On Thu, 6 Apr 1995, Joel Walker wrote: > i thought that i had seen a tech bulletin about changing part numbers on > the head gasket, but i just looked at a 1986-1991 fiche and a 1980-1985 > fiche and the part number is the same. HOWEVER, a curiosity arises: in the > 1986-1991 fiche, the gasket is listed and notes that a sealant should also > be used. this sealant is also specified in the Head Gasket Replacement > Procedure in the tech bulletins and elsewhere. > > ok. so what's funny about that? well, the 1980-1985 fiche does NOT have the > sealant noted. it's not even listed. ??? why would the 2.1 liter engine need > the head gasket sealant, but the 1.9 liter engine would not?? As I changed my head gaskets last year I used this sealant. I do not know wether the sealant was mentioned on the dealer's fiche, but I asked for it and they sold it without problems. No problems since then. HTH T.S. 83' Vanagon
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