I'm sure I could probably recreate about any simple shape out of lead, but
even after 26 years of Vanagon ownership I don't know what these items are.

Jim

On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 6:11 PM kenneth wilford (Van-Again) <
kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:

> Marc, where are these located on the vent wing?  Maybe people just don't
> understand what you are referring to.  I know I am scratching my head on
> this one.
>
> Ken
>
> On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 5:05 PM, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Okay, I've gotten zero responses to my questions about the lead vent
> > wing seals which are NLA. Is anybody making something out of a
> > different material to replace the lead seals? I was talking to a
> > designer friend of mine and trying to think of some kind of material
> > that could possibly be molded to fit that would then harden
> > sufficiently but then remain pliable enough to seal but not so pliable
> > as to leak. Any thoughts from any materials scientists out there? Do
> > we have any materials scientists on the list?
> >
> > My lead seals are rapidly going to pot, so to speak, and I'd like to
> > get them replaced with something that works, even if I have to
> > engineer something new. Others could benefit from this, I'm thinking .
> > . .
> >
> > Marc Perdue
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
>