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Subject:Re: Gasket ID?
From:Birkenfeld Jeff
Date:Tue, 8 Oct 2002 07:04:25 -0500

I stand corrected, thank you.  I've looked for that part number for 3 years
and the dealership has always told me NLA.  I picked up the ETKA about a
year ago and kept looking for it in the transmission section.  Now I know
and will pass along to the original poster.
Andrew, please see below.

JB

> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Old Volks Home [SMTP:oldvolkshome@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 4:24 PM
> To:   Birkenfeld Jeff; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject:      Re: Gasket ID?
>
> At 03:29 PM 10/7/02 -0500, Birkenfeld Jeff wrote:
> >Andrew writes:
> >I need new gaskets for the ATF pan(4 bolts), the base of the dipstick =
> >hose is leaking as well.
> >I also need a Differential(Trans) Pan gasket (10 bolts on pan)
> >
> >Jeff writes:
> >The differential pan gasket is NLA as far as I know (not listed on ETKA).
> I
> >buy a roll of generic cork type gasket material and lay the pan on top of
> it
> >tracing the pan outside diameter, then cut the cork/gasket shape out.
> From
> >there. I usually cut the inside of the gasket at 1/2" inch from the
> outside
> >to form the replacement gasket.  Cost is about $5.00 a roll and you can
> make
> >about 4 gaskets from a roll.
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