What are "washing machine screened washers?"

Joy

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Joy Hecht
now living in a real house in northern Virginia
and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
now living in the driveway and resting after two and a half years
lugging Joy and her stuff around...

For musings about life and the vanadventures:
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:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
:::Of Christopher Gronski
:::Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 12:28 PM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: installing new luggage rack seals
:::
:::Hey Geo,
:::
:::While this may indeed be possible, taking an extra 15 minutes or so to
:::remove the rack is not a bad idea so that you can do a complete
:::cleaning under the rack and stall the washing machine screened washers
:::in the rack drain holes to slow the accumulation of crud underneith.
:::While both may technically be possible with the rack still attached at
:::the back I suppose, they would be way easier with it off.
:::
:::Chris
:::
:::On 10/1/06, Geo & Kathleen Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com> wrote:
:::> Doug Alcock wrote:
:::>
:::> > Hi Joy -- Here are some instructions I posted a few years back:
:::> > http://doug.alcock.googlepages.com/poptopseals
:::> > though you've received plenty of advice already :-)
:::>
:::>
:::> Just back on the list so apologies if this has been covered, but...
:::>
:::> When I did my 84 many years back I distinctly recall I did not undo the
:::> headliner or the back edge of the luggage rack.  I just undid the big
:::> slotted screws and was able to lift the thing just enough to get the
:::old
:::> seal off & the new seal on.  My experience, your mileage may vary.
:::>
:::> Geo H
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:::>
:::>
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