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Subject:Re: Pop top seals - Advice needed
From:Geo Hahn
Date:Sun, 14 Mar 2004 19:26:10 -0700

Tom Rinehart wrote:

>I am looking for some advice on pop top seals for my '82 Westy.
>
I replaced mine years ago with a set from... wait for it... JCWhitney.

The key thing was that the metal imbedded in the portion that grips the
top was non-ferrous.  The old/original seal had rusted inside and
swelled and generally looked bad.  Another difference with the
replacement I used was that the sealing portion was sort of a tube (in
cross section) rather than solid soft rubber.

Can't comment on what the BB have but whatever you go with I would
recommend it be the non-rusting kind.

Geo Hahn
84 Westy
Mt Lemmon, AZ