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Posted by: Series9 Sep 23 2011, 08:18 PM
I guess the venerable Type IV engine no longer has head gaskets (according to some).
Can any of you old-schoolers identify the gasket-in-question in this picture?
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Posted by: '73-914kid Sep 23 2011, 08:21 PM
The smaller diameter rings are indeed the "Head sealing rings" and the larger diameter rings are cylinder base shims IIRC.
Posted by: Krieger Sep 23 2011, 08:22 PM
Bus/1.8?
Posted by: Series9 Sep 23 2011, 08:23 PM
The smaller diameter rings are indeed the "Head sealing rings" and the larger diameter rings are cylinder base shims IIRC.
So you're going with the semantic difference between "head sealing ring" and "head gasket"?
Is that correct?
Posted by: Series9 Sep 23 2011, 08:30 PM
To be perfectly clear:
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Posted by: '73-914kid Sep 23 2011, 08:31 PM
They can be called whatever you want. The guy who sold me my gasket set listed it as a "Head sealing ring" that I was told to leave out, and lap the cylinder to the head instead.
Yes, the arrow is pointing towards a head gasket.
Posted by: SirAndy Sep 23 2011, 08:42 PM
If i'm not mistaken, there was a VW bulletin going out to all mechanics back in the day to leave them out when rebuilding T4 engines.
Posted by: Series9 Sep 23 2011, 08:46 PM
If i'm not mistaken, there was a VW bulletin going out to all mechanics back in the day to leave them out when rebuilding T4 engines.
I'm simply attempting to make the point that Type IV engines came with "head gaskets".
That's all.
Posted by: Dr Evil Sep 23 2011, 08:46 PM
To leave out those things that do not exist 
Posted by: rick 918-S Sep 23 2011, 08:58 PM
Ya, They came with them and so did the engine rebuild kit I purchased. But I followed the lead of others here and did not use them.
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