Date:         Thu, 8 Aug 2002 17:56:10 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      FISH D***it! Re: Seals for Westy Pop Top - Where can I get these
              for cheap??
Comments: To: Robert Steven Fish <fish@SALZBURG.CO.AT>
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At 05:48 PM 8/8/2002, Robert Steven Fish wrote:
>My question is... has anyone had good success using a "generic" seal
>(gasket) for their Westy Pop-Top?  If so, would you be so kind as to tell me
>the specifics regarding where to get it and what the product number and
>description is.

Bus Depot ones are good.


>Also, what's the deal with the luggage carrier??  It is going to fill up
>with water, and then the water is going to drain through the holes in the
>bottom, and get trapped between the roof and the carrier.... there must be
>some sort of tube drainage system on a factory set-up... where does this
>drain to... do I need to drill a hole in the roof to allow for a tube to
>pass down through??

The "seal" on the luggage carrier doesn't really seal, it just strains the
bits out so that they stay trapped underneath until you take the thing off
some year.  The water drains out around the edges.

david


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David Beierl - Providence, RI
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'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"