Use a piece of cardboard like the box the water pump came in and with a ball
pen hammer place it on the pipe flange
tap around the edges of the pipe until you have what you need
like in the old days I still stock gasket paper

Bob Donalds
 Boston engine

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 2:00 PM
Subject: Need a gasket

> I'm replacing the water pump on my 1.9L. I had Van-Cafe ship me all the
> bits I need, except it looks like they left one gasket out. It's for the
> lower pipe that runs from the water pump to the passenger side head. The
> two water pipe gaskets they send are just a couple millimeters too small
> to slip over the studs on the head.
>
> Someone got a part number for this? Maybe I can get one from a local VW
> dealer. Otherwise my van will be plugging up our driveway for several
> days while I get one of the Usual Vanagon parts guys to ship one to me.
>
> --
>
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR