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Rear heater core valve o-ring source?
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Tue, 1 Dec 2009 16:45:00 -0800
Hi- is there a vendor who sells a rear heater core valve o-ring ? My heater core is fine, just that it leaks at...
Re: Rear heater core valve o-ring source?
Historical mailing list - Jeff
Wed, 2 Dec 2009 06:15:35 -0800
...The o-ring is round & squared to fit. Only a Vanagon could have a square o-ring... Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
Re: Rear heater core valve o-ring source?
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Tue, 1 Dec 2009 17:00:34 -0800
Basically any O ring that is about the size would do, I guess. The real one is flat. I have reinstalled one before with...
Re: Rear heater core valve o-ring source?
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Tue, 1 Dec 2009 23:58:23 -0800
I would disagree with that statement.� The last ones I bought from VW were not typical round o-rings.� They were certainly round in...
Re: Rear heater core valve o-ring source?
Historical mailing list - Deke Rivers
Tue, 1 Dec 2009 18:57:19 -0600
...Rear heater core valve o-ring source? Hi- is there a vendor who sells a rear heater core valve o-ring ? My heater core...
Re: Rear heater core valve o-ring source?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 1 Dec 2009 23:58:36 -0500
Actually the correct ring starts out as an o-ring. Heat, compression, and antifreeze make it become flat. Viton works better than rubber. Dennis...
Re: Rear heater core valve o-ring source?
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Wed, 9 Dec 2009 13:02:09 -0800
Zoran and Jeff are correct.The answer, a factory o-ring, was only 2 miles away at Autosport Imports parts , $3.94 & .37 tax...
Re: Rear heater core valve o-ring source?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 5 Dec 2009 15:44:15 -0500
...Rear heater core valve o-ring source? Actually the correct ring starts out as an o-ring. Heat, compression, and antifreeze make it become...
Re: O-rings was Water Pump
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sat, 1 Dec 2012 19:59:54 -0800
Why o-rings fail: http://hydraulicspneumatics.com/200/TechZone/Seals/Article/False/6504/TechZone-Seals Compression set Failure pattern: Common to both static and...
Re: Rear heater core valve o-ring source?
Historical mailing list - Don Spence
Wed, 2 Dec 2009 11:53:25 -0700
Jeff Not true All British autos using Smiths and Jaeger instruments had a squared O-ring around them as a dash mount buffer. > > Date...
O-ring seal material
Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Ziegler
Wed, 10 Sep 2003 23:34:35 -0400
Hi list, About 2500 miles after I installed a new clutch and replaced most cooling hoses and O-rings, a small leak developed at...
Re: o ring question
Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
Thu, 14 Nov 2002 19:41:31 -0800
This info should be available from O-ring manufacturers. Generaly all o-rings have to be installed in the groove. Without groove o-ring...
Re: Rear heater core valve o-ring source?
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Wed, 2 Dec 2009 09:41:27 -0800
Save yerself the time, money and aggravation and just go to the dealer for the correct O- Ring. I did and they're cheep...
Re: :more info: How much should i sell for? (and does anyone want to buy?)
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Wed, 7 May 2008 16:35:29 -0700
> Other than that it runs great it just needs an "O ring" near the heads. errrr.... There are quite a few O-rings "near...
Re: O ring making kit
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 16 Feb 2003 09:07:00 -0800
I have made up custom O-rings with a kit such as you describe, The O-ring was a 50cm diameter, 15mm X-section...
Re: Flywheel Install / O - ring
Historical mailing list - John Jensen
Sat, 14 Apr 2012 23:19:40 -0400
...I thought the two slots on either side of the o-ring were the groves the o-ring was supposed to fit into. Once...
o ring question
Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
Thu, 14 Nov 2002 22:27:58 -0500
Hi folks Do any of you specialty technical types know how much an o ring is supposed to compress. Is there a percent of...
Re: Another NLA O-ring
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:11:38 -0700
I usually use a sealant on o-rings anyway .. like the large one that seals the two part of the auto trans .. I personally...
O-Rings... Duh
Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:23:02 -0700
OK My first time doing this- it appears I put the wrong O-rings on the left hand side head. I put the black...
Re: coolant level sensor o-ring
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:42:56 -0400
Gerald, They are a regular o-ring. They get flattened by time and age. Hope this helps, Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain...
Syncro Temp II sender O-ring size?
Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
Sun, 8 Aug 1999 17:29:42 -0400
My kingdom for an O-ring! I have had a hell of a time getting the right temperature sender for our Syncro from the...
Re: o-rings for rear heater core
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Mon, 17 Dec 2001 22:38:41 EST
In a message dated 12/17/01 2:57:25 PM, dart330@HOTMAIL.COM writes: << Is this a special o-ring that I won...
O-Ring dimensions, P/N needed
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sat, 2 Nov 2002 12:54:02 -0500
I need dimensions and/or VW part number for the governor O-ring seal for the automatic transmission on '84 Vanagon. O-ring is...
Re: o-ring cooling crossover tube
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sat, 3 Sep 2005 20:01:54 -0400
...o-ring cooling crossover tube > If an o-ring is part of any union it always gets replaced without > question. > > You can try silicone...
Only need O rings
Historical mailing list - zolo
Tue, 7 Sep 2004 23:20:37 -0700
I have all the other gaskets, only the O rings that seal the water on the cylinders I need. How do I get hold...
Re: Head gasket sealant
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Tue, 6 Mar 2001 10:11:17 EST
...If an O-ring fails, either the O-ring or the surface it contacts is bitched or else it is perished. If anything, the...
Re: Head gasket sealant
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Tue, 6 Mar 2001 10:11:17 EST
...If an O-ring fails, either the O-ring or the surface it contacts is bitched or else it is perished. If anything, the...
O-ring seals was Re: Tranny O-ring size
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:58:48 -0800
Scott, respectfully and I mean that, you always have good opinions.� BS. � I designed O-ring seals amongst other things there in the 90...
Re: Only need O rings
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 8 Sep 2004 06:05:32 -0400
...Only need O rings I have all the other gaskets, only the O rings that seal the water on the cylinders I need. How...
Re: Syncro Temp II sender O-ring size?
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Sun, 8 Aug 1999 23:45:22 -0400
...The 2 wheel drive Vanagon has a plastic housing with a clip and O-ring..... Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z Pittsburgh...
Re: Tranny O-ring size
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:53:36 -0500
...Tranny O-ring size This is my first time posting and I am a new Vanagon owner also.......It looks like the o-ring...
Tranny O-ring size
Historical mailing list - marc rose
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:13:05 -0800
This is my first time posting and I am a new Vanagon owner also.......It looks like the o-ring around the governer cap...
coolant level sensor o-ring
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Sun, 24 Jun 2007 13:29:57 -0700
In an '88 Westy AT, is the seal for the coolant level sensor in the expansion tank a special o-ring, or just an...
Re: REinstalling head on 91 vanagon
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 11 Feb 2006 18:01:18 -0800
The green o-ring goes around the outside of the cylinder, near the end that goes in the head. There is a small groove...
Re: Torque on coolant level sensor?
Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:20:21 -0500
...A standard O-ring (which this is not) is normally compressed around 20%. So if you measure the thread pitch on the sensor and...
Re: Temp II sensor o-ring confusion
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Sat, 25 Jan 2003 22:40:17 -0700
Yes, it does take an o-ring. BTDT. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc Perdue" <marcperdue@ADELPHIA.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday...
Re: best case sealant? O-ring it...
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Wed, 26 May 2004 09:29:44 -0700
Send the case off to Rimco and have them machine it for an o-ring. Then the oil leak is history from the case...
Re: Torque on coolant level sensor?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:06:49 -0500
I can't believe all this discussion over this o-ring. The o-ring gets seated into the bottle housing. Just lube the ring...
O-rings for air conditioning
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Thu, 30 Mar 2006 22:22:25 -0500
...I need to change out the O-rings first. I will be recharging with Freeze-12. Are the O-rings special or something I...
Re: Gasket sealer
Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
Sat, 16 Jan 1999 09:14:18 -0800
John, Don't use any sealants when working with any O-rings. It is not necessary. The whole theory of O-ring is that...
Re: A/C -R12--R134a (O-RING QUESTION??)
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Tue, 18 Aug 1998 12:25:36 -0700
Hi John, When I converted to R134a, I replaced all the o-rings with the new green ones. I took the old black o...
Re: o-ring cooling crossover tube
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Sat, 3 Sep 2005 18:35:32 -0500
If an o-ring is part of any union it always gets replaced without question. You can try silicone Joe, but 9 times outa...
Re: Leaky Oil cooler 89 GL
Historical mailing list - James Creech
Wed, 13 Dec 2000 05:48:12 -0500
Bentley says the new O-ring was installed on the Vanagons beginning 2/87. Jim Creech > > If you have an older vanagon do replace...
Re: oil cooler seal
Historical mailing list - Kerry G. Stanley
Mon, 13 Apr 1998 09:09:30 -0400
...For us older vanagon owners, pre early 1987, replacing this o-ring is critical for cold weather use. Supposedly the o-rings in newer...
Re: O-ring Size for Coolant Level Warning Light Switch
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Mon, 8 Jun 2015 15:33:49 -0700
...Only the OE VW o-rings work well. Van Caf� has them: http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1416_904/coolant-level...
Re: Dometic Exhaust O Ring
Historical mailing list - phil zimmerman
Sun, 2 Aug 2009 06:04:03 -0700
...The package will have the o-ring size printed on the label... then you can tell the rest of use what sizes of O...
type IV push rod tubes leaking in 914 (advice needed)
Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
Wed, 19 Feb 2003 09:58:05 EST
...I have new o-rings and have read that I can use RTV silicone to help the o-rings seal. My question is: Do...
Re: [FIX] seal on Expansion Tank sensor
Historical mailing list - Richie Chunda
Wed, 12 Jun 2002 08:30:20 EDT
...Do not use any sealant with the O-ring. The O-ring is the seal and glopping any kind of sealant on an O...
Correct location for thermostat housing O-ring
Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
Tue, 7 Jun 2005 01:02:45 -0400
...Everything is clean and happy and the O-ring is in good shape. I put everything back together the way it was, with the...
Re: REAR HEATER Repair (o-ring)
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Tue, 22 Feb 2000 19:11:09 -0600
...The part number for the O-ring is 861 819 297. Marshall >If anyone has any advice/tips on the o-ring replacement that...
Re: replacing oil cooler O-ring
Historical mailing list - Tom Altman
Thu, 3 Mar 2005 21:34:46 -0600
We just grabbed an extra bolt from another engine. (For the double nut) And then put the O-Ring on dry (it has special...
Re: Tranny O-ring size
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:45:08 -0800
you are planning on buying an ATF resistant o-ring by metric size ????? I would order one from a competent VW dealer parts department...
Re: Distributor O Ring
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 9 Dec 2007 22:16:49 -0500
Not really an o-ring. More like a D shaped seal. They almost always have to be cut off as they get hard as...
Re: replacing oil cooler O-ring
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Thu, 3 Mar 2005 20:49:55 -0800
Got it Tom, if my memory serves me right the original o-ring did not have a tab and was too difficult to hold...
Re: Any recommended sealant for o-rings?
Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
Sat, 18 Aug 2001 10:55:16 -0400
I just replace my thermostat housing and o-ring and used no sealant of any kind. Just make sure that you use a new...
Re: :more info: How much should i sell for? (and does anyone want to buy?)
Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
Wed, 7 May 2008 17:49:08 -0700
...There are quite a few O-rings "near the heads". Is it a > coolant line O-ring? A fuel injector O-ring? A cylinder...
Re: :more info: How much should i sell for? (and does anyone want to buy?)
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 7 May 2008 18:01:42 -0700
We should have a pool! :) I think its a cylinder O-ring.... On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 5:49 PM, Zoltan Kuthy <zolo...
Re: o-ring cooling crossover tube
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sat, 3 Sep 2005 22:38:20 -0400
Perhaps in the perfect world, O-rings always make good seals on their own. I have used plenty of them in scientific instrumentation as...
oil cooler o-ring
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Tue, 7 Feb 1995 16:18:49 CST6CDT
...I just had the oil cooler o-ring replaced on this '87 I bought. It was leaking on cold starts so I had the...
Temp sens 'O' ring size?
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Thu, 12 Oct 2000 11:44:58 -0700
...Is the 'O' ring for this one the SAME SIZE AS FOR THE TEMP (II) SENSOR? That one was replaced earlier this year, but...