Barrels to engine case - sealant or gasket?

On 30 May, 01:32, "dave AKA vwdoc1" > wrote:
> I thought some of the early 6 volt Type 1 engines had these cylinder to head
> gaskets too? I forget though. ;-)
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> I remember seeing these metal gaskets being sold with the cylinder heads
> from Topline about 30 years ago. The gaskets were to reduce the compression
> ratio in their remanufactured heads.
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> "Speedy Jim" > wrote in message
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> > Karl wrote:
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> >> What engine do you have? Type 4's have head gaskets, but VW said to
> >> discard them and add shims to
> >> the bottom.
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> >> "Howard Rose" > wrote in message
> roups.com...
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> >>>Thanks for the replies! Sealant and no gasket it is then.
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> >>>I also noticed that there are some metal rings in the cylinder heads
> >>>where the barrels join. Are these standard? I can't find any
> >>>reference to them in the manual.
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> > There were aftermarket head rings which were
> > used to lower compression on Type 1 engines.
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Since I'm using the same heads, I've reused the metal rings. Hope
that's okay...