in any case, a round o-ring is right there, and .........installed it with a high quality silicone sealant., on the o-ring and the flange where it goes against the head. Any o-rings installed dry leak after a while in my experience. scott www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message ----- From: "pdooley" <psdooley@VERIZON.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 6:34 PM Subject: Re: seal at lower t-stat housing to cyl head
> I'm no authority on the matter, but experience has shown me that old > orings > compressed long enough can look like flat seals. > > Any chance of mistaken identity? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > azsun99 > Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 9:03 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: seal at lower t-stat housing to cyl head > > This is on a '90. The ETKA calls it a seal and when I removed the old one > (it was > leaking), it was a flat seal, not an old hardened o-ring. When I asked for > the seal at > a VW dealer in San Diego, they gave me an o-ring. It does not appear to be > anything > special, but I am concerned with the high heat in that area. > Has the flat seal been superseded by the o-ring? > Thanks, > Jerry in AZ |
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