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Subject:Re: 91 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile skylight
From:David Beierl
Date:Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:47:56 -0500

At 03:29 PM 2/16/2012, Dave Mcneely wrote:
>Any tricks to stopping this thing from leaking?  Installed a brand
>new gasket (just received from from Bus Depot) today, and the
>skylight edge itself appears flawless.  Both skylight and gasket
>seem to fit properly.  But it leaks.

Did you do the dollar bill test* on the new gasket and adjust the
hinge angle as necessary?

*Closed skylight should grip a dollar bill placed anywhere around the gasket.

Yours,
David