I believe  there is a standard pipe fitting available at your local hardware
store that fits perfectly, proper thread and all.
I've seen it done, and remember that it was a widely available part.

-Craig
'85GL turned WESTY
BOSTIG in the back

On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 9:23 AM, Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" <
camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:

> Roger VanTill wrote:
> > Looks like BD carries new ones.
>
> Srsly? Lemme go look ...
>
> ... I can't find it. Must be well-hidden in a non-obvious category. I
> know that Terry Kay has 'em for thirty-five simoleons. I could buy, but
> would like to repair.
>
> The leak appears to come from the gap between the two plastic parts,
> which the rubbery gasket should seal under compression, but that gasket
> doesn't seem to be as interested in doing that as it did when it was a
> youngster.
>
> Peter T. Owsianowski proposes epoxy, which could be smeared over the end
> to seal the two parts together; I painted my cap bright yellow with
> spray paint for plastic -- to reduce chance of losing the thing -- and
> so the epoxy would be adhering to the paint, not the plastic, no telling
> how well the paint is gummed to the plastic.
>
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
> David Beierl has a cool suggestion to use RTV gasket compound and
> Vaseline to form a new gasket, and I'm predisposed to favor anything
> that involves Vaseline.
>
> --
> Rocky J Squirrel
>