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• Re: window seal needs
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 7 Apr 2006 19:31:19 -0400
  Shawn I can sell my old seals if you want them, they're for newer vans with the smaller sliding door window. Chris On...
• Re: Busted Down Near Tekonsha, Michigan
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:24:51 -0500
  ...What would cause these new seals to >> fail? >> I assumed when it happened before, it was age related. Do you think >> the transmission or...
• Re: Pop Top Seal Differences
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:10:07 -0400
  I just installed all 3 new BD seals this past weekend. My van looks and seals up great! I can attest to the fact...
• Installing pop top seals
  Historical mailing list - alexander may
  Sat, 8 May 2004 11:41:33 -0700
  Does anybody know where I can find some articles about how to install new seals around my pop top and luggage rack? I ordered...
• Re: Poptop seals
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 20 Dec 1997 16:45:26 -0800
  I used the Bus Depot seals on the front luggage rack and found them to be about 1/8" too short. So with the...
• Re: Replaced driver's side front window seals. Report...
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 7 Jun 2015 21:13:23 -0700
  When you did the vent seals how did you get the rubber around the upper pivot? I have done this job numerous times, I...
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 27 Apr 2016 18:17:16 -0700
  ...Vent wing seals? Anybody? I would suggest it more likely to be some sort of pot metal. Cheap and easily cast. Sent from my...
• Re: Which poptop seals + color of top?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sun, 15 Apr 2001 17:27:07 -0000
  ...Which poptop seals + color of top? Hi, We have to change our poptop seals (Westfalia 88). BusDepot seems to have the cheapest kit: anyone...
• Re: Driver/Passenger window seals
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 9 Apr 2016 22:15:02 -0500
  ...In hindsight, I'd skip replacing the vent window seals. The replacements don't fit well and they're a royal pain to replace...
• Rear Hatch Leak
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 12 Aug 2003 08:08:38 -0500
  ...Suggestions anyone? R & R the rear window seals?? If the rear side window seals must be replaced, what is the best procedure to get...
• Automatic transmission final drive gear oil leak.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Tue, 21 May 2019 08:09:06 -0400
  ...I�m not aware of any thing that seals out the final drive gear oil other than the drive flange, governor, and the seals...
• Side Window Seals
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 21:47:07 -0500
  ...The window seals that are in Grover are in significantly better shape that what are in my '85 GL. So I was wondering if...
• Re: Oil Seal Question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:01:01 EST
  ...A friend has oil leaks from the seals on her 1.9L. Question is, if the leaks are small (getting some spray in the...
• Re; Power steering noise
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 26 Aug 2000 16:02:55 -0500
  ...Why? Is there a hose leaking? Are the rack seals leaking? Is the pump leaking? you've got to determine where the fluid's...
• Refrigerator improvements
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Sun, 21 Jul 2002 01:31:22 -0400
  ...Will get some 1/8" or 1/4" compressible weatherstrip and attach to fridge where gasket seals to insure full contact. Do a test...
• Re: Van won't start with strong gas smell...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 16:39:10 -0500
  ...Especially where the factory seals have been removed and clamps put in place. Also, make sure that it is not the gas tank leaking...
• Re: Restoration Shopping List
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 1 Mar 2016 08:00:09 -0500
  ...In fact we have ALL the window seals available without the groove for the chrome trim, looks better anyways. The body window seals are...
• Re: Installing Pop Top Seals ?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:45:52 -0500
  ...The seals --- from the BusDepot, which I thought I had mentioned in the article. Cheers, Doug On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 2:02...
• pop top seal replacements
  Historical mailing list - Bryan
  Thu, 15 Oct 1998 13:51:08 -0700
  ...Is this how it is, or am I seeing it wrong? I can't wait to order my replacement seals, now that it won...
• Re: Gas Leak
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Mon, 5 Nov 2001 16:53:37 EST
  ...THE PROBLEM IS WHAT YOU WILL FIND! RUSTED TANK?$$$$ OR GASKETS /SEALS/LINES/ ALL OF THE ABOVE OR JUST SOME. THE FIRST THING IS...
• Re: Diesel Pump Seals!
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 9 May 2004 16:49:56 -0600
  ...And don't forget to put new soft seals under the injectors when you install them. -- Gnarlie http://www.Gnarlodious.com/Vanagon/Vanagon.html
• rear seals
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 13:26:13 -0700
  ...They will have these seals. ETKA will often have the seal dimensions. You can do this with bearings too :-) EXACT same bearing, but 1...
• Re: Heater fan replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alan Sinclair
  Tue, 23 Aug 2005 14:01:09 -0700
  ...While you have it out take the heater box apart and >do the seals on the flappers to. Mine were all disintegrated and had...
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 27 Apr 2016 16:19:39 -0700
  ...Vent wing seals? Anybody? Pretty sure it is lead as well. I'm holding one in my hand and it's very soft, when...
• Re: westy luggage rattle, very annoying
  Historical mailing list - Bill Nolan
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 13:34:52 -0700
  This seems to be related to the new seals. Mine started it when I replaced the seals, and others have reported the same. At...
• Re: door edge seals
  Historical mailing list - Boucheron
  Sat, 5 Dec 2009 11:25:36 -0500
  ...day that it has rubber seals > filling the gap at the leading edge of the front doors, seals my '87 > does not have. It...
• Re: any guesses on oil light woes
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Tue, 23 Jan 2001 13:18:25 -0500
  ...The new seals are ok, but seem to fail around 200k miles. Bill >I don't know what VW may have known about the...
• Re: rear wheel bearings--> sizes
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Thu, 8 Sep 2005 18:39:04 -0400
  ...It would have cost about $120 for the inner and outer bearings and seals. Then I checked on the Bus Depot web site. $40...
• Re: Rear Wheel Bearing Options
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 2 Apr 2012 22:33:12 -0700
  re I was wondering if any list vendors or mechanics will sell the rear wheel bearing housing with new bearings and seals in it...
• Westy Top Seal Adhesive * Bargain Alert
  Historical mailing list - Marty Wallace
  Sun, 23 Aug 1998 15:28:28 -0700
  Just finished putting new seals on all the fiberglass atop my 1984 Westy. This requires weatherstrip adhesive, which I had bought from a large...
• Re: Good auto transmission mechanic/parts?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Tue, 13 Mar 2007 21:17:25 -0400
  There are no rubber seals in the valve body but the accumulator and the clutch pistons are all rubber seals. A stick governor or...
• Re: Rubber Seal Treatment
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Dor�
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:18:15 -0400
  ...That's what we use on rubber seals for vacuum operated pistons at work. Keeps everything fresh, healthy and pliable. Joe 1982 Westfalia/Vanagon...
• Doors slam too hard
  Historical mailing list - Scott Kraning
  Mon, 15 Oct 2001 00:44:33 EDT
  Hi All -- Does anyone have a solution for fixing aging door seals that prevent the front doors from slamming so hard? If it were...
• Re: Fw: Re: Failed Crankshaft seal - 2nd time!
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Thu, 20 Oct 2005 06:30:42 -0700
  After looking at the pictures it seems to me, that there is a problem with the quality of the seals or you have a...
• Re: triangular side window seal Re: Westy Soundproofing
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 20 Oct 2006 08:39:09 -0700
  ...20/06, Rob Infante <RobInfante@aol.com> wrote: > > Speaking of window seals, my little swivel window on the passenger side is > noisy. Looking at...
• Re: Brand new leaky rocker covers
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Fri, 26 Oct 2012 21:53:34 -0400
  ...Then I use a thin smear of grease on the other side of gasket that seals to the head. The gaskets last a very...
• WBX 2.1 L Crankshaft End Play Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 05:53:32 -0600
  ...History is that the engine was rebuilt with new seals, but at around 4,000 miles the engine started leaking at the flywheel seal...
• Re: Leaking Caliper
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Apr 95 13:46:05 MST
  ...Anyway, I'd like a show of hands from those of > > you who think a new set of seals will do the trick, and...
• Re: Side Window Seals
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 20:10:26 -0800
  ...Side Window Seals I've finnaly gotten around to dismatnling poor Grover my '90 Carat. The window seals that are in Grover are in...
• Re: outside road noise
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 00:14:01 EST
  John, first be sure that all of your door seals and window seals are in good order. These can make some racket if they...
• Pop top seal done!
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 9 Apr 2005 19:51:05 -0700
  I replaced the pop-top seals on my Westy today. Because the PO decided to glue the shrunken old seal to the top when...
• Re: [T1] A journey of sight and sound, inside the rear hubs...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Mar 1996 12:21:01 -0500
  ...and engine seals. I looked in the Bus Stop catalog and they have two different seals listed -- a firewall seal and the main engine...
• Leaking synthetic oil?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Mar 1997 17:29:02 -0500 (EST)
  ...I read online that synthetic will usually leak more at first because it cleans out all the wax around your seals, leaving behind shrunken...
• Re: Winshield seal
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 03 Jul 1997 19:18:50 EDT
  ...Seems no matter how much silicone or other sealing agent is used in the installation, that window seal will always leak, especially windshield seals...
• Depressing weekend (The conclusion to the conclusion)
  Historical mailing list - Danny
  Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:40:38 -0700
  ...And all the other seals on the tranny. (they were all starting to leak) They pulled the trany and replaced all the tranny seals...
• Re: Ethnicity of Oil Pressure Switch
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 19:16:15 -0400
  I've heard this statement in the past, and it always got me wondering- what seals are in direct contact with oil pressure? I...
• Re: removing side window & saving seals
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 13:43:00 EDT
  ...and quick way to remove the side windows without > destroying the seals on a Vanagon? I remember removing the back window of my Jetta...
• Leak in back of 85 Westy with new seals
  Historical mailing list - Dana Showers
  Sun, 11 Jun 2006 23:55:33 -0500
  ...I have brand new seals. Could this be from an improper mount of the tail gate such that the seal does not seal? Any...
• 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...
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 27 Apr 2016 18:05:43 -0700
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Vent wing seals? Anybody? I would suggest it more likely to be some sort of pot metal. Cheap and easily cast. Sent...
• Re: Hot Foot Syndrome...what is solution?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 08:12:53 -0700
  ...If the airbox seals leak and the heater valve is closed, you will still get outside temperature air into the van. Here is a...
• Re: Driver/Passenger window seals
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 10 Apr 2016 21:33:17 -0700
  So maybe the question needs to be who made the seals you used? ALL the ones I have used came from the VW Bus...
• clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:57:51 -0800
  Leather may be a good solution - - I've seen leather seals used for a lot of applications involving petroleum products. Rear wheel seals on...
• Re: 90 Vanagon - Power Steering-Rebuild or Replace?
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Tue, 16 May 2000 16:09:31 -0700
  ...If the pump is leaking from the seals, new seals will fix things. If the pump is low on pressure, look how dirty that...
• Pushrod tube seal question
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Wed, 22 May 1996 09:59:45 -0600 (MDT)
  Hi All, Part of my preventive maintenance chores for this year are to change out the (slightly) leaking pushrod tube seals on my 81...
• Re: Going with Synthitc Gearbox Lube
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 10:08:49 -0500
  ...The only problem is than the seals now seep a little trans fluid, not enough to effect the level in the transmission, but the...
• Head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - "Paul Lindsay,Summit Resources/Triad Sportswear"
  Fri, 14 Jul 2000 10:32:51 -0600
  ...After taking it in to the local VW dealer I was advised the head gaskets and push rod tube seals need replaced. secondary followup...
• Re: injector question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 30 Jul 2001 21:21:06 EDT
  ...I haven't had the nerve to take out the injectors, becauseRobert Bentley tells me to buy new seals first. At $90 each, this...
• Re: Painting cabinet Seals
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 13:24:44 EST
  ...Has anyone on the list ever successfully repainted the cabinet door seals? > If so, what kind of paint do you use? > > Also, what kind...
• enough with the ebay poptop seals
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 17:50:39 EDT
  that's all i have to say tyler