Took her for a spin to Ikea. Looking how plastic trays to put into storage areas. No luck. Will try Dollar Tree and Lowes next. Filled gas tank. Vacuumed before leaving. After a medical trip for wife, I will continue to work on the RV toda.y
Heapie.
When we finished with the door we started to cut out the new carpet for the front. Noticed last week when we removed the old carpet there was a gap in the sheet metal at the wheel well of about 1/8" by 3". This had caused water to get in under the carpet and soaked it the last 2 years. Couldn't find it until I took carpet out. Filled in the split with silicone and screwed the sheet metal together. Next warm day we will finish installing the carpet.
1990 L.E.R. Dodge B 250 Class B 17'
So I picked up a small tube of marine silicone at our local auto/marine hardware store and ran a very thin bead on both driver and passenger sides. Ran a second bead on both sides and smoothed it in with my finger. Covered up with the tarpaulin again to let the silicon cure. Sprayed it with the hose today and no sign of the leak.
The inside fabric was sprayed with "Folex", scrubbed with a toothbrush then dabbed with paper towels to remove the stain and much of the moisture. Then a small fan was used to dry it out overnight.
Where the passenger side gutter seal was covered by the awning the gutter seal was all dried and cracked, so a layer of silicon was rubbed into it. The silicon went a long way as there is at least a third of the tube left. Maybe silicon is not the right stuff to use on the gutter seal, but if I wait for a reply from Roadtrek, I might drown in the meantime!!!
* This post was edited 04/01/15 10:45pm by senf *
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senf wrote:
It rained and with the tarpaulin now covering the rear 2/3rds there was NO sign of a leak. Which means that previously the rain ran along the gutter from the back to the front (vehicle on slight downhill slope facing the road purposely) and found a way inside. Despite two applications of Captain Tolleys Creeping Crack Cure.
So I picked up a small tube of marine silicone at our local auto/marine hardware store and ran a very thin bead on both driver and passenger sides. Ran a second bead on both sides and smoothed it in with my finger. Covered up with the tarpaulin again to let the silicon cure. Sprayed it with the hose today and no sign of the leak.
The inside fabric was sprayed with "Folex", scrubbed with a toothbrush then dabbed with paper towels to remove the stain and much of the moisture. Then a small fan was used to dry it out overnight.
Where the passenger side gutter seal was covered by the awning the gutter seal was all dried and cracked, so a layer of silicon was rubbed into it. The silicon went a long way as there is at least a third of the tube left. Maybe silicon is not the right stuff to use on the gutter seal, but if I wait for a reply from Roadtrek, I might drown in the meantime!!!
It rained and with the tarpaulin now covering the rear 2/3rds there was NO sign of a leak. Which means that previously the rain ran along the gutter from the back to the front (vehicle on slight downhill slope facing the road purposely) and found a way inside. Despite two applications of Captain Tolleys Creeping Crack Cure.
So I picked up a small tube of marine silicone at our local auto/marine hardware store and ran a very thin bead on both driver and passenger sides. Ran a second bead on both sides and smoothed it in with my finger. Covered up with the tarpaulin again to let the silicon cure. Sprayed it with the hose today and no sign of the leak.
The inside fabric was sprayed with "Folex", scrubbed with a toothbrush then dabbed with paper towels to remove the stain and much of the moisture. Then a small fan was used to dry it out overnight.
Where the passenger side gutter seal was covered by the awning the gutter seal was all dried and cracked, so a layer of silicon was rubbed into it. The silicon went a long way as there is at least a third of the tube left. Maybe silicon is not the right stuff to use on the gutter seal, but if I wait for a reply from Roadtrek, I might drown in the meantime!!!
Good to know! I had suspected that in my case, water was going in between the metal roof & the f/g high top, via capillary action. I'm waiting for a wee bit more warmth before i chalk.
Heapie
airing out canopy
cleaning canopy roll ends to prepare for painting
test my shore power electrical adapter
* This post was last edited 04/05/15 08:02pm by 401nailhead *
Bob