On 1/2/05 7:17 PM, "Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com> wrote:

> So the dealer told you that VW 4 cylinder Rabbit motors had no valve cover
> gasket and just glue???? Same with the oil pan???
> 
> Whatever, I offered my opinion. You want to use glue/sealer/dead rats/old
> toe jam to seal your engine. Thats fine. Dont forget to buy the previously
> mentioned glue remover too.
> 
> Ill stick with my factory service manual and years of professional
> experience to fix my cars.
> 
> 
> 
> Chris DeLong
> Fine Tuning
> 206.522.5503
> www.finetuningperformance.com
> Seattle, WA USA
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> From: jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
>> Reply-To: jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: put goo on gaskets or not?
>> Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 18:14:13 -0700
>> 
>> On 1/2/05 5:55 PM, "Jonce Fancher" <streetbugs@WHISPLLC.COM> wrote:
>> 
>>> i also agree with that statement. some of the cool stuff they have out
>> for all
>>> sorts of things sometimes just blows my mind. it is so much better then
>> what
>>> was
>>> avail when the vehicle was new. c-ya Jonce
>>> 
>>>> If you think you may have some irregularities in the mating surface of
>>>> the pump to block area, there is not one thing wrong with smearing some
>>>> HIGH TEMP silicone on that area.
>>>> One caution.
>>>> Be darn well sure that prior to filling up the cooling system and
>>>> letting her fly that you allow the stuff set up at least overnight.
>>>> (8 to 10 hours)
>>>> Then fill her up with coolant.
>>>> It'll never leak.
>>>> Forget the Deutschland no seal purist's.
>>>> They haven't figured out that it's the 21'st century yet.:-)
>>> 
>> When I got my first dodge omni with its genuine VW engine in it.  (dodge
>> didn�t make small engines for the first couple years and contracted VW for
>> the engines).  When I went out one day to fix a few nitnoy leaks I
>> discovered the dealer didn�t have any gaskets for the valve cover or the
>> water pump or the oil pan.  All their computer listed was a tube of black
>> stuff and a tube of blue stuff. So I went home and pulled the valve cover.
>> No gasket only black sealant.  Shocked I then pulled the oil pan.  No
>> gasket
>> only black stuff.  Since I was on a roll I called the VW dealer about the
>> engine because I suddenly remembered that the big vw and rings means that
>> vw
>> made the engine.  Confirmed no gaskets and only a small o ring for the
>> water
>> pump and the blue stuff was used as well.
>> 
>> Basically the same engine that VW put in the rabbit at the time.
>> 
>> 
>> ����������������������������������������
>> jimt
>> Planned insanity is best.
>> Remember that sanity is optional.
>> http://www.tactical-bus.info (tech info)
>> http://www.westydriver.com
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