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Big_Time_II
Explorer
Apr 06, 2017

What is this horrible noise in our new Class C?

We have been hearing this terrible clicking/clacking noise coming from our relatively new Minnie Winnie 22R. We didn't hear it on the test drive or first trip. We first noticed it on two subsequent trips when conditions were windy and we were going at least 50 mph. I have a video but I am not sure how to make it available in this post. The noise sounds like it is coming from the top of the windshield over the cab. Any ideas on what it is or how to fix it? We plan to head out west in two months and need to get it resolved prior to the trip. Otherwise we absolutely love our new coach! Thanks!
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  • overbrook's avatar
    overbrook
    Explorer III
    Apr 07, 2017
    Big Time II wrote:
    we do have brand new vent covers installed.


    I had the same noise about two weeks after new vent covers were installed.

    Turned out that one of the hold down clip pins on the vent cover wasn't installed properly, and only went through one of the holes in the cover. This allowed the vent cover to lift up about an inch when going more than twenty miles an hour.

    The unlatched pin was scraping on the roof as the vent cover flapped.

    I got a ladder, climbed up and pushed the pin through both holes and secured it properly. Now, no more noise.

    You can see the clip pins in the video at https://youtu.be/w_w7mka-dHo?t=2m55s

    Bill

    Bill
  • Photomike's avatar
    Photomike
    Explorer III
    Apr 07, 2017
    Did a window come unlatched? Had that happen to me 20 minutes after picking mine up. Driving down the highway I was a little ticked with the noise. Pulled over and found the window slightly open, slide it closed and it was fine.
  • Community Alumni's avatar
    Community Alumni
    Apr 07, 2017
    Is the noise steady with a regular rhythm, or does it vary with a random pattern? A friend with a similar setup found by having a person or some other load up in the bunk, the noise diminished. The problem was some sort of adhesion between the cab roof and the cab-over bunk. I don't know how it got fixed other than a local RV repair guy waved his magic wand and all was good. I personally had a noise thing like this on a pop-up truck camper and the same repair guy went over it and found self-tapping screws that were not biting in real well.
  • Big_Time_II's avatar
    Big_Time_II
    Explorer
    Apr 06, 2017
    Great thoughts! Thank you. I don't think it's the vents. We hear the noise when they are closed and we do have brand new vent covers installed. I will have to check the stove vent flap. Where is it located? Would it result in a sound that is coming from just above the windshield where the cab meets the bottom of the top bunk (i.e.: just over the visors)? I'm told Miine Winnie are typically pretty solid so I hope it's something simple. Thanks again for your help.
  • mogman's avatar
    mogman
    Explorer
    Apr 06, 2017
    Stove vent flap on the outside of the RV not latched down?
  • enblethen's avatar
    enblethen
    Nomad
    Apr 06, 2017
    Could it be the vents? If partially open without dome style covers, it could rattle.

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