Date:         Wed, 16 Jul 2003 03:13:17 -0500
Reply-To:     mostd@JUNO.COM
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From:         David Most <mostd@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: rubber vs cork valve cover gasket for 2.0 aircooled
Comments: To: daveshirin@ENERGYUNITED.NET
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Go to an import/VW parts store and get the right VW valve cover gaskets.
The generic/rubber ones (e.g., from Autozone), in my limited experience,
are thinner than the correct cork gaskets, and you'll end up with leaks.


David

On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 22:32:39 -0400 David and Shirin
<daveshirin@ENERGYUNITED.NET> writes:
> Need some valve cover gaskets and dont have time to wait to mail
> order them, so I picked up a set of rubber ones and a set of cork
> ones from the  local parts house.  Has anyone tried the rubber valve
> cover gaskets?  Just wondering which one resists leaking longer?
> These are being installed on a 1982 aircooled Westy.
>
> David
>
>
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