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Date:         Thu, 18 Aug 2005 09:02:53 -0400
Reply-To:     terrapincampers@OPTONLINE.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim King <terrapincampers@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject:      (this is NOT a Cylinder head seal)  Re: Gasket sealer for cooling
              system part
In-Reply-To:  <e411d6144a75.4303bf37@optonline.net>
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If you read the my 1st post, at the bottom, you will see that I am not asking about the cylinder head seal/gasket. This is a coolant flange with a nipple for a small coolant hose attachment that is bolted to the top of the right rear cylinder head on a 2.1 Syncro WBX.

Here is the link to further clarify.

http://www.volkscafe.com/vanagonparts.jsp?pa=p&p=1671107832&pct=789411588&ct=607040609

My thinking is that as long as there is a clean surface on both sides just a plain gasket will do.

Jim ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Zoltan <zolo@foxinternet.net> > Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 9:27 pm > Subject: Re: Gasket sealer for cooling system part > > > To me, your question is not understandable. > > There is a flat metal ring that is the gasket for the head with > > the > > cylinder. The others are O rings on the cylinder and help keep > > water out of > > other places. > > What is it "w/nipple" thing? What nipple. There are no nipples > > on any > > gaskets. > > Zoltan > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jim King" <terrapincampers@OPTONLINE.NET> > > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 5:55 PM > > Subject: Gasket sealer for cooling system part > > > > > > > Now that I have the new and improved replacement METAL flange > > w/nipple, > > > instead of an o-ring, a flat gasket is used for the seal > against > > the > > > cylinder head. > > > What, if anything, should I use on this gasket? > > > > > > Thanks, Jim > > > > > > 86 Syncro Westfalia (Terapn) > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Jim King <terrapincampers@optonline.net> > > > Date: Monday, August 15, 2005 7:31 pm > > > Subject: GET THIS UPGRADED PART! RE: P/N for 86 2.1 Syncro > > cooling system > > > part > > > > > >> I'm sure all the folks who have done a head job have long since > > >> changed out this chunk of junk. This rates right up there > with the > > >> plastic gas line nipple coming into the engine compartment. > > >> > > >> Jeffrey, thank you for the P/N... once I got the thing out > the p/n > > >> for the "old style" flange 025121160C was molded on there. > > >> > > >> Anyone who has a Vanagon with the old style plastic flange > w/O- > > >> Ring should get one of these ASAP as I narrowly averted disaster > > >> when it failed spectacularly in my driveway, the day AFTER coming > > >> home from a trip. It's completely warped. I even think this was > > >> where the tiny but mysterious coolant leak I could never locate > > >> was coming from. The new ones are steel & use a flat gasket > > instead.>> > > >> If all this is in the archives, and I've relatively sure it is, > > >> sorry for the re-hash... but maybe I'll save another poor slob, > > >> like myself, from being stranded. > > >> > > >> > > >> Jim King > > >> 86 Syncro Westy (Terapn) > > >> Garrison, NY > > >> > > >> > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > >> From: Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@vanagonparts.com> > > >> Date: Monday, August 15, 2005 6:06 pm > > >> Subject: RE: P/N for 86 2.1 Syncro cooling system part > > >> > > >> > 025121160D > > >> > > > >> > Cheers, > > >> > > > >> > Jeff > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > -----Original Message----- > > >> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On > > >> Behalf> Of Jim King > > >> > Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 1:54 PM > > >> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > >> > Subject: P/N for 86 2.1 Syncro cooling system part > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > I'm trying to find the part number for the black plastic flange > > >> > w/nipplethat bolts to the right head. One of the thin coolant > > >> > hoses is attached to > > >> > it and then connects to the metal coolant tube that runs > > along the > > >> > rearengine compartment lip. > > >> > > > >> > 86 Syncro Westy > > >> > > > >> > Thanks, > > >> > > > >> > Jim > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >


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