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Subject:Re: Disassembling Westy interior for Seam Rust battle?
From:neil N
Date:Sun, 9 Sep 2007 10:15:56 -0700

Not to mention internal unchecked leaking water connections dripping
onto the insulation.

First thing I did on my Westy was seal those parts. The job is fugly,
(When road dirt gets on the extra silicone, it ain't purty) but it
works.

Neil.

On 9/9/07, JordanVw@aol.com <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote:
> In a message dated 9/9/07 11:15:06 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> wes@cs.uchicago.edu writes:
>
>
> > What should I caulk them with?
> > I've replaced the gaskets on the ports... but I guess the new ones fail
> > pretty quickly?
> >
> >
>
> silicone, seam sealer, anything you want as long as you seal them because
> thats why your van is rusted there in the first place..
>
> chris
>
>
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