If you read the my 1st post, at the bottom, you will see that I am
not asking about the cylinder head seal/gasket.
This is a coolant flange with a nipple for a small coolant hose attachment that is bolted to the top of the right rear cylinder head on a 2.1 Syncro WBX.

 Here is the link to further clarify.

 http://www.volkscafe.com/vanagonparts.jsp?pa=p&p=1671107832&pct=789411588&ct=607040609

My thinking is that as long as there is a clean surface on both sides just a plain gasket will do.

 Jim
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 > ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Zoltan <zolo@foxinternet.net>
> Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 9:27 pm
> Subject: Re:      Gasket sealer for cooling system part
>
> > To me, your question is not understandable.
> > There is a flat metal ring that is the gasket for the head with
> > the
> > cylinder.  The others are O rings on the cylinder and help keep
> > water out of
> > other places.
> > What is it "w/nipple" thing?  What nipple.  There are no nipples
> > on any
> > gaskets.
> > Zoltan
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jim King" <terrapincampers@OPTONLINE.NET>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 5:55 PM
> > Subject: Gasket sealer for cooling system part
> >
> >
> > > Now that I have the new and improved replacement METAL flange
> > w/nipple,
> > > instead of an o-ring, a flat gasket is used for the seal
> against
> > the
> > > cylinder head.
> > > What, if anything, should I use on this gasket?
> > >
> > > Thanks, Jim
> > >
> > > 86 Syncro Westfalia (Terapn)
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Jim King <terrapincampers@optonline.net>
> > > Date: Monday, August 15, 2005 7:31 pm
> > > Subject: GET THIS UPGRADED PART!  RE: P/N for 86 2.1 Syncro
> > cooling system
> > > part
> > >
> > >> I'm sure all the folks who have done a head job have long since
> > >> changed out this chunk of junk. This rates right up there
> with the
> > >> plastic gas line nipple coming into the engine compartment.
> > >>
> > >> Jeffrey, thank you for the P/N... once I got the thing out
> the p/n
> > >> for the "old style" flange 025121160C was molded on there.
> > >>
> > >> Anyone who has a Vanagon with the old style plastic flange
> w/O-
> > >> Ring should get one of these ASAP as I narrowly averted disaster
> > >> when it failed spectacularly in my driveway, the day AFTER coming
> > >> home from a trip. It's completely warped. I even think this was
> > >> where the tiny but mysterious coolant leak I could never locate
> > >> was coming from. The new ones are steel & use a flat gasket
> > instead.>>
> > >> If all this is in the archives, and I've relatively sure it is,
> > >> sorry for the re-hash... but maybe I'll save another poor slob,
> > >> like myself, from being stranded.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Jim King
> > >> 86 Syncro Westy (Terapn)
> > >> Garrison, NY
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@vanagonparts.com>
> > >> Date: Monday, August 15, 2005 6:06 pm
> > >> Subject: RE: P/N for 86 2.1 Syncro cooling system part
> > >>
> > >> > 025121160D
> > >> >
> > >> > Cheers,
> > >> >
> > >> > Jeff
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > -----Original Message-----
> > >> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On
> > >> Behalf> Of Jim King
> > >> > Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 1:54 PM
> > >> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > >> > Subject: P/N for 86 2.1 Syncro cooling system part
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > I'm trying to find the part number for the black plastic flange
> > >> > w/nipplethat bolts to the right head. One of the thin coolant
> > >> > hoses is attached to
> > >> > it and then connects to the metal coolant tube that runs
> > along the
> > >> > rearengine compartment lip.
> > >> >
> > >> > 86 Syncro Westy
> > >> >
> > >> > Thanks,
> > >> >
> > >> > Jim
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>