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Subject:Re: Bay window engine bay seal on a Vanagon?
From:Stan Wilder
Date:Thu, 17 Apr 2003 09:03:13 -0500

I have seen (but don't recommend) the soft rubber seals used on the
bottoms of overhead garage doors used by gluing them in place. Pretty
cheap at about $9.00 - $16.00.
The only downside is that they appear to hold oil in the pores.
However at ten bucks or a little more I'd consider them disposable every
couple of years.
I considered using one myself and then just decided that I'd never need
but one seal at $99.00 since the OEM seal lasted 16 years and still had
questionable life left in it.

Stan Wilder

On Thu, 17 Apr 2003 09:49:54 -0400 Greg Marshall <earthboy@ROGERS.COM>
writes:
> Howdy vanagonites...
>
> I've heard that it's possible to use two engine bay seals from a
> 72-79
> Bus in place of the more expensive vanagon engine bay seal.  Are
> the
> seals roughly the same width?  Has anyone done this?  Thanks...
>
> Greg
> 82 Westy
>
>

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