Date:         Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:51:05 -0700
Reply-To:     Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Rear Hatch Gasketage
Comments: To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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The latch on the door has some adjustability too.  Also, check that the
flange the rubber fits into on the bottom edge (van rear shelf) is aligned
flat, pointing straight back, not bent down from the accident.  That was my
problem.

It's not the dust you have to worry about, it's the carbon monoxide!  If you
get a headache during a long drive . . .

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Rocket J Squirrel
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2012 10:58 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Rear Hatch Gasketage

A couple years ago, my van was struck by a parked 70s bay window VW bus
which had been struck by a passing car.

<https://www.dropbox.com/s/oflgt0o802iffgq/IMG_1951.JPG>

The body shop did a pretty good job replacing parts and getting things to
fit again, but the rear hatch doesn't seal as tightly as it used to and I
get a lot of dust coming in the back. The existing weatherstrip/gasketing is
in good shape, I guess the issue is that the door no longer seals as tightly
against the body as it used to.

I'd like to figure out a way to improve the seal. Ideas?

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.