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Subject:Re: Which head gasket kit to use?
From:Andrew Berg
Date:Tue, 23 Jul 2024 11:40:09 -0400

Ah, so they do, and I just put in an order from them. Oh well. I have sourced an Elring kit locally.

Andrew

On Tue, Jul 23, 2024, at 11:36 AM, Dennis Haynes wrote:
> I think both those brands are the same stuff, just different name. GW
> sells just the individual gasket if all you need is the outer jacket
> seal.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf Of Andrew Berg
> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2024 7:59 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Which head gasket kit to use?
>
> What's the consensus these days? Elring or Victor Reinz. I need to do
> just one side as I made a mistake on a fresh build. The other side has
> Victor Reinz. I've read some bad reviews of Elring on The Samba, but
> you know how the internet is. It seems GoWesty and others stock Elring
> and perhaps use on their rebuilds.
>
> Andrew

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