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Date:         Tue, 31 Mar 1998 08:12:23 -0600
Reply-To:     Mark Mages <mmages@GIE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Mark Mages <mmages@GIE.COM>
Organization: Gulf Interstate Engineering
Subject:      Re: Things I learned this weekend
Comments: To: roy@juno.com, Vanagon Listserv <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
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Roy It is not necessary to remove the roof, I agree. However, if you want to eliminate all of the rust without filling the inside of the camper with it, it is not a bad idea.

FWIW - My canvas was already off. I got it back from the tent repair shop, and have not gotten around to putting it back up - I was waiting til after I replaced these seals. I would not have even considered removing the roof if I had to go through removing the canvas first.

On the front part of the roof: I would recommend removing the fiberglass part. I cleaned out 1/2 a tree worth of leaves, acorns & twigs that were underneath it. There was about 1/2 inch of dirt that was caked up under it, disallowing water drainage, and several families of spiders happily going on about their daily business.

CONGRATULATIONS ON REACHING YOUR 100 POP-TOP MILESTONE. I APOLOGIZE THAT MY ATTEMPT AT LEVITY STRUCK A CHORD WRONG WITH YOU. I WAS GOING FOR A GRIN, NOT TO OFFEND YOUR SENSE OF POP-TOP ETIQUETTE.

HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEK MARK

roy@juno.com wrote:

> Mark; > Please tell the listees IT IS NOT AT ALL NECESSARY TO REMOVE THE POP TOP > TO REPLACE GASKETS,I HAVE REPLACED APPROX 100 GASKET SETS AND HAVE YET TO > REMOVE ONE TOP, WOULD NOT EVEN CONSIDER THE OPTION ,YOU CAN VERY EASILY > REMOVE THE OLD ,CLEAN AND PREP FOR THE NEW ,REPLACE GASKETS,BE DONE IN > ABOUT 30 MIN MAX,SECURE THE TOP, GO CAMPING, > REGARDS, ROY > On Tue, 31 Mar 1998 07:34:52 -0600 Mark Mages <mmages@GIE.COM> writes: > >Hello all > > > >Well, I finally got around to replacing those good 'ol sagging pop-top > >seals this weekend. It involved removing the whole rear half of the > >roof, sanding the rust stains off, primering, then replacing. I used > >Ron's seals, and they worked great. > > > >I gleaned some pointers off this that I thought I would share with the > >group. > > > >1. Don't try & go it alone. > >2. If you must get your girlfriend to help, make her breakfast first. > >3. After removing all the bolts, tie down the arms that raise the roof > >(those lil plastic zip-ties are nice). Those babies are spring > >loaded: > >no it isn't your massve strength that lifts the roof so easily. > >4. When taking the roof off, don't drop it on your girlfriends toes. > >The corners are brittle & crack pretty easily. > >5. When putting the roof back on, bolt the front first. If it decides > >to slide backwards, your head is not the best thing to try and stop it > >with (even if this is inadvertant). > >6. Don't lose your nuts > >7. Have a full tube of your favorite muscle cream handy (icy-hot, > >ben-gay) you'll need it the next morning. > > > >All in all, it looks 100% better. > > > >Have a great week! > > > >Mark > >87 Westy Gl > >New pop-top seals, and new speakers in the back > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com > Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]


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