My last update to this thread.  The seals have been completely replaced.
It was not necessary, as Ron said, to remove the luggage rack to install
the seal.  But I did it anyway to clean underneath.  Here's a shot where
all three seals come together:

http://gallery.openfbo.com/poptopseal/IMG_3441

And the luggage rack:

http://gallery.openfbo.com/poptopseal/IMG_3442

Its a very nice improvement.  Now if I could only get the damn PS lines
finished...

Matt

On Sun, 6 Feb 2005, Matt Barclay wrote:

> From: Matt Barclay <mbarclay@OPENFBO.COM>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Good pics of Poptop seal?
> Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 08:51:34 -0800
>
> The new front flat seal does look a lot like the old one, except it is a
> little wider.  This is the picture of the old one coming off:
>
> http://gallery.openfbo.com/poptopseal/img_3339
>
> This is the new one installed:
>
> http://gallery.openfbo.com/poptopseal/img_3345
>
> The luggage rack needs to come off today so I can replace its seal.  To
> get it off completely, there are some screws on the backside hidden by the
> pop-top when it is closed.  Do I have to remove the interior ceiling to
> access those screws, or can I just use a wrench to turn them from above?
>
>
> I got that LP tank and regulator from GoWesty.  Hopefully I can remove the
> old one and bolt it in today.  The old tank is looking pretty bad.  The
> open/close valve is rusted so bad I can't turn it to the off position.
> After burning the stove for a good 25 hours, I finally just parked my van
> in a nice open parking lot and vented the propane.  I'll post pics of the
> install when its complete.
>
> Regards,
> Matt
>
> On Sun, 6 Feb 2005, Shawn Wright wrote:
>
>> From: Shawn Wright <swright@zuiko.sls.bc.ca>
>> To: Matt Barclay <mbarclay@OPENFBO.COM>, vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Good pics of Poptop seal?
>> Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2005 08:19:16 -0800
>>
>> Matt,
>>
>> Thanks for the pics. But the shots of the installed seal look like the old
>> one. Are the
>> new pics not up yet? Thanks for posting these.
>> Also, where did you get the nice new propane tank?
>>
>> On 6 Feb 2005 at 0:30, Matt Barclay <mbarclay@OPENFBO.COM> wrote:
>>
>>> I installed the front flat seal tonight.  It is much more difficult to
>>> install than the rest of the pop-top seals, but only took 30 minutes to
>>> complete.  Its easiest if you wiggle it up and down as you push the seal
>>> onto the fiberglass.  Still, its a grueling 30 minutes.
>>>
>>> I've updated some before/after pics here:
>>>
>>> http://gallery.openfbo.com/poptopseal
>>>
>>> Will tackle the luggage rack tomorrow.  These new seals are a definate
>>> improvment.
>>>
>>> Matt
>>>
>>> On Wed, 2 Feb 2005, Matt Barclay wrote:
>>>
>>>> From: Matt Barclay <mbarclay@OPENFBO.COM>
>>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>>> Subject: Re: Good pics of Poptop seal?
>>>> Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 13:23:37 -0800
>>>>
>>>> I just bought the front flat seal and luggage seal from Bus depot.  The
>>>> luggage seal looks a lot like the regular pop top seal I bought from him
>>>> several weeks ago.  Here are some pictures of the flat seal.  I'll post
>>>> new pictures after I install it this weekend:
>>>>
>>>> http://gallery.openfbo.com/poptopseal
>>>>
>>>> BTW: the pop top seal is excellent!  The hardest part is getting the old
>>>> one off.  Make sure you use a razor glass scraper to carefully remove the
>>>> old
>>>> rubber if it sticks to the fiberglass.  You can see the new poptop seal
>>>> and
>>>> old, rotten flat and luggage rack seal in this pic:
>>>>
>>>> http://gallery.openfbo.com/camper/IMG_3267
>>>>
>>>> Matt
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, 1 Feb 2005, The Bus Depot wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> From: The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
>>>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>>>> Subject: Re: Good pics of Poptop seal?
>>>>> Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 15:26:53 -0500
>>>>>
>>>>>> Dunno Ron --- the one you sold me was a glue-on, at the time
>>>>>> you said that sometimes you shipped one or the other
>>>>>> depending on availability. Perhaps this is no longer the case.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I have to import the front flat seal that doesn't require gluing from
>>>>> Europe
>>>>> because there is no U.S. supplier, so once or twice in the past I've had
>>>>> to
>>>>> infill with the U.S. made version (that does require gluing) when the
>>>>> European one was on factory backorder.  But I stocked up on about a
>>>>> year's
>>>>> supply of the European ones this fall, so I should have them for quite
>>>>> some
>>>>> time now.
>>>>>
>>>>> - Ron Salmon
>>>>>  The Bus Depot, Inc.
>>>>>  www.busdepot.com
>>>>>  (215)  234-VWVW
>>>>>
>>>>> _____________________________________________
>>>>> Toll-Free for Orders by PART # :  1-866-BUS-DEPOT
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Shawn Wright
>> I.T. Manager
>> Shawnigan Lake School
>>
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