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• Re: Helicoil question?
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 11 Nov 1998 07:28:56 -0700
  ...gasket may not cover the HeliCoil. Mine didn't. I replaced it with one made from soft aluminum as big as would fit. Neoprene...
• gasket materials
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 08:26:54 -0700
  ...N 020 281 1 fuel hose N 901 005 01 fuel tank float valve gaskets 251 201 139 A fuel filler tube gasket The...
• New 12V fridge venting issues
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 5 Jun 2008 23:16:45 -0800
  ...I believe there is a black neoprene gasket there right now, just replace that gasket with some inner tube material, and you're home...
• Re: Form Jay Leno's Garage
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 15:33:16 -0700
  ...the outer rubber water gaskets on waterboxer cylinder heads do corrode 'very nicely'. they addressed steel and aluminum, ..but nothing about seals. I wonder...
• One more shady boy comment
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 28 May 2015 08:22:33 -0700
  ...I also cut some neoprene foam gaskets to go between the bracket and the van and long enough to wrap around the end of...
• Re: windshield sealing Q
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 12 Dec 2004 10:37:52 -0600
  ...Go to the hardware store and get some window screen locking neoprene - black is what you want - and a window screen lock installation tool...
• Re: So what did you use for the heater box foam rubber on the doors
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 6 May 2006 17:19:01 -0500
  ...There is a roll of neoprene that's about 3/4" wide and 1/16" thick. I would think a thin contact cement or...
• Re: Removing the poptop -- how many people?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 10 Jun 2006 16:01:37 -0400
  ...Epoxy fixes it up good ,and the gasket covers it up(so did the new paint). Just look at the top funny and it...
• Re: One more shady boy comment
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Thu, 28 May 2015 12:24:14 -0400
  ...My particular inserts fit tightly in holes drilled with > letter drill S. > > I also cut some neoprene foam gaskets to go between the bracket...
• Re: New 12V fridge venting issues
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 07:08:48 -0700
  ...I believe there is a black neoprene gasket there right now, just replace that gasket with some inner tube material, and you're home...
• Re: Coolant Pump Etc. Sealant. Factory?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 30 May 2014 14:28:44 -1000
  ...these sealants are so good you don't even need a gasket or o-ring there at all .. when used with an o-ring...
• Gas filler neck replacement and other post-bump advice please
  Historical mailing list - al sinclair
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:16:58 -0700
  ...I've got a neoprene collar with steel shim wrap that might do, but the vent line connection into the pipe makes it a...
• Re: Apologies - Airbox Q & A
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 1 Sep 2008 13:08:12 -0500
  ...cell neoprene foam(also comes in 1/4"). This I use for boat outfitting too. I have made numerous air type gaskets with it...
• Re: New 12V fridge venting issues
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 07:17:31 -0700
  ...I believe there is a black >> neoprene gasket there right now, just replace that gasket with some inner >> tube material, and you're home...
• I-4 Question, Little Vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 17:13:23 -0500
  ...It looked like there was a rubber (neoprene?) gasket visible around the edges. Looking in the Bentley I find a drawing for an ABA...
• Re: I-4 Question, Little Vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 21:51:05 -0400
  ...It >looked like there was a rubber (neoprene?) gasket visible around the >edges. > Looking in the Bentley I find a drawing for an ABA...
• Re: Good/bad vanagon design, waS - Soft Brakes after driving with E-brake on for 30 miles
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:48:54 -0700
  ...gasoline 'rubber' seals are made of neoprene. Rubber just softens and almost dissolves in gasoline .. gets soft and puffy sort of. ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: type IV push rod tubes leaking in 914 (advice needed)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 09:42:58 -0600
  ...Install the new push-rod tube seals on the tubes (green = Viton) (reddish brown = silicone) (black = neoprene) Sealer isn't required but it doesn...
• Re: type IV push rod tubes leaking in 914 (advice needed)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 16:03:37 -0600
  ...The Victor Reinz engine gasket sets I buy are green and are labled Viton. Is there any possibility you could be wrong? All the...
• Re: Windshield Washers
  Historical mailing list - Tony Polson
  Thu, 29 Jan 2004 10:06:19 -0000
  ...The sheet metal is probably rusted a little around the nozzles because their neoprene gaskets are ineffectual. The metal may be quite thin and...
• Re: type IV push rod tubes leaking in 914 (advice needed)
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 15:46:03 -0500
  ...Use new valve > cover gaskets. If the wire retainers are missing ---- get a pair. > First time around never having done the job and being...
• Re: One more shady boy comment
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 28 May 2015 13:52:15 -0700
  ...My particular inserts fit tightly in holes drilled with >> letter drill S. >> >> I also cut some neoprene foam gaskets to go between the bracket...
• Re: One more shady boy comment
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Thu, 28 May 2015 17:06:24 -0400
  ...My particular inserts fit tightly in holes drilled with >>> letter drill S. >>> >>> I also cut some neoprene foam gaskets to go between the bracket...
• Some Comments on Engine Conversion Eurospec vs. non -
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 18:41:47 EST
  ...Over three weeks, I went through three vanagons, each losing head gaskets. When I dumped the last one in Berlin, the mechanic pointed to...
• Re: type IV push rod tubes leaking in 914 (Viton)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 14:35:48 -0800
  ...The Victor Reinz engine gasket sets I buy are green and > are labled Viton. > Is there any possibility you could be wrong? > All the...
• Re: One more shady boy comment
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Thu, 28 May 2015 15:57:52 -0700
  ...My particular inserts fit tightly in holes drilled with >>>> letter drill S. >>>> >>>> I also cut some neoprene foam gaskets to go between the bracket...
• Re: proper battery fit
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 24 Sep 2011 11:44:09 -0500
  ...New gasket material fitted over the old (foam weatherstrip leftover from a long ago fix of a leaky side door to the garage). Covered...
• Re: One more shady boy comment
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Thu, 28 May 2015 21:00:55 -0400
  ...My particular inserts fit tightly in holes drilled >>>>> with >>>>> letter drill S. >>>>> >>>>> I also cut some neoprene foam gaskets to go between the bracket...
• Re: proper battery fit
  Historical mailing list - Frank Lee
  Sat, 24 Sep 2011 13:26:56 -0400
  ...New gasket material fitted over the old (foam weatherstrip leftover from a long ago fix of a leaky side door to the garage). Covered...
• Re: One more shady boy comment
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 28 May 2015 21:04:11 -0400
  ...My particular inserts fit tightly in holes drilled with >>>>> letter drill S. >>>>> >>>>> I also cut some neoprene foam gaskets to go between the bracket...
• Re: proper battery fit
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:55:35 -0400
  ...New gasket material fitted over the old (foam weatherstrip leftover from a long ago fix of a leaky side door to the garage). Covered...
• Re: Stuck Cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sun, 22 Oct 2000 21:39:16 -0700
  ...side-only type gasket set), two green viton o-rings for the cylinder/head (outer) groove and two black neoprene o-rings for the...
• Re: changing to synthetic oil
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 10:53:53 -0500
  ...varnish that is sealing old flaky gaskets and seals. One thing to consider is that most rubber / neoprene seals like your main seals are...
• H2O Head pitting repair
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 16:31:56 CST6CDT
  ...the neoprene gasket was baked and split in many places. it is amazing that it held coolant at all. read Tim Smith's treatise...
• Re: proper battery fit
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 24 Sep 2011 15:02:46 -0400
  ...New gasket material fitted over the old (foam weatherstrip leftover from a long ago fix of a leaky side door to the garage). Covered...
• from LiMBO: the Vanagon Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 13 Feb 95 14:36:21 CST
  ...The neoprene gasket on the Vanagon water jacket is completely independent of the sealing rings used between the cylinders and cylinder head. If the...
• Re: Stuck Cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Don Preston
  Mon, 23 Oct 2000 07:01:30 -0700
  ...side-only type gasket set), two green viton o-rings for the cylinder/head (outer) groove and two black neoprene o-rings for the...
• Re: leaking on the pavement, this won't help.
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Sun, 22 Dec 2002 16:22:30 -0500
  Gary, There are three different seals used to seal the head on the W/B engine. #1) Metallic "Head Gasket" (a thin flat metal...
• Re: Tip and Tricks: Smoke Signals
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:24:16 -0700
  ...If there's just a rubber or neoprene hose there, and it deteriorates on the inside....... there is no filter protection for the injection...