2013 Leprechaun water leak problems
My wife and I bought a new 2013 Leprechaun 317SA that we like a lot except we have very bad water leak issue in it. The front cap on our unit, and apparently on a lot of 2013 Leprechauns, was mounted...
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GollyCollie wrote:tvchen wrote:
Ended up finding the leak on the left hand side where the roof starts to slope down and the termination of the awning rail. If you take the vinyl strip off the awning rail you will see that if there is not enough sealant at the termination then there is a wide open channel into the side wall that will eventually end up in the front cap.
The second attempt to fix the problem involved taking the metal edge trim off starting at the awning and extending all the way across the bottom to the other side of the motorhome. There was nothing under the metal trim as far as a sealant, so the technician ran putty tape the entire length and reinstalled the metal strip and vinyl trim. I was convinced that the problem was solved.
Make sure they also check the screws along the whole length of the awning rail. Also the awning rail is not one piece and there is a joint in the half way down the RV. I had to fill this with proflex also as there was a big gap and I noticed water inside the gap when I opened it up. This may also contribute to the leak. As I mentioned the water would show up several hours later when my was leaking so this may actually be source of the leak. I know I filled the gap at the front and in the middle of the awning rail at the same time.
