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• Re: Need advice for head gasket leak
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Sep 1996 15:12:19 -0400
  In a message dated 96-09-23 23:36:31 EDT, kdlewis@juno.com (kenneth d lewis) writes: > If your "head gasket" was leaking...
• Re: Contents of Head Gasket Kit 025 198 102A 025198102A (repost)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 17:14:47 -0600
  ...No sealant. >10) ??? Themostat Housing to Water Pump Gasket 1.9L >11) Coolant crossover pipe to head gaskets? No sealant or any gasket goop...
• Re: new head gasket split
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Tue, 27 Mar 2001 10:48:58 -0500
  After rebuilding a 2.1, I torqued the heads on by the book with a new German gasket set. The engine ran good and...
• Re: REPOST: 82 VAN
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Tue, 4 Apr 1995 17:01:39 MST
  > > Cyllinder head #3 leaks (NEW HEAD GASKET) > > V> Head Gasket? > > Cylinder head #3? Head Gasket. | - Mike White | | <mike.white@admn1.law.utah.edu> | | <mwhite...
• Contents of Head Gasket Kit 025 198 102A 025198102A
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Thu, 24 Mar 2005 22:17:25 -0500
  I'm in the thick of doing my heads. I have the head gasket kit and am trying to identify the pieces. This might...
• Re: Contents of Head Gasket Kit 025 198 102A 025198102A
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 28 Mar 2005 21:52:12 -0800
  ...Contents of Head Gasket Kit 025 198 102A 025198102A I'm in the thick of doing my heads. I have the head gasket kit...
• Re: Major oil leak after head gasket repair
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 02:51:49 +0200
  John Silverman wrote: > > >Question...should the garage have done the valve cover gaskets w/ the head > >gaskets, and or should they have done today...
• Re: head Gasket again!!
  Historical mailing list - The corruptor
  Thu, 24 Jun 2004 13:25:51 -0400
  ...there is only 2 reasons that the head gasket did blow over pressure or bad seal of the gasket. -bad sealing head side of...
• new head gasket split
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 20:43:39 -0800
  Hi all, After rebuilding a 2.1, I torqued the heads on by the book with a new German gasket set. The engine ran...
• Contents of Head Gasket Kit 025 198 102A 025198102A (repost)
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 15:12:48 -0500
  ...21) Another intake/head gasket? For 1.9 engine maybe? 22) Another intake/head gasket? (???) Thanks for helping complete the list! --tabe johnson/'87...
• Re: Question about leaking head gasket.
  Historical mailing list - Jason Weisberger
  Sun, 12 Jan 2003 09:12:41 -0800
  ...Damage has a range from Bad Gasket to Bad Head. You could be replacing the gasket and resurfacing the head slightly - or replacing the...
• Re: EB2007 Vanaru Test Drive
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 09:24:02 -0700
  There is a known problem with factory head gaskets on certain later year Subaru engines, especially DOHC 2.5's,...however, once you install...
• Re: Need advice for head gasket leak
  Historical mailing list - David O. Bradshaw
  Tue, 24 Sep 1996 11:32:17 -0400 (EDT)
  On Mon, 23 Sep 1996, kenneth d lewis wrote: > David; > If your "head gasket" was leaking you would have no external > indication. The head...
• "A" head gasket needed
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Thu, 10 Oct 2013 23:13:50 -0400
  I am in need of a single rubber head gasket, without buying the full kit again. I just replaced the heads on an engine...
• Re: Need advice for head gasket leak
  Historical mailing list - David E Most
  Tue, 24 Sep 1996 12:18:23 -0400
  ...The head gaskets are on the inside. They are small metal > > rings/washers that seal the top of the combustion cylander to the head...
• Re: 1.9 Head Gaskets
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 24 May 2004 15:26:22 -0400
  ...1.9 Head Gaskets > Hi; > Got a cracked head on my '84 1.9 > Picked up a rebuilt head on e-bay. for cheep...
• Re: Air Getting into Cooling system
  Historical mailing list - River Clan
  Sun, 2 Apr 2006 10:46:56 -0700
  Every time I have had something like this happen, it was a head gasket... even when I didn't want to admit it. It...
• Head gaskets on 2.1 liter
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sat, 15 May 2004 15:03:29 -0700
  ...Has anybody had any good or bad luck using a copper coat on the vw head gaskets? The nitorious head gasket seems to be...
• Re: Best source for Head Gasket sets 1990 2.1L ?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 12 Oct 2006 15:41:44 -0400
  ...Of course we sell both the head gasket kits and the new heads if you need them. I recommend doing both heads at the...
• Re: Cleanest head gasket job ever is now complete......
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:05:22 -0400
  Haven't noticed the metal sealing rings (head gaskets) being a different size ... but when I was forced to redo my '85's gaskets...
• exhaust gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Erlandson
  Fri, 26 Nov 2004 08:40:29 -0500
  ...There are recommendations out there to use a sealant on exhaust gaskets. This includes the exhaust gaskets between the exhaust pipes and the head...
• Re: "A" head gasket needed
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 11 Oct 2013 09:57:34 -0700
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: "A" head gasket needed I am in need of a single rubber head gasket, without buying the full kit...
• Re: care of our Wasserboxer/WaterLeaker engines
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 20 Aug 2000 14:12:00 EDT
  ...The head gasket pressure on the sealing surface. The head gaskets I saw, from the engines I took apart, had corrosion damage on the...
• Re: Head gasket leaking. Bummer.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:34:10 -0500
  If it's a head gasket problem your in great shape! Head gasket replacement is classified as a maintance proceedure. Rather do a mantinance...
• Re: Cooling System (more White Smoke) symptoms
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 07:55:34 -0400
  The head gasket that is being talked about here is the metal one between the top of the cylinder and the head and, yes...
• REPOST: 82 VAN
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 04 Apr 95 13:17:30 -0700
  > Cyllinder head #3 leaks (NEW HEAD GASKET) V> Head Gasket? Cylinder head #3?
• Re: exhaust gasket question 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:55:44 -0400
  Exhaust gaskets that only have metal on one side are fitted so that the metal is toward the head. I've always bought exhaust...
• head sealant
  Historical mailing list - Jay & Kim Schmidt
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 15:18:36 -0600
  I have a complete gasket set from BD. It came with a tube of sealant for the head gasket. Should/can I use this...
• Re: Freeze plug leaking coolant, Leaking head gasket-diesel
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Wed, 04 Dec 1996 17:07:55 -0500
  >I am wondering if I should replace the head gasket with a "turbo" head gasket >to avoid a possible breakdown far from home. > >Any...
• Re: Engine pull on scale of 1 to 10
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 15:51:10 -0700
  BTW, why do you want to check the gaskets? If you pull the heads, you can't reuse the gaskets. These are crush type...
• Re: Repeat post: (was: # head gasket failure modes and emergency temporary fixes)
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sat, 13 Nov 2004 22:49:33 -0800
  > > Blown head gaskets are probably the #1 wasserboxer > > killers in our vans. > > What interests me is which gaskets blow the most. > > My guess is...
• If you are Doing your Headgaskets do the barrel seals too.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 20:15:49 EST
  I would recommend that if you are going to replace your head gaskets, go ahead and pull the barrels off and replace the seals...
• Re: Contents of Head Gasket Kit 025 198 102A 025198102A (repost)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 14:08:48 -0800
  ...RSVP if you can -- this is for the archives!) > > I'm in the thick of doing my heads. I have the head gasket kit...
• Re: Head Gaskets are Shot
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Sun, 02 Feb 1997 21:31:45 -0800
  ...The Spanish heads have less pressure on the rubber gasket. Todd Francis
• Re: HEAD JOB gasket questions
  Historical mailing list - D. Ranoel
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 19:06:40 -0700
  Hi I'm new to the list but have done over a dozen of the head gasket replacements and you should use the green...
• Re: "A" head gasket needed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 10 Oct 2013 21:19:39 -0700
  ...and end up with pretty fresh rubber gaskets . it's always a good idea to test fit the bare head ( with metal rings in...
• Need three parts for a 2.1 engine
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 11 Nov 2012 19:41:10 -0600
  All gaskets... two aluminum head gaskets and one rubber head gasket. Have all else. Anyone? Jim
• Re: Head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 10:21:31 -0500
  ...When have the heads/gaskets caused problems? >2. How is your vanagon driven? A) daily driver B) Weekends C) Seasonally >stored >3. Was VW...
• Head Gaskets
  Historical mailing list - zyno
  Fri, 22 May 1998 14:35:27 -0400
  Hi, well its time to do my head gaskets. I just got the gasket kit. Does anyone have any comments on the use of...
• Re: Need three parts for a 2.1 engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:32:12 -0800
  had me wondering there .. 'aluminum head gasket' .. must be the metal sealing rings that go on top of the cylinder barrles. Got lots of...
• Re: Leaky Head Nut?
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 21:41:46 -0600
  Do you mean the gasoline engine does not have a head gasket but rather rubber seals to hold in combustion? I guess I am...
• Head gasket leaks and winter weather
  Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
  Wed, 29 Sep 2004 23:24:00 -0700
  Has anyone else had the experience of getting head gasket leaks after moving to a colder climate? After spending all their lives in Southern...
• Re: repost: 82 vanagon for sale (MA)
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sat, 1 Apr 95 15:10:58 EST
  > Cyllinder head #3 leaks (NEW HEAD GASKET) Head Gasket?
• Re: In vehicle head gasket fix!!!!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 1 Mar 2003 12:46:39 -0800
  ...After you pull a few of these heads off you will get used to seeing rubber gaskets that in spots look like they have...
• Subject: Re: Cost of replacing head gasket
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 07:53:45 -0800
  ...You should get a "set", not just the head gasket (e.g. push rod tube gaskets, valve cover gaskets), and they sell the set...
• Re: Cleanest head gasket job ever is now complete......
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:52:27 -0700
  All right, speaking of waterboxer head gasket jobs. Anybody run into this : 2.1 engine, the outer rubber 'water gasket' on the left side...
• 1.9 Head Gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Mon, 24 May 2004 15:00:13 -0400
  ...for cheep $'s What is the best source for head gaskets? Busdepot? Boston Bob? or?? Anything else I need to do this job, like...
• Re: How to confirm head gasket job?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 9 Jan 2004 17:28:14 -0500
  ...Clearly a rusted thread has not been apart in a while, or a fresh glob of gasket sealer between the head gasket and head...
• Re: Need three parts for a 2.1 engine
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 06:43:28 -0600
  ...two aluminum head gaskets and one rubber head gasket. Have >> all else. Anyone? >> >> Jim >> >
• Head gasket sealant.
  Historical mailing list - All of Us
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 14:27:33 -0500
  ...Well, I am about half-way through a head gasket replacement job on "Miss Blue" my '87 GL Weekender. Both sides were leaking so...
• Re: Air cooled head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Mar 2015 12:41:40 -0400
  It depends on the design of the head. Some heads will have a step that does not use a gasket. There are heads that...
• Who has/had the longest lived head gasket on this list?
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Sun, 14 Oct 2001 21:19:59 -0700
  As part of my nearing head gasket failure (after only 50K Km!), I'd like to prepare for the proper treatment when the time...
• Re: #1 cylinder header pipe gasket burning out
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 5 Nov 2001 10:22:45 -0700
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: #1 cylinder header pipe gasket burning out Hi, I have a recurring problem with the gasket for the #1...
• Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 21 Dec 2015 18:58:13 -1000
  ...I really tried to do it right, with a new head, german head gaskets etc. it lasted less than a year. I did some...
• Waterboxer Head Gasket Sealant
  Historical mailing list - Cliff Ober
  Sun, 21 Feb 1999 09:08:54 -0600
  ...Anyone out there know if this is the correct type for the head gaskets? I was under the impression that the head gasket sealant...
• Re: Cost of replacing head gasket
  Historical mailing list - David Jaffe
  Sun, 24 Feb 2002 20:30:29 -0800
  I just bought a gasket set here in Portland, so I can comment. You should get a "set", not just the head gasket (e...
• Re: Who has/had the longest lived head gasket on this list?
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Mon, 15 Oct 2001 20:38:26 -0400
  ...Who has/had the longest lived head gasket on this list? As part of my nearing head gasket failure (after only 50K Km!), I...
• Re: Head gasket sealant
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 07:30:34 EDT
  In a message dated 7/10/2002 4:25:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > Head gasket sealant Dan, throw...
• head gasket fix
  Historical mailing list - Lee Roesner
  Thu, 10 Feb 2000 08:26:58 -0600
  I had a head gasket leak too that would not go away. The only way to get rid of problem was to have the...
• Re: head gaskets and time bombs
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Feb 1996 19:25:12 -0500
  ...A "normal" head gasket (like on a Jetta or Eurovan) does dual duty in sealing both the combustion chambers and the coolant passages. The...