Hi, although i have taken them apart I have never replaced that gasket, but... If I had to i would use a some silicon sheet material (the stuff looks like almost the exact as used in of old gel drying apparatus for polyacrylamide sds gels in the biochem lab). Better temp resistance than butyl rubber of an inner tube. Alistair '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94 http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/ On 14-Oct-04, at 6:49 PM, Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN) wrote: > I'm in the process of servicing & upgrading my fridge and need to > replace > the rubber gasket that seals the upper and lower parts of the > combustion > chamber. I have looked for some suitable material locally with no > luck. I > have read on the Westfalia Owners Web Site, and on Frank Condelli web > page > that a tire inner tube could be used to create a new seal. Has > anybody > used an inner tube for this seal? If so how did it hold up to the > heat of > the burner? How did it look the next time you cleaned the burner? As > I see > it now my only two options are sealing with a high temp silicone > (which will > make it difficult to get apart to clean the next time) or trying the > inner > tube. Thanks > > Pascal > '84 Westy > |
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