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Subject:Re: Leaking door vent windows?? How to fix?
From:Groff, Montgomery
Date:Mon, 27 Sep 1999 15:13:39 -0600

If you have a Bently manual, see section 57.10 for a few suggestions.

Monty
'89 Westy
'62 Sunroof Bug

> -----Original Message-----
> From: William Wedenoja [SMTP:waw105f@MAIL.SMSU.EDU]
> Sent: Monday, September 27, 1999 2:59 PM
> To:   vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject:      Re: Leaking door vent windows?? How to fix?
>
>  both my little swivel windows
> > leak. One of the seals is brand new. The other is original both leak
> equally
> > from the bottom of the window where the stud (attached to the window)
> enters
> > into the rubber seal.
> >
> > Is there a quick fix for this? It's doing nasty things to my interior
> door
> > panels.
>
> I take it you are talking about the triangle-like vents?  And by leak do
> you
> mean wind noise or water entry?
>
> The driver-side vent on our 88 westy has an annoying wind noise.  The
> seals
> look perfect.  Everything else on the windows and doors is fine.  The
> noise
> seems to be coming from the forward-most point of the vent.  If I press my
> hand against that point, the noise stops.  Any help would be appreciated.
> Also, the pin on the latch keeps working its way out.  It doesn't
> appreciate
> being hammered back in.  How should this be fixed?
>
> Thanks,
> Bill & Margie