Date:         Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:08:52 -0800
Reply-To:     Tom Carchrae <tom@CARCHRAE.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tom Carchrae <tom@CARCHRAE.NET>
Subject:      Emergency/temporary window rubber fix
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Hi All,

It is the (very) rainy season here on the wet coast.  The good news is I
can easily identify water ingress in my van.  The bad news is, well, water
ingress.

I would like to replace the seals, but it does not look like this will
happen until the spring.  (In snowballing work/effort, I would like to
repaint when I do the seals, thus likely delaying the job)

I wonder what solutions people have had for buying a bit of time with leaky
window seals.  I have tried a bit of vaseline on the wing window and that
seemed to help.  Any other ideas?

The seals in question are:

* Wing window (
http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_262_400/right_wing_window_weatherstrip_seal_1_per_door.html

* Window in the sliding door (just above the door handle)
* I suspect the front window leaks (my left foot has been dripped on)

Tom