I miss my '85 poptop weekender... but I remember driving it with the skylight open... all the hardware on it must be tight otherwise it will rattle... On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 11:36 AM, James <jk_eaton@hotmail.com> wrote: > We have, but even with new hardware from The Skylight Guy our skylight's > hardware isn't 'tight and strong' - at highway speeds, over an hour or so, > the skylight will slowly close on its own! - or, rather, close down to > about 1/4 inch from closed, at which point it rattles and bangs > alarmingly. As a result, we only do this if we have back-seat passengers > who have to have the air. > > On an alternate track, though, leaving the skylight open when the van is > parked is an excellent way to keep the interior cool on a sunny day - > enough air enters through the front vents and exits the skylight to keep > the interior temperature under control. > > James > Ottawa, ON > > > Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2015 20:18:52 -0700 > > From: dn92610@GMAIL.COM > > Subject: Re: Can you drive with skylight open? > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > > yes you can if the hardware of the skylight is tight and strong... > > > > On Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 8:14 PM, PB <pbrattan@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Does anyone drive with the skylight open? (or is that a surefire way to > > > ruin a skylight?) > > > Patti > > > 90 Westy Automatic > > > Los Angeles > > > > > > -- > > > > > > *♪♫**[image: Black heart (cards)]**♫♪♪♫**[image: Black heart (cards)] > **♫♪♪♫**[image: Black heart (cards)]**♫♪♪♫**[image: Black heart (cards)] > **♫♪* > > > If it's not on my Smart Phone, it doesn't exist... > > > ●▬▬▬▬▬▬ஜ۩۞۩ஜ▬▬[image: Black heart (cards)]▬▬▬ஜ۩۞۩ஜ▬▬▬▬▬● > > > > |
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