Date:         Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:24:33 -0700
Reply-To:     Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Need a gasket
Comments: To: Bob Donalds <donalds1@verizon.net>
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Thanks, Bob. I was able to oval out the two bolt holes on one of the other
gaskets to accept the slightly wider bolt pattern needed for this one
location.

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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR



On 10/19/2007 9:53 PM Bob Donalds wrote:

> Use a piece of cardboard like the box the water pump came in and with a ball
> pen hammer place it on the pipe flange
> tap around the edges of the pipe until you have what you need
> like in the old days I still stock gasket paper
>
> Bob Donalds
>  Boston engine
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 2:00 PM
> Subject: Need a gasket
>
>
>> I'm replacing the water pump on my 1.9L. I had Van-Cafe ship me all the
>> bits I need, except it looks like they left one gasket out. It's for the
>> lower pipe that runs from the water pump to the passenger side head. The
>> two water pipe gaskets they send are just a couple millimeters too small
>> to slip over the studs on the head.
>>
>> Someone got a part number for this? Maybe I can get one from a local VW
>> dealer. Otherwise my van will be plugging up our driveway for several
>> days while I get one of the Usual Vanagon parts guys to ship one to me.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
>> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
>> KG6RCR
>
>