Date:         Thu, 14 Oct 2004 22:36:53 -0700
Reply-To:     Doug in Calif <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET>
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From:         Doug in Calif <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET>
Subject:      Re: Westy fridge combustion chamber gasket replacement
Comments: To: "Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)" <Pascal.Giasson@GNB.CA>
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I like the Ultra Copper Silicone good to 700 degrees.
Not that hard to get apart later.
it would work all by itself if you dont make a gasket.
Your local car parts place should have some gasket material you could use.

If I had no gasket material for this job I would use a very light coat of
ultra copper and use small strips of Nashua
adhesive backed foil tape you can buy for your water heater vent to seal the
edge of the burner pot.

Doug


----- Original Message -----
From: "Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)" <Pascal.Giasson@GNB.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 6:49 PM
Subject: Westy fridge combustion chamber gasket replacement


> 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