Hi Mark and others,

        I’m not sure what these are either but whatever they are I’m sure I need them now!

eRic Caron 
85 GL Auto 

> On Apr 26, 2016, at 7:14 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> 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
>>