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• "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: "A" head gasket needed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 10 Oct 2013 21:19:39 -0700
  ...if you really need one I probably can supply just one fairly new rubber gasket for a wbrx engine. I frequently end up taking...
• Re: Where to find rubber AFM gasket?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 4 Apr 2009 19:17:54 -0700
  ...It is the square rubber gasket that goes > between the AFM and the air intake assembly. I replaced my AFM and > the gasket was...
• 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: In vehicle head gasket fix!!!!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 1 Mar 2003 12:46:39 -0800
  A problem I see with this is that the corrosion may have already damaged the rubber gasket. After you pull a few of these...
• Re: Cleanest head gasket job ever is now complete......
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:05:22 -0400
  ...1280 miles from home, it looked to me like the head surfaces, where the rubber gaskets sit, had been shaved thereby widening the gap...
• 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 >> >
• Perserving rubber gaskets-weatherstrip
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Low
  Sat, 12 Apr 97 14:11:29 EDT
  ...Is there anything that will help preserve the rubber gaskets around the doors and pot-top seal? OR is it better to just to...
• Re: "windage tray" and other I4 conversion comments
  Historical mailing list - The Southards
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 22:47:43 -0500
  ...Do you have a part number for this rubber valve cover gasket? I've always used cork valve cover gaskets and I usually have...
• Re: Need three parts for a 2.1 engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:32:12 -0800
  ...On 11/11/2012 5:41 PM, Jim Felder wrote: > All gaskets... two aluminum head gaskets and one rubber head gasket. Have > all else...
• 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...
• Solved: fridge blowing out!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 09:16:34 -0700
  ...clear) on both sides of the Rubber Gasket and the outside edge of the Vent Casing where it makes contact with the Rubber Gasket...
• Jalousie window rubber redeux
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Apr 1996 13:36:57 -0700
  >From my observation, most Splittie and Bay campers tend to have dried out rubber body to window seal gaskets. I stopped into the glass...
• Re: "windage tray" and other I4 conversion comments
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 09:47:36 -0800
  David Marshall wrote: > > You need more than the rubber valve cover gasket (93+ 2.0L engines all have > them) - you need the studs for...
• Where to find rubber AFM gasket?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sat, 4 Apr 2009 21:41:36 -0400
  ...It is the square rubber gasket that goes between the AFM and the air intake assembly. I replaced my AFM and the gasket was...
• Re: "windage tray" and other I4 conversion comments
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 20:16:10 -0500
  What is the advantage to having this rubber gasket as apposed to the cork one? Does it prevent seapage or something? Brad -----Original Message...
• Rubber gluing?
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Fri, 23 May 1997 12:11:57 -0700
  ...When I took off the old rubber, it was adhered to the front gasket somehow. Now there are two little flaps of rubber that...
• Re: Coolant drips from heads- AAAAAAAGGGGHHHHH!
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 20 Jan 2004 15:42:10 -0500
  Stupid head gasket design. It's rubber! and you know what platic or rubber does in cold temp. Put your nail in that gasket...
• Re: Grover's recovery thus far
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:31:24 EDT
  ...I just had another whole go around with AMC heads and this rubber water gasket- about how much compression the heads exert on the...
• rubber vs cork valve cover gasket for 2.0 aircooled
  Historical mailing list - David and Shirin
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 22:32:39 -0400
  Need some valve cover gaskets and dont have time to wait to mail order them, so I picked up a set of rubber ones...
• Re: rubber vs cork valve cover gasket for 2.0 aircooled
  Historical mailing list - David Most
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 03:13:17 -0500
  Go to an import/VW parts store and get the right VW valve cover gaskets. The generic/rubber ones (e.g., from Autozone), in...
• doka rear decklid rubber gasket? still available? anyone have ETOS?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 12:26:44 EDT
  anyone know if you can still get the rubber gasket for the engine decklid for the vanagon single and doublecabs? i was given a...
• Head aches
  Historical mailing list - vana-gogh
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 18:44:47 -0400
  ...It seems like after 120K the constant expansion and contraction being absorbed by these rubber gaskets would eventually cause leaks but how bout the...
• 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: '90 2.1: What are the chances that I just fried my engine? UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:28:40 -0700
  ...by carefully measuring rubber water gasket thickness uncompressed, and measuring the rubber gasket gap with VW heads installed without green o-rings or rubber...
• Replacing Gas Tank Filler Gasket
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 15:48:07 -0400
  ...The rubber donut gasket on the gas tank where the filler pipe enters the tank is leaking. My van is a syncro so the...
• Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 21 Dec 2015 18:58:13 -1000
  How many people check, and pay careful attention to how much the outer water rubber gasket is commpressed ? Very very important to do that...
• Re: Need three parts for a 2.1 engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:16:03 -0800
  ...two aluminum head gaskets and one rubber head gasket. Have >>> all else. Anyone? >>> >>> Jim >>>
• Re: Need three parts for a 2.1 engine
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 14 Nov 2012 08:08:29 -0500
  ...two aluminum head gaskets and one rubber head gasket. Have >>> all else. Anyone? >>> >>> Jim >>>
• Re: "windage tray" and other I4 conversion comments
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 22:00:40 -0800
  Dana Morphew wrote: <snip> > There is a rubber valve cover gasket, available for the 8 perimeter stud > attachment as well as the 3 center...
• Re: Grover's recovery thus far
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 14:38:25 -0700
  Let's see who can come up with the rattiest looking, totally wasted, "were-'done'-five-years ago" waterboxer outer rubber gaskets. I've...
• window trim
  Historical mailing list - Gary
  Sat, 4 Jul 1998 13:35:48 -0700
  Is the chrome-plastic, outside window trim in the rubber gasket around the windows on a Vanagon functional, or only for looks? Mine has...
• Re: Cooling System (more White Smoke) symptoms
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 07:55:34 -0400
  ...LOL Mike Nunya Business wrote: > The thing most of us call the 'head gasket'- the rubber gasket between the > head and the outer case...
• Re: Head Gaskets are Shot
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Mon, 3 Feb 1997 07:35:29 -0500 (EST)
  > > Hi, I wonder how critical the dimension between the cylinder seal area > and the rubber gasket seal area is? I have found that dimension...
• Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 22 Dec 2015 10:52:56 +0000
  ...I have seen cases where the rubber gasket is pinched too tight ... and , and in 6 months or so, it's likely  that gasket...
• Re Gasket Kit
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 15:39:25 -0600
  ...gasket kit say where it is made? (USA, Germany,etc.) Also is there a part number molded into the thick rubber head gaskets? What...
• 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
• yellow window trim
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Thu, 10 May 2001 20:46:52 -0700
  ...the solid window gasket an image of the right-rear window gasket with the yellow chrome out and the round rubber in an image...
• # head gasket failure modes and emergency temporary fixes
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Mon, 8 Nov 2004 06:25:37 -0800
  ...Metal gasket on top of the cylinder - also keeps combustion gases out of water jacket. 4. Big external rubber gasket that seals head to...
• Re: Westy fridge combustion chamber gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ryan London
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 07:08:58 -0400
  I made my replacement from the red natural rubber gasket material sold on a roll at my local hardware store. It looked exactly like...
• 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
  I don't think the rubber gaskets are actually external... since they are clamped between the cylinder and head, they seem internal to me...
• Re: Rubber gluing?
  Historical mailing list - Sebastian Hill
  Fri, 23 May 1997 12:30:33 -0700
  ...Now there are two little flaps of rubber that should be glued to >the new gasket. > >Any idea what sort of adhesive I should...
• Repeat post: (was: # head gasket failure modes and emergency temporary fixes)
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Sat, 13 Nov 2004 17:14:36 -0800
  ...Metal gasket on top of the cylinder - also keeps > combustion gases out of water jacket. > 4. Big external rubber gasket that seals head to...
• Re: Grover's recovery thus far
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 20:14:08 -0400
  ...I've found AMC heads as much as .008 inches 'too > tight' there, which can cause the rubber gasket to start to split in...
• Re: "windage tray" and other I4 conversion comments
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 22:10:48 -0800
  You need more than the rubber valve cover gasket (93+ 2.0L engines all have them) - you need the studs for the head as...
• Re: ??? New Windshield ???
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Sat, 3 Feb 2001 18:57:36 EST
  ...the jetta uses a different type of seal (glued in with urethane) the Vanagon is strictly a rubber gasket..I buy WS for $100...
• SLIDING DOOR LOWER GASKET CHANNEL REPLACEMENT ?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 12:48:41 -0400
  HAS ANYBODY FOUND A PART # OR SIMPLE WAY TO REPLACE THE LOWER CHANNEL THAT HOLDS THE RUBBER DOOR GASKET ON THE SLIDING DOOR. MY...
• Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 22 Dec 2015 08:48:57 -0800
  ...Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes How many people check, and pay careful attention to how much the outer water rubber gasket is...
• Re: Do head-gasket kits age?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:06:12 -0700
  ...I'd take out the rubber gaskets ........the 'outer water retention gaskets' .... and see how pliable they are. I would expect them to be...
• Re: Valve cover gaskets
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 22:30:21 EDT
  In a message dated 9/30/02 12:20:02 PM, jstric01@CS.FIU.EDU writes: << Do you think the gaskets will be fine...
• Re: Jalousie window rubber redeux
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Apr 1996 13:41:03 -0400
  >From my observation, most Splittie and Bay campers tend to have dried out rubber body to window seal gaskets. ---------- if you live in the...
• Re: new head gasket split
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Tue, 27 Mar 2001 10:48:58 -0500
  ...I took the head off and the new rubber gasket had a diagonal split about 3/4 inch long that cut the sealing face...
• headgasket replacement information
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 15:45:10 -0800
  ...The tube of sealant I was going to use on the big rubber gasket that the head mates to and the head nuts. I...
• Re: Review: Victor Reinz Complete Engine Gasket Set
  Historical mailing list - Nigel Bennett
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 13:50:27 +0200
  ...I never knew that an engine had so many gaskets! (This set has them all, apparently) In any case, the set includes both rubber...
• Re: Fridge/propane pieces needed
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 14:32:42 -0600
  A rubber > gasket and 3 stamped sheet metal parts attach to the outside. > > Mark > Does anyone have the gasket and three pieces of metal...
• Re: head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:51:03 -0800
  ...Waterboxer 'head gaskets' are nothing like that. The head nuts are toqued to only 35 lbs, in order to squease the Rubber, yes rubber...
• Parts Questions for 89 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rehkugler
  Thu, 12 Oct 2000 12:25:17 -0700
  ...Upon taking the water pipe fitting(part # 025 121 171 ?)off the head I found a very different rubber gasket that fits in a...
• Re: Repeat post:
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 15 Nov 2004 07:12:53 -0500
  ...Metal gasket on top of the cylinder - also keeps >>> combustion gases out of water jacket. >>> 4. Big external rubber gasket that seals head to...
• Re: Why would my head gasket do this?
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 21:26:46 -0600
  Mark I had both the rubber gaskets blow out on my '85 1.9 WBX. The engine was rebuilt about 8000 km before the...
• Re: auto tranny vs. manual/1
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 00:18:25 -0500
  ...Put everything back OK not to be over critical, but for $10 you can get a nice generic filter, paper gasket, and rubber gasket...