>To whomever originally posted this thread of thought- > the rear left wing on my 78 Westy was rusted horribly when i >bought it. Living up here in the land of eternal drizzle, (no- not San >Fran.- more north-- Seattle), the damn thing leaked so bad on the P.O. it >rotted out the carpet, wood sink/stove/fridge cabinet back and bottom, >and made the poor guy's interior a stinkin' mess. Why he never addressed >the root of the problem ( the vent wing had ancient-looking >shipwreck-type rust corrosion), I do not know. > But *I* did address it. > After garaging it and letting it dry some, I ripped out all the interior >stuff, replaced bad wood/carpet etc. > Then came the fun. Bye-bye frustrating leak- I kicked the *poop* outta >that whole back side window- vent wing and 3/4 glass- and replaced it with a >pretty-lookin' new seal encircling my 1-PIECE window. > No more leaks there, mom. > > Jeff Interesting, my DPO did the same thing, but only on one side! The other one needs attention as well. Maybe this summer.
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