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Date:         Wed, 10 Sep 2003 12:33:40 EDT
Reply-To:     Trvlr2001@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "John C..." <Trvlr2001@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: CAULK YOUR WESTY h2o/ELEC. FILL PORTS!!    was Re: REMOVE
              THOSE HATCH PLU...
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Right on target Chris! I`m just finishing up replacing the whole side panel, exactly because of this reason. No small job! You can glass-blast the seam & reseal, but the rusts still in there and sooner than later, its going to ruin that new paint job! JC...

In a message dated 9/10/03 10:21:08 AM Mountain Daylight Time, JordanVw@AOL.COM writes:

> In a message dated 9/9/03 1:26:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET writes: > > > >Because it is so common to see the left bottom of a Westy rusty and we > >should not let that happen when there is a solution for that. > > want to know another easy solution to a common problem?? i posted this > before too, and i bet all of you ignored it too.. the rust that is coming > from > the inside of your left westy side panel at the lower rocker seam (and > possibly > along the center reinforcement brace that is directly under the westy fill > ports is it is REALLY bad) is coming from around the FILL PORTS > THEMSELVES!! > when westfalia-werke converted these incomplete vans at their weidenbruck > factory, all they do is chop 3 square holes in the side, pop a foam gasket > in, > followed by the fill port receptical itself. they dont even seal them with > caulk!! > after 10-15-20 years the foam gasket is reduced to dust, and every time it > rains or you wash the van water spills in around the edges of the fill ports > and down inside your van and the fiberglass insulation behind there acts as > a > sponge, and so it never dries out.. the water sits in there being held up > against the metal and floor by the wet fiberglass insulation.. water seeks > the path > of least resistance to escape, so it starts weeping out the lower horizontal > drivers side rocker seam.. > the EASY solution?? CAULK the perimeters of your westy fill port inlets!!! > simple to do with regular silicone or latex household window /door exterior > caulk.. i used clear, but anything will do. a few squirts of the caulk > gun > is alot easier than welding in new sheetmetal.. > > > so..how many of you will actually do this to prolong the life of your > westy?? > hmm?


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