... aye, there's the rub; a part #. that's bound to be helpful to more than my heater. thanks, Frank ! mike + ... ________________________________ From: Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Friday, November 2, 2012 5:01 AM Subject: Re: that dreaded rear heater ... WRONG ! They are indeed square rings. I have the OEM ones here from VW and they are indeed O-rings with a square profile. O-ring, rear heater core to valve, 861 819 297 On 2012-11-01, at 8:18 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote: > Many VW components use normal round-shaped o-rings. They start out > round in cross-section, but get compressed and flattened into the > squared groove upon assembly. When they've been in service for many > years, they harden and take a set into this square shape, and it's only > a matter of time before they start leaking, as they no longer are the > same size or shape. You may be able to get it to seal up again by > adding some sealant and re-assembling the parts, but it really just > needs a new o-ring. Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 VW Westy, '00 Kawasaki 250 Sherpa, "98 Ducati 750 Monster & 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 06 ~ 09, 2013 |
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