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• Re: A/C Advice Needed -- not long
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 00:24:14 -0500
  ...higher pressure's and can cause premature leaks--at all the sealing area's. Not one of my favorite choices for an AC recharge...
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:19:42 -0500
  ...at the cylinder mount area, it took some of the cylinder sealing "ring" boss with it. I assume that head is toast and reconditioning...
• Re: Water level sensor in camper tank
  Historical mailing list - Ed Wiebe
  Fri, 6 Aug 2010 20:37:56 -0700
  ...The magnet ring triggering the reed switches makes sense. I'll check out Mallahat Auto wrecking or Hogg's VW repair, and if there...
• Re: Good local mechanic worked on my 85
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 11 May 2010 23:07:04 -0700
  Uh, where is your 'second butterfly' located? On the Vanagon? ;) On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 5:06 PM, tom ring <taring@taring.org...
• Re: All engines have issues...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 22 May 2010 20:03:56 -0700
  ...combustion sealing and coolant sealing handled by one heavy duty 'real' ( not o-rings, or rubber water retention gaskets, or metal sealing rings ) but...
• It's alive, but it gives bad head! (Fixing head leak on '87 2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 05:26:21 -0500
  ...Clean sealing surfaces on head - Clean edge of water jacket - Remove green O-rings from cylinders; clean grooves - Install new green O-rings on...
• Re: AC Leak problems solved (?)
  Historical mailing list - Mark & Laura Magee
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 18:19:25 -0500
  ...This way we could tell if the product does indeed affect the efficiency of the system as a side-effect of sealing the leak...
• Re: Smoke after head replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 9 Jan 2012 14:15:42 -0800
  ...I have always been concerned about snagging a green o-ring putting the head on. What I do is lube the sealing area in...
• Solved: fridge blowing out!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 09:16:34 -0700
  Thanks much to David Beierl for his post on how to solve the fridge blowing out problem! After sealing the flue gasket I drove...
• Re: oil consumption
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:41:08 -0700
  ...10% was the number > with the conclusion that the rings and valves are sealing well. That leaves > valve guides. They've added product to...
• Fwd: how much interest IS there in the 5cyl conversion???
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Thu, 14 Jan 1999 09:25:21 +0100
  ...1) I got wrong air into the intake system, turns out, sealings of the injectors were dried out and had to be replaced. 2...
• Re: funny disc? OR BETTER YET, SERIOUS DISK!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 28 Feb 2003 21:28:25 -0600
  ...This to me means that something is missing from the disk, possibly something like sealing wax from the hole? I've got one here...
• Re: '90 2.1: What are the chances that I just fried my engine? UPDATE 2
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:05:39 -0700
  ...goes up .......like say 120 to 130 ........you conclude that sealing the rings doesn't help, and it's valve leakage ( or head gasket...
• Re: Missing coolant
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 29 Sep 2015 17:25:08 -1000
  ...wondering if it's burning coolant, but in my experience failed sealing > rings in Vanagons lead to over pressurization of the system, and that...
• 10w40 evils?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Thu, 14 Jul 1994 10:55:20 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I remember a few years ago where GM had ring sealing problems with some of their engines using 10w40. I can't remember what...
• Re: Oil drain plug stripped
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 10:36:34 EST
  ...Of course, he also ground the sealing surface into a miniature moonscape so nothing would ever seal on it again! Subsequent professionals have been...
• Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 15:21:28 -0700
  ...the cooling system is likely caused by a >failure > > >of the sealing ring at the top of the cylinder or a leak in the...
• Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 21:52:27 -0400
  ...This is the most important gasket sealing area. The top o-ring is just there to keep coolant out of that space. The top...
• Re: leaking on the pavement, this won't help.
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Sun, 22 Dec 2002 16:22:30 -0500
  ...In this same area there is, #2) an o'ring in a groove around the top outer diameter of the cylinder barrel which seals...
• Engine Still Overheating
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 12:44:04 -0800
  ...One Cracked Head, leaking paste intake valves and one cylinder o-ring damaged. In the interest of being more accurate on the problem description...
• Custom-made sump plate for '72 - '83 engines, threaded for VDO oil temp sender
  Historical mailing list - R.D. Robertson
  Tue, 05 Nov 1996 16:43:51 -0600
  ...It still uses the stock O-ring for sealing. Because the sump plate's considerably thicker than stock, I had to use two longer...
• Re: Which head gasket goop do you swear by???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 7 May 2016 18:05:03 -0400
  ...I have had great success using Loctite 518 to seal that top cylinder gasket and o-ring. You need to be careful not get...
• Re: Leaky valve cover tip of iceberg
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 12:39:21 -0700
  ...o-rings at the top of the barrels are very hard and stuck in their grooves- like they stopped doing much sealing a long...
• Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 15:16:19 -0700
  ...the cooling system is likely caused by a >failure > > >of the sealing ring at the top of the cylinder or a leak in the...
• Re: Coolant Saga Continues....Need Advice!!!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 21 Jul 2002 14:28:07 -0700
  ...A leak in a sealing ring at the top of one of the cylinders can allow combustion gases to pass into the water jacket...
• Re: When & why replace heads? A Friday Dennis Discussion.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 7 Apr 2023 22:45:01 -0500
  ...On Fri, Apr 7, 2023 at 6:33 PM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > For many engines the cylinder heads and the sealing...
• Re: Coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 17 Jun 2016 14:55:50 -0700
  ...If your system is pressurizing from a leaking sealing ring at the cylinder/head interface, it's rebuild time. But that usually leads to...
• Re: Head gasket job getting out of hand
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 13 May 2002 07:56:26 -0700
  ...Make sure the nut clears the snap ring - the nut I use has about a 15mm head. How did you remove the wrist pins...
• Differential Seal Replacement Procedure
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Jun 1996 15:44:07 -0500 (CDT)
  ...The inboard seals, the outer sealing caps, and anything else that might need it while the thing is apart. The blowup of the differential...
• Re: Mystery oil leak on 2.1 please help with ideas
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 31 May 2004 18:18:38 -0400
  ...the self sealing nuts for the oil pump loose there torque rather quickly when the plastic heats up and softens up I never use...
• Re: Vendor Kudos- Bus Boys
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 09:15:13 -0400
  ...It came in original packaging along with the sealing ring >and new mounting bolts and arrived undamaged. > >As an aside, if parts are returned...
• Re: Missing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 29 Sep 2015 15:27:49 -0700
  ...I'm wondering if it's burning coolant, but in my experience failed sealing rings in Vanagons lead to over pressurization of the system...
• Re: Low compression results accurate?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:59:51 -0700
  ...It may be that the rings aren't sealing as well as they would under normal circumstances. Splashing some oil around inside might make...
• Re: I-4 coolant leak from block?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:57:50 -0700
  ...that stuff is for sealing bare water pumps to aluminum engine blocks...no gasket, no o-ring ..just sealant. I use that there....usually...
• New waterboxer heads, looking for.
  Historical mailing list - Ed Cain, jr.
  Mon, 19 Aug 1996 16:24:19 -0700
  ...boot, not to mention gaping holes on the sealing surfaces where the little green o-ring keeps the water from aluminum head gasket, I...
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:02:45 -0500
  ...at the cylinder mount area, it took some of the cylinder sealing "ring" boss with it. I assume that head is toast and reconditioning...
• Re: Head machined or my way ...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 00:30:49 -0700
  ...If you lower the sealing ring face in the combustion chamber , you also need to remove a like amount from the other cylinder, and...
• Re: Trans pan gasket
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 11 Mar 2016 21:40:09 -1000
  ...you could visually inspect the ring and pinion gear teeth faces while the pan is off . check the back-lash , make sure it's...
• I have a dificult one (Very thecnical/Aircooled) NVCBBC
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 00:10:13 -0500
  ...regard of a valves adjustment on an engine that am re-sealing!!! Here is the deal, it all began when we thought (customer and...
• Re: Vanagon Head Leaking Around The Head Nut(S)
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Sun, 13 Apr 2014 22:08:43 -1000
  ...it's really mickey mouse in a way ...you are asking the heads to seal against the metal sealing rings.. a very old air...
• Re: Repeat post: (was: # head gasket failure modes and emergency temporary fixes)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 13 Nov 2004 22:01:59 -0600
  ...Cylinder sleeve bottom seal to the crankcase >> (O-ring?) - keeps combustion gases out of crankcase. >> 2. Green gasket on top of the cylinder - keeps...
• Re: Head sealants??
  Historical mailing list - Elliot Kane
  Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:53:26 -0800
  ...What I'm still in the air about is sealing all the other stuff. benplace.com (thanks so much for that page Ben) says...
• Turkey/Bathtub/RTV
  Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
  Tue, 19 Oct 1999 07:47:13 -0700
  ...I knew then I wouldn't need it very often, but it is a proper sealant for a FEW applications like sealing cooroded Jaguar...
• Re: oil leak: advice?
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:56:44 -0700
  Seeing that you are in Alaska, and it is probably cold there, could it be the big o-ring sealing the oil cooler to...
• Re: Good local mechanic worked on my 85
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Tue, 11 May 2010 19:06:40 -0500
  ...ones > are usually a little leaky .. > like doing 80 % of the sealing they should be doing. > > so given that, it's not that smart...
• Re: Gasket ID?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 18:55:09 -0400
  ...A transmission gasket kit exits under part number 010 398 007B which includes trans oil pan gasket, oil strainer gasket, sealing washers and various...
• Re: It's alive, but it gives bad head! (Fixing head leak on '87 2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:38:27 -0500
  ...We couldn't see the sealing surface around the edge of the head very well, but running a finger around it revealed no major...
• Bus Depot Fuel Tanks
  Historical mailing list - David Ricketts
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 15:12:24 -0400
  ...This measurement will neither be 50mm nor 70mm, since there is a sealing gasket around the edge of the tank where the pipe goes...
• Re: AT problems again - Dennis H.?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 18:16:40 -0400
  ...The direct drive drum assembly relies on piston style ring for sealing while it spins on the pump hub. These rings can break due...
• Re: Missing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 29 Sep 2015 13:43:49 -0700
  ...I'm wondering if it's burning coolant, but in my experience failed sealing rings in Vanagons lead to over pressurization of the system...
• Re: Repeat post:
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 15 Nov 2004 07:12:53 -0500
  ...Cylinder sleeve bottom seal to the crankcase >>> (O-ring?) - keeps combustion gases out of crankcase. >>> 2. Green gasket on top of the cylinder - keeps...
• Re: Good local mechanic worked on my 85
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Wed, 12 May 2010 19:15:42 -0500
  ...Vanagon? ;) > > On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 5:06 PM, tom ring <taring@taring.org> wrote: > > > It's an 85 1.9 with about...
• Re: Turkey/Bathtub/RTV
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 19 Oct 1999 14:03:55 -0500
  ...I knew then I wouldn't need it very often, but it is a >proper sealant for a FEW applications like sealing cooroded Jaguar...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle Part?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 9 Nov 2009 07:24:11 -0800
  ...trim ring, then I am missing the "seal" (page 58.2) which VW doubtless put there to perform some sort of sealing function, and...
• Re: Too Much Head Sealant?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:23:29 -0400
  ...I forgot to insert the metal > sealing rings! Yes, it was late. I pulled the head off just as the black > Renizosil sealant was...
• Re: Gremlins
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 23 Mar 2016 15:17:28 -1000
  ...oil cooler big sealing ring-to-block. ( this is a weak area in that the nut holding the cooler to the block should be...
• Re: Missing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 29 Sep 2015 22:20:34 +0000
  ...I'm wondering if it's burning coolant, but in my experience failed sealing rings in Vanagons lead to over pressurization of the system...
• Re: transmission, small leak fixed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 1 Jul 2011 12:21:54 -0700
  ...no o-ring, not gasket, just this very high quality black silicone. it's about $ 15 to 18 a squeaze tube.. but that will...
• Re: Head sealants??
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 06:22:27 EST
  ...What I'm still in the air about is sealing all the other stuff. benplace.com (thanks so much for that page Ben) says...
• Re: cracked AMC heads question
  Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 06:46:46 -0700
  ...3.7 mm thick. > > > Put the head on temporarily ( with metal sealing rings at the top of > the > > > barrels ) and measure the water gasket...