Date:         Wed, 9 Sep 1998 13:35:44 -0500
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: pop-top seal
Comments: To: "Henning, Eric" <Eric.Henning@BAILEY.COM>
Comments: cc: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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Eric
I would be a little concerned to use the rear seeal material on the front
piece.  The luggage rack (front sec.) has holes drilled into it to alow
water to drain out of the L.R. area when it rains.  If you replaced this
flat seal with the thicker seal from the rear, it might seal that section,
not letting the water drain to the front, and potentially it could drain
back through the rear INTO the westy.  I would stick with the standard type
of seal.  I used the BusDepot seal on the front of mine, and it works fine.

what kind of "emissions pass stuff" did you use?  I am going to have to get
mine done soon (already overdue) and one guy I talked to said he has had to
fail 4 out of the 6 vanagons he has seen this year.  (needless to say I am
not taking it to his shop, but....)


Henning, Eric wrote:

> has anybody ever replaced the flat front seal on their pop-top (the one
> that mates with the luggage rack) with
> the seal material that goes on the sides?  my flat seal curls up and
> seems to catch the rain (of course this seal is old an brittle), i need
> to replace this flat portion.  i know bus depot sells just this section
> but wondering if i really need the flat type or the side type works just
> as well as i have some of the side type.  guess i could always put it on
> and see what happens.
>
> eric
> 80 westy
>
> ps - just had my emissions tests done.  passed with some margin but not
> alot.  kicker is the po removed the
> cat. converter and cross-over pipe and used a muffleer that bolts right
> to the exhaust manifolds.  i did put in a can of emissions pass stuff.