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Date:         Mon, 24 May 1999 18:36:33 -0300
Reply-To:     Malcolm Stebbins <Malcolm.Stebbins@MSVU.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Malcolm Stebbins <Malcolm.Stebbins@MSVU.CA>
Subject:      Re: Milestone reached, strange things happen...
Comments: To: Alan Bosch <arbosch@RA.ROCKWELL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <8625677B.007083AA.00@ramilwsmtp01.ra.rockwell.com>
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I'd guess the weather seal, look under the door where it meets the foot step, and it can be a big deal as water sits there, the foot step will rust out and also the door bottom. I spliced in some new door rubber under there and sealed the ends with seam-sealer (it was on hand, therefore cheap). Malcolm S

Alan wrote:

> Well, a week's past and my wife is on the road to recovery, and the baby's > doing great. I, on the other hand, am a nervous wreck, can't sleep, and > am starting to worry about paying for college for the little nipper :o) > > While bringing my wife and son home from the hospital last Thursday, I > just happened to look down at the speedometer and notice that my bus had > passed 100k without me noticing. I had this great sadness and guilt wash > over me - like I forgot to remember Mother's Day, or something. So I took > Phred out Saturday and treated him to a wash and hand wax - trying to make > amends. At lunch time today, I went out to the bus to run a few errands, > opened the drivers door, and - swoosh! - out comes this splash of water. > It came from the footwell, where the little step up is. It's the first > I've noticed it probably because we're having the first real rain in > something like a month up here. I mean, it's really nothing major - not > like seeing your heads leak, or anything - but disconcerting > none-the-less. I looked under the dash to see if there was a trail from > the windshield, but nothing looks wet. Any suggestions? > > Alan Bosch > & a bus named Phred ('88 Wolfsburg)


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