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Subject:Skylight leak
From:Neil2
Date:Sun, 18 Sep 2016 14:35:36 -0700

Hey volks,

Have you ever had a leaking skylight in your Westy?
Where was the source?
How did you remedy it?

I'm trying to figure out how to seal it and thought I'd try foam along the
convex perimeter, atop.  I removed some clear RTV the PO used from around
the fasteners last spring (it leaked a little beforehand) and wonder if
that's the source.  It now drips steadily from the operator housing which I
think is catching it from the top itself.  Seems a poor design since
instead of having a convex perimeter on top it's concave, which simply
catches the water and allows it to enter the cabin at the meniscus.

Please/thanks!

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Neil2
'82 Diesel Westfalia (Ducky)
'86 Vanagon (SaVannah)
'08 170" 2500 Mega Roof Sprinter (Moby)
'90 Westfalia Subagon
Fulltiming since August 2008
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