Date:         Mon, 8 Jun 2015 11:44:11 -0700
Reply-To:     Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Can you drive with skylight open?
Comments: To: James <jk_eaton@hotmail.com>
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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?)
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