EST
  ...Time, fish@SALZBURG.CO.AT writes: > You should also replace the rubber gaskets on the tank (where the > "Y-connectors" go in), which are...
• Re: Mystery drip
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 1 Jan 2006 20:26:11 -0600
  ...BD gasket, no goop, no leaks in 2 years. Jim On Jan 1, 2006, at 4:45 PM, Bob Stevens wrote: > All I can...
• Re: Head machined or my way ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 19:16:23 -0700
  ...determines how much the head squeezes the 'water retention rubber gasket' (a joke design if there ever was one. ) If you just 'flycut' the...
• Re: Westy fridge combustion chamber gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 22:36:53 -0700
  ...Westy fridge combustion chamber gasket replacement > I'm in the process of servicing & upgrading my fridge and need to replace > the rubber gasket that...
• Re: head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:36:04 -0500
  ...the head gaskets may be leaking as well, but in very cold > weather there's evidently enough shrinkage between the metal and the > rubber...
• fuel line replacement
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 09:43:15 -0500
  ...removing and cleaning the air intake manifold runners, and replacing their gaskets replacing the large diameter, short length rubber hoses on those runners replacing...
• Coolant leak puzzle mostly solved!
  Historical mailing list - Peg Piwonka
  Fri, 24 Apr 1998 17:31:10 -0700
  ...it still leaked! The rubber gasket kept squishing out around the valve even when turned gently. This is a thumb screw. I used know...
• Fuel filler assembly parts needed
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 22:49:14 -0500
  ...Sanwiched between these two pieces is a rubber gasket. This gasket protrudes in wards, and is fastened to the fuel filler neck with a...
• Re: Window and Door seal treatment
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 3 Jun 2003 22:28:11 -0400
  ...rubber) hull of a folding kayak and the rubber and dash on the van. Keep in mind that rubber seems to get really, really...
• Re: So what did you use for the heater box foam rubber on the doors
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 8 May 2006 11:26:02 -0400
  ...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: 009 and carb leaks
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Thu, 1 Dec 1994 17:04:41 -0500 (EST)
  ...David Schwarze <schwarze@superc.nosc.mil> >> The PO 'plugged' these by putting a small section of rubber hose over >> each and then plugging the...
• Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:34:17 -0800
  ...Myself, I can't equate oil temps with rubber head gasket life. I don't think those rubber gaskets really last all that well...
• Re: Trans pan gasket
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 11 Mar 2016 21:40:09 -1000
  ...the ATF gasket.. more of a rubber seal ...those can be hard to get exactly in place. if you're talking about the ATF...
• Re: Preemptive water pump replacement? Miscellaneous Chatter-coolant sealer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:04:46 -0500
  ...There is a special metal -rubber gasket for the pump to housing to stop the leaks from the paper gaskets. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: Leaking gas - 2
  Historical mailing list - kenstich
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 01:08:14 -0600
  ...The rubber seals on my 80 were gummy/dry rotted/fuel-degraded, but my Vanagon is 18 years old - I also needed a fuel...
• broken gasket on WBX engine
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 14 Jul 2002 09:27:05 -0600
  ...The thick rubber gasket between the right head and the water jacket was torn and one end was sticking out. What may have caused...
• brake fl leak
  Historical mailing list - Erik W. Burtis
  Sun, 4 Feb 1996 11:47:30 -0400 (EDT)
  ...one on top of the master cylinder, it seems the little rubber gasket gave up. I have looked around but have had luck in...
• Looking for door handle seal
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 08:59:25 EDT
  Hey folks, The little rubber/plastic gasket that goes between the front door handle and the door has disintegrated, on both sides. Only lasted...
• Re: broken gasket on WBX engine
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Sun, 14 Jul 2002 20:17:52 -0700
  ...The thick rubber gasket between the right head and the water jacket was torn and one end was sticking out. What may have caused...
• any great ideas on re-insulating the utility wall?
  Historical mailing list - MyC & bL
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 08:28:34 EST
  ...you use to re-seal the utility outlets on the outside of the van...just a regular silicone? or rubber gaskets? thanks mike w.
• Re: Water leak on the passenger side creating a pool of water in footwell
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:06:46 -0400
  ...out the bottom of the > windshield > gasket. > > If you can seal the EDGE of the rubber gasket to the body with a > small bead...
• Re: O-rings was Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sat, 1 Dec 2012 23:40:41 -0500
  ...O-rings, rubber seals, hell, I even smear it all over paper or cardboard gaskets to improve 'stick-tion' during assembly, assist with sealing...
• Re: Expansion Tank: don't have one?!?(F)
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Fri, 26 Jun 1998 15:57:02 -0700
  ...I know this guy who was so cheap and didn't what to replace his pitted heads or buy the rubber gaskets. He filled...
• 2.1 Head gaskets new van?
  Historical mailing list - Rob Wright
  Wed, 16 May 2001 16:49:41 -0500
  ...I am in the process of changing the exhaust and noticed that the heads have a little coolant leaking around the rubber head gasket...
• Re: Slider window catch info
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 8 Jun 2021 22:50:14 -0700
  ...to guess, I’d say you’re right about the plastic/rubber gasket being worn out. > > Can you get replacement for that? I don...
• Re: 2.1L heads leaking @ -10?
  Historical mailing list - FranD
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 16:29:43 -0800
  ...Dialed in', the > damn van starts > > squirting coolant out the rubber head gaskets at start up on > these crazy cold > > mornings. this can't...
• Re: Bar's Leak (Was: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs)
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:32:57 -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: 91 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile skylight
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:43:17 -0600
  ...New rubber washers on the bolts, new sealing compound also. New gasket. Slight leak through the window at one hinge bolt (I am sure...
• Re: !985 Vanagon radiator leak.
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 05:41:32 -0500
  ...If the tabs can be caught then pulled open, easily, the tank and the rubber gasket behind it should come right out. As far...
• Re: 2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:26:24 -0800
  ...mistake by letting a wire get caught under the driver side >>> rubber gasket, which cases coolant to pool on top of the cylinder. I...
• Re: Bar's Leak (Was: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:57:48 +0000
  ...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: Winter storage leaking heads seals
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 18 Feb 2016 17:39:53 -0500
  The leakage is from the rubber water jacket seal which you can see and touch if you remove the engine tin below the pushrod...
• Re: Air Getting into Cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 21:01:14 -0500
  Air getting into the cooling system is usually the internal gaskets failing, not the rubber outer gaskets. Inner gaskets usually fail due to an...
• Re: VWoA Address?
  Historical mailing list - Timothy O. Crooks
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 02:53:43 -0400
  Did you try http://www/vw.com ? Tim marcus wrote: > Marty > Try these > 1800-822-8987 > 1800-555-1212 > 1800-rubber-gaskets :>) Marcus > > Marty...
• Re: 91 Vanagon MV, good deal???
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 15:54:57 -0500
  ...Problem is, even with the extremely low mileage, you're going to be looking at head gaskets soon. The rubber dries out, and that...