Hi Bert. I have 2 different seals in my garage.Don't know if one was for the Karmann and other for the Beetle ?I should have a look thursday to find some part number.(Wednesday I am going to do some alpine ski (YEAH) finally.But on my 72 SB the channels were aligned on my 57 I did not change it yet.Hope you will get more answers.Yves
From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [vintagvw] Rear engine compartment seal Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2016 16:55:11 -0600 Volks, Just got my 1972 SuperBeetle back from the paint shop right after Christmas. The engine (with all tin) is at the mechanic’s being rebuilt (I hope), so thought I’d use its absence renew the liners and the rubber seals for the engine compartment. Liners will take some cutting and punching, but they’re coming along okay. Got some good-quality seals from WCM. Old seals had crumbled and fallen apart; removed them completely and cleaned channels pretty well. So far I’ve gotten the forward seal into place (the one behind the doghouse above the transmission). I was able to slide one end in, and just used violence to press in the remainder. But now I’m encountering a problem with the rear rubber seal – the one that goes across the back (i.e., nearest the bumper) and along both sides. The channels are not in alignment. At the break, the left and right side channels are about 25mm (1”) higher than (=above) the transverse channel! There is no visible sign there’s been any repair work or welding back there (there could have been – I’m about a fourth owner): they just are nowhere near being in alignment. And since the break between channel segments is only about a half inch or so (same on both L and R sides), there’s really no way that the rubber can “step up” to run along the sides. QUESTIONS: Is this the normal configuration? If so, how does one run the rear seal to be gap-free around the body and the engine tin? Do I maybe have the wrong seal (it’s one long piece and straight, with a goofy Z cross-section)? I’ll try to attach a picture. Any advice, y’all? Bert Knupp -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
