Very true, I have been chasing them also even with everything out,
they are hard to find during a rain. I filled the rail on top of each
side with RV puddy, the best stuff and it still could be leaking. Put
in new windows because I could not get the old one to stop leaking.
Carleton
> Len,
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> How right you are, as someone said, "betcha GM never
> figured these coaches would still be around being
> used". There are many areas where the sealant used
> has succummed to leaking--- the coach is comparitively
> large to a car and there are MANY spots like this.
> One reason it is so difficult to find them all and
> keep them from popping loose.
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> They are difficult on us, people do not laugh when you
> spend their $ only to find more leaks shortly after
> you said they were all sealed. That is why I can make
> no guaranty that a coach will not develope a leak-- no
> one can.
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> We are also going to fill in the spot welds GM pit the
> body together with. If you look at the recent
> destruction on the coaches that were wrecked and blown
> apart, the roof seam failed, if this seam were welded
> better, maybe the body would not flex and pop seams so
> easily. We are going to try. At this point though, I
> tell folks to have a selection of different sealants
> with them in the coach in case a leak pops up-- self
> leveling stuff, neutral cure RTV silocone, aluminum
> and duct tape for those fast, short term fixes and if
> you are really worried a big plastic bag to park the
> coach in if they get really bad-- just kidding.
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> Thanks for bringing this up, know we all suffer with
> you and if you say that your coach has no leaks, look
> behind walls and in places you don't normally see--- I
> betcha there is a leak somewhere!
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> Jim Bounds
> ------------------
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>=20
> > NOT going to go there!
> >
> > Len and Pat
> > 78 Kingsley, yet unnamed
> > Fallbrook, CA
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gmclist
> > [mailto
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> > Of Ulmer, James D - Denver, CO
> > Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 9:52 PM
> > To: gmclist
> > Subject: RE: [GMCnet] Its a Miracle These GMCS don't
> > leak more
> >
> > 'Tis a miracle we actually ever finish any project
> > on a vintage
> > motorhome considering we always find at least 2
> > other things to be
> > repaired before the original one can be done!
> >
> > Big Jim
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-gmclist
> > > [mailto
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> > Winchester
> > > Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 10:44 PM
> > > To: GMC Mail List
> > > Subject: [GMCnet] Its a Miracle These GMCS don't
> > leak more
> > >
> > >
> > > While insulating the 73 that I am restoring I
> > started looking
> > > at the joint where the back cap joined the side
> > wall and
> > > noticed some crumbling caulk. After I was done
> > picking at
> > > this I could see daylight at the top corner and at
> > the
> > > beltline. I have documented what these look like
> > at:
> > >
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/gallery/showalbum.p>
> > hp?aid 1105&uuid thistle
> > > GM only used the old putty caulk to fill these
> > holes and
> > > after 30+ years it has no ability to hold out
> > water. It is
> > > no wonder the floor in this corner is rotten.
> > >
> > > These holes are now filled with a modern urethane
> > > sealer/adhesive (Sika
> > > 221) that was used to install my new Omnistor
> > awning.
> > >
> > > Dan & Carol Winchester
> > > 78 Royal
> > > Portland, OR
> > >
gmc.dwinchester.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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