Date:         Fri, 12 Sep 2003 08:15:12 -0700
Reply-To:     Steve Gough <stevegough@HCIS.NET>
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From:         Steve Gough <stevegough@HCIS.NET>
Subject:      Re: oil leaking from valve cover 91 Vanagon
Comments: To: Chuck Mathis <cmathis@HOUSTON.RR.COM>
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Maybe this is rare, but I had a valve cover
that began leaking like crazy.  Turned out
the cover was warped and nothing short of a
new cover would correct the leak.
Gave me fits, and thanks to Ken Wilford for the
diagnosis.

Steve Gough
'86 Westy, Carbondale, Illinois

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of Chuck Mathis
> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 5:00 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: oil leaking from valve cover 91 Vanagon
>
>
> Normal?  Well it shouldn't be.  Pretty common but very easy and cheap to
> fix.  The valve cover gaskets are the same ones used on the old aircooled
> Bugs (Type 3s, Ghias and Vans up thru '71).  The valve cover is
> held on by a
> clip.  Pop the clip and the cover should come right off.  Remove the old
> gasket, clean up the cover, lay the new gasket in (VW says no sealant is
> necessary but a thin bead of sealant helps hold the gasket in
> place).  Clean
> up the mating surface on the head and reinstall the cover.  If
> you study it
> real hard and move very slow it will take you less than 30
> minutes for both
> sides.  A little longer if you let the sealant set.  Don't put sealant on
> the head side because it makes it tough to change it next time.
>
> Chuck
> '85 Wolfsburg Westy - 'Roland the Road Buffalo'
>
> on 9/11/03 11:00 PM, Automatic digest processor at
> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM wrote:
>
> > Date:    Thu, 11 Sep 2003 20:14:32 -0400
> > From:    Shannon Mitchell <vze4rq5j@VERIZON.NET>
> > Subject: oil leaking from valve cover 91 Vanagon
> >
> > oil leaking from valve cover 91 Vanagon is this normal?
> >
> > Shannon