Sorry RJ, I was looking in the 86-91 section. I forgot you drove a different
vintage van.

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
>