Thanks Frank! Canadian tire has "rubber" gasket making material? I'll check it out! Neil. -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.
On 7/19/07, RAlanen@aol.com <RAlanen@aol.com> wrote: > > > > In a message dated 18/07/2007 4:40:52 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > Checked archives and found old emails people had sent regarding my > Dometic. Lots of helpful info. Thanks! I didn't see what I need to > know though..... > > Got the refer on the bench, and am looking into my air intake cooling > idea and doing some maintenance (burping/mods) while it's out. > > I re-used seal on combustion chamber last time I cleaned it out. I'm > hesitant to re-use it again. > > If I can't find a new seal for combustion chamber, can high temp RV > sealant (or better??) be applied to exterior joint of combustion > chamber to ensure a good seal? > > > > > Neil, I use Loctite Ultra Copper Hi-Temp RTV sealant, works fine. > If needed I make new gaskets from a material I get in gasket making material > from either Canadian Tire or NAPA. > > Cheers, > > Frank Condelli > Almonte, Ontario, Canada > '87 Westy & Lionel Trains (Collection for sale) > Frank Condelli & Associates - Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the > Ottawa Valley > Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems > BusFusion a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 07 ~ 10, 2007 > |
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