Date:         Tue, 21 Jan 1997 09:25:09 +0200
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Richard Lumb" <richard.lumb@dlr.de>
Subject:      Re: Rubber seal


Philip Menchions wrote:

> The seal around the cap (poptop 
> section) never seemed to be properly attached from day1. I drove the van 
> for the first couple of winters and freeze/thaw made a bad situation 
> worse. Wound up peeling the whole thing off. The metal strip inside was 
> badly corroded. I removed it and cleaned up the inside of the rubber 
> strip assuming I would be able to glue it to the cap directly using 
> "goop" or someother sort of product. 
>     Has anybody tried this or is it necessary to purchase a seal with the 
> metal clips inside?
>    Phil
>    '89 Westy
>  

I managed to fix the "de-rusted" rubber strip back on by first 
tacking it at approx. 10" intervals with Loctite "superglue" and then 
filling the gaps with contact adhesive.  Lots of clothes pegs came in 
handy for holding things in place.  12 months later everything still 
looks good and no leaks :) !  Take your time and it can be done.

Rich,
'86 Westy