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• A Flywheel mystery..
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Mon, 28 May 2007 21:33:19 -0400
  ...What is it? It fits the 2.1L crank and has the same bolt hole pattern and inner sealing groove. I thought it might...
• Re: Be careful with your dipstick!
  Historical mailing list
  26 Mar 97 11:04:55 PST
  ...The tube enters the case with the tube engaging the case for about 1/2 inch and an o-ring sealing it. If the...
• Vanagon Tent-clues to origin?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Sep 1996 16:26:16 -0700
  ...She mentioned that she had trouble with the connection to the bus, both the raingutter attachment and the rope for sealing the fabric tunnel...
• Re: Chrome Window Strips (again)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 12:38:26 -0500
  ...The decorative chrome does nothing for sealing or keeping your windows in. On Wed, 22 Aug 2001 11:49:31 EDT JordanVw@AOL.COM...
• Re: Skylight
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 26 Oct 2002 12:56:49 -0400
  ...excessive stress on the assembly when closed, and to get good sealing all around. A slight bend in the tab where the hinge attaches...
• Re: fuel tank sealing
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 21:01:18 -0800
  ...fuel tank sealing > In a message dated 19/12/2006 12:07:47 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > > Sure...
• aux heaters
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Jul 94 10:10:05 -0400
  ...high temp red silicone sealing the heat exchanger case to the pipes), will do a lot. Enough for C-c-c-canada? I don...
• Pilot Bearing...Out!, Another Question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Feb 1995 09:17:01 -0500
  ...The gasket kit I have includes 2 sets of 4 metal sealing rings. The thicker, less flexible rings go -between- the top of the...
• Re: Sealing propane tank fittings
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 20 Nov 2003 13:43:53 EST
  In a message dated 11/20/03 5:53:53 AM, RAlanen@AOL.COM writes: << Use only Teflon tape specifically for gas fittings ! Its...
• Re: Front Heater Box Overhaul
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 16:00:58 -0800
  ...I tried to trim the foam Well, I guess if the sealing foam was meant for camper tops, you'd think it would be...
• Trans/Diff Seals Temp Question
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:58:23 -0500
  ...Plan on sealing up the trans/diff for the '87. I have an unheated barn where the trans and differential are now and also...
• Contents of Head Gasket Kit 025 198 102A 025198102A
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Thu, 24 Mar 2005 22:17:25 -0500
  ...Attached to both sides with Dirko S or "Right Stuff" 4) Dirko S, for sealing water jacket gasket (3) 5) Combustion chamber sealing gaskets...
• Re: Sealant necessary for coolant hoses?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:55:04 -0800
  ...Kinda of a corrosion preventer and sealing enhancer. Corrsion prevention being the main reason. not all hose clamps are equal. I never use the...
• Re: Coolant in the oil?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 18 Feb 2019 15:29:33 -0500
  ...I can only think of the > seal at the bottom of the cylinder not sealing. > But probably can be some other reason too, that...
• Re: An item no water cooled Vanagon should be without!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 4 May 1999 10:20:17 -0700
  ...manifold to which the petcock is attached, and includes a copper sealing washer. I have tried to find fittings that would work in the...
• sealing head nuts
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 28 May 1999 21:06:33 PDT
  Today I repaired a head nut that was leaking coolant and instead of using the Fel-Pro bolt sealant that I've used before...
• Re: [DIESEL] Turbo drainage to pan (Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 10:51:09 -0700
  ...N 013 844 1 is the A16x20x1.5 sealing washer. I hope this helps somebody. Mike Snow > Mike: > Any chance you can pull a...
• Re: Pop top seals - Advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Geo Hahn
  Sun, 14 Mar 2004 19:26:10 -0700
  ...Another difference with the replacement I used was that the sealing portion was sort of a tube (in cross section) rather than solid soft...
• Re: Brakes oddness
  Historical mailing list - dooley
  Sat, 29 Jul 2006 21:37:25 -0400
  ...The rubber seals in there sometimes exhibit this > sometimes sealing, sometimes not symptom. Especially likely if you find > the level of brake fluid is...
• repeatedly blowing head gasket- warped head?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Vermillion
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 16:45:19 -0500
  ...It has a pronounced curve, top to bottom, that can be seen with a straightedge placed over the sealing surfaces. I'd say the...
• Re: Nytrogen and tires
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 17 Oct 2015 19:29:23 -0400
  ...He >>> says that in order to mount tires and fill them with nitrogen, you >>> have to make sure the bead sealing surface is absolutely...
• Re: Nytrogen and tires
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 17 Oct 2015 18:53:46 -0500
  ...He > > > says that in order to mount tires and fill them with nitrogen, you > > > have to make sure the bead sealing surface is absolutely...
• head leaks- any stopgap measures?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Brase
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 23:23:48 -0500
  ...measures, such as scraping the corrosion off the leaking area and sealing up with RTV silicone gasket cement or something similar? P-mail me...
• Re: POR15 discounted at The Bus Depot
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Thu, 6 Feb 2003 10:51:57 EST
  ...So, what can we do to kill the rust before sealing up these seams? Spraying WD-40 into the seams every week seems like...
• Re: Oily Oily Clutch. FW O Ring Failure? and: Problem Solved? ( clutch disk hanging up )
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 06:58:45 -0400
  ...flywheel sealing surface. At very least I find it very interesting that the seal actually contacts the flywheel. Unless I'm misunderstanding things. Stuart...
• Re: Identifying a Darrel Bohler-repaired ECU
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:31:30 -0400
  ...If it's the solder side, more likely Darrel (or someone) sealing up the conformal coating after doing some soldering. -- David Beierl - Providence RI...
• Re: 86 Coolant Pressure Leak/Problem.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 19:53:54 -0700
  ...I'm afraid that one of the heads is not sealing where it meets the cylinder. Possibly a foreign object came between the head...
• A/C Sealing and charging
  Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
  Mon, 26 May 2003 09:39:01 -0400
  Tis the season to try once again to charge my system, I had a valve leak last summer empty the system. The system however...
• Re: Diesel injection pump leaking
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:09:03 -0600
  ...a leaking sealing washer at the timing checking plug ..right between where the injector lines come out of the delivery valves on the forward...
• Re: Mice entrance points to seal HELP! - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Wed, 2 Aug 2006 12:55:50 -0500
  ...snake showed up on the our van's floor one mourning! Sealing your van completely may be hard to do. A mouse can get...
• Re: Oops - I let the engine freeze
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 16:21:27 -0800
  ...it's two levels.. > one for combustion sealing, one for coolant sealing .. it's > a joke. > it's amazing how well they do last...
• Re: Water level sensor in camper tank
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 6 Aug 2010 23:51:26 -0400
  ...Also beef up the sealing where the wires enter. Yours, David
• Re: What a great thing the Vanagon List is...saved me a big hassel today...long boring story
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 2 May 2010 23:31:19 -0700
  ...1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053 ``````````````````` Nashua Tape Stretch and Seal Silicone Sealing Tape, 1 In. x 10 Ft., Black Model # 684201 Store SKU # 267011...
• Re: EV Screens
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Mar 1997 21:39:19 -0500 (EST)
  ...roll of rubber ribbon, and a package of A/C foam sealing kit. I measured the opening for the sliding windows, made a frame...
• Timing belt install on a 1.8 8 Valve
  Historical mailing list - Joe Hunt
  Thu, 21 Nov 2002 07:02:03 -0600
  ...common or Dangerous, it doesn't look like it affects any area that has gaskets that require sealing, etc. Thanks in Advance, Joe Omaha
• Good set of 2L core heads (square port 79-83.5) heads for sale
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Thu, 5 Dec 2002 09:42:06 -0500
  ...These are the good heads that have the built in head gasket, so no sealing ring is needed, just a barrel shim. $100 and...
• Re: Help me order rubber and window bits
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 16 May 2005 11:23:44 -0400
  ...On May 16, 2005, at 10:54 AM, Aaron Pearson wrote: > gowesty claims that removing the "chrome" trim does not affect > water-sealing (they...
• Re: Head (gasket) fix
  Historical mailing list - Erik O
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 19:11:30 -0500
  ...It is only under the headgasket sealing surface where this problem is isolated. There are other places you should find corrosion if the problem...
• Re: MYT (Massive Yet Tiny) Engine
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 6 Feb 2010 09:44:40 -0500
  ...It's an > interesting concept, but just offhand I can tell you that sealing > those piston chambers is likely a major long term reliability...
• Re: Best Yakima roof rack setup for Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 14:03:33 -0800
  ...There is sealing pad so leaks will not happen. Used this setup for a long time without any problem. Leon 85 Subwagen Westy 11...
• Re: 85 Vanagon; water housing & Oring sealing
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 07:56:32 -0800
  At 07:29 AM 11/13/2003, you wrote: >I'm ready to install it, but decided to ask the list if anyone has...
• Re: Sudden loss of power, running rough and burning oil
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Wed, 28 Jul 2004 19:44:07 -0700
  ...at 80PSI this would have meant that the valves are not sealing, burnt maybe, good luck with it. Phil __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and...
• Re: Cleaning up, a new blog entry
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Sun, 10 Apr 2016 16:19:08 -0500
  ...So volks, what's your remedy for sealing up the air intake for the heater to keep mice out? http://nextchapter.kraiker.ca/restoration...
• Re: Fuel tank?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:02:57 -0800
  ...seal it? Will the screens inside it pose a problem with sealing? Thanks, Ed --------------------------------- Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you...
• AW: Help! Coolant Leak!!
  Historical mailing list - Meier Michael
  Wed, 26 Nov 1997 16:22:39 +0100
  ...But it was only the sealing between head and one of the water-tubes that lives beside the exhaust manifold. Poooh. 2$ for the...
• Second failure at sealing AT differential oil pan!
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:48:45 -0700
  ...The tranny sealing surface has no obvious issues and looks flat. I can't imagine the 1/32nd being the issue, but who knows...
• Re: The water heater project
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 12 Jan 95 8:47:19 PST
  ...Other than that, the seals in your windows/doors should be in good shape and sealing to retain the heat. That's all, Steven...
• Re: new diesel - - one cylinder, no compression
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 16:10:00 EST
  ...This is supposed to knock any carbon deposits on the sealing side of the valve loose and give you better compression. Worth a shot...
• Exposed wiring
  Historical mailing list - John Andersen
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 16:35:19 -0700
  ...I would like to add one more hint about sealing the wires, use a low temp hot melt glue gun. My wife just bought...
• Re: port matching intake manifolds to heads
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:03:12 -0500
  ...relief does not extend >out to the edge of the cylinder sealing surface > >Bob Donalds >Boston engine > I just measured the difference and the...
• Re: Sealing Compressors
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 08:41:34 -0400
  ...20, 1999 8:03 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Sealing Compressors That's interesting, I had mine evacuated, the receiver dryer replaced...
• Re: Smoke after head replacement
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Wed, 1 Feb 2012 13:10:44 -0500
  ...When I installed the head after replacing the gaskets, I was rushing the job and the cylinder sealing rings slipped down and out of...
• Door Lock Motor (acutator) repairing
  Historical mailing list - Denis-F. Bastien
  Fri, 12 Dec 2003 10:24:41 -0500
  ...The original sealing material was replace by Caulk stuff. Works fine now. Good luck Denis
• Re: Utility Plug
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sat, 1 Nov 2008 18:53:29 -0400
  ...Please make sure to to replace the sealing gasket under the fascia. Cheers, Dave On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 6:33 PM, William...
• Re: Nytrogen and tires
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 17 Oct 2015 17:57:28 -0400
  ...He says that in order to mount tires and fill them with nitrogen, you have to make sure the bead sealing surface is absolutely...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Mar 1996 18:09:07 -0700
  ...Some heads were made of a material that was supposed to be soft enough to fit tightly without a sealing ring. The Bentley doesn...
• Re: Now: long term wear horn relay. Was: Horn installation
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 30 Apr 2020 20:43:12 -0400
  ...Eric Caron > On Apr 30, 2020, at 4:40 PM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > hi Neil, > > very good idea about sealing the...
• Re: Power steering rack leak
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 29 Nov 2018 17:38:44 -0500
  ...controls the spring that puts > axial force on the steering pinion shaft. Has anyone had any success in > sealing this plate? > > Thanks. > > Ed
• Re: Oil Filler Grommet (was '81 Timing Marks)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Jun 1996 00:26:46 -0400
  ...wonder if originally there was a rubber grommet, >or the like, sealing or at least reducing this gap? Yep, there's supposed to be...
• Re: Re: Does air cond.=hp loss?
  Historical mailing list
  12 Sep 1996 12:07:31 GMT
  ...This helps them stay soft and retain their sealing qualities. If you don't use your A/C or take the belt off, the...