B+ motorhomes
I just bought a Trail Lite B+ 211s with 8.1 Chevy engine. This is my fifth motorhome (others range from an old 20' Vagabond, and three Winnegagos, from 19 to 32'. This vehicle is fantastic. I am...
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I spoke too soon. I found the carpeted box that covers the driver's side rear wheel well soaked. I think I found the cause: the bottom of the slide "receiver" is made up of metal "pans" that are adhesive caulked together. The front and rear two pans are below the front and rear slide openings, which are also open to rain. The pans have lipped inside edges and apparently catch any water that gets into the slide openings. To keep any water from running over into the central pan below the couch (not completely lipped due to slide mechanisms) there are dam (not d**n) gaskets. It appears the gaskets may be leaking and allowing water to enter the central pan, where the poorly caulked rear butt seam allows water to drip through at a good rate. I plan to heat up and dry out the inside today, then recaulk and examine the gaskets tomorrow.
The fabric skirt over the wheel well was also soaked up to the bottom of the couch, and I am hoping it was by wicking action. I say hoping because I also found a small (hopefully tiny) water leak at the top seam of the slide window, complete with water drops down the middle of the miniblinds. We shall see... I would appreciate any help or feedback from others of you about these leaks.
*This Message was edited on 29-Dec-02 01:46 PM by Gary Swanson*
The fabric skirt over the wheel well was also soaked up to the bottom of the couch, and I am hoping it was by wicking action. I say hoping because I also found a small (hopefully tiny) water leak at the top seam of the slide window, complete with water drops down the middle of the miniblinds. We shall see... I would appreciate any help or feedback from others of you about these leaks.
*This Message was edited on 29-Dec-02 01:46 PM by Gary Swanson*
