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06-26-2013, 10:10 AM
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3 Rivet Member
1982 34' Limited
Harrowsmith
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 142
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This has really caught on - great! I like the duct tape over silicone fix - that's gotta work right?
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06-26-2013, 10:22 AM
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Retired.
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Join Date: Jun 2003
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BradB
This has really caught on - great! I like the duct tape over silicone fix - that's gotta work right?
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Well, it worked for the Titanic. Oh, wait...
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06-26-2013, 11:08 AM
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3 Rivet Member
1979 Argosy Minuet 7.3 Metre
Topping
, Virginia
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 118
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The three "outstanding" features on my Argosy when purchased:
1. The original carpet from'79 apparently never ever cleaned, disgusting,
Tore it out on the way home from TX
2. Original upholstery. Again, never cleaned. Covered with sheet after
Spraying with a cleaner from Walmart, on the way home.
3. Of course it smelled but I didn't realize until I got home and began
Cleaning in earnest that the entire interior was covered with a film of
Mold . Some bleach and water and its now quite bright with the ,
Original vinyl wall covering.
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07-27-2013, 10:02 PM
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3 Rivet Member
1971 27' Overlander
Jackson
, Tennessee
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 166
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Couldn't resist adding a couple from a long list of curious finds on my trailer.
Inspecting the gas lines, I found a new leak detection method:
And this metal plate was attached to cover the unused bathroom fan exhaust hole:
Turn it over and...well, I'll let you draw your own conclusions:
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07-28-2013, 06:40 AM
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Rivet Master
Airstream - Other
2016 Interstate Grand Tour Ext
Bosque Farms
, New Mexico
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 7,030
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I think my PO (or his even dumber son) tried to sandblast our rig at some point, but gave up. It became all too evident once I started polishing. Just ordered a second half-pound of F9 from VTS.
Lynn
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09-25-2014, 11:13 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1978 28' Ambassador
Pacifica
, California
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 99
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I can relate to so many things reading this post!! My number one enemy has been the multi-levels of silicone to "fix" leaks. Judging by the floor rot that didn't work out so well. And the lovely two-toned brown 70's accent colors striped around and on the AC...
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09-27-2014, 11:28 AM
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2 Rivet Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 53
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PO of my '66 Ambassador was really honest.
But I CAN'T say the same thing about the guy who sold me a '77 Avion. "She will polish up to a mirror shine!" When I tried to explain to him about the anodized exterior, he just kept fast-talking right over me with "Avions never leak." (The tarp on the ground next to the Avion should have been my first clue, but - no - I was new to this:-)
After the first rain (you guessed it) there was water inside. I climbed up on the roof and found PO has pour tar all over the roof (I mean ALL over it) to stop the leaks. It was hot tar, too, because it melted one of the roof vent covers. (The ones you can only buy directly from Cayo and have ground shipped to Texas for about $400).
After 20+ hours of trying to chip off the old tar, I gave up. Funny thing is I listed it on Craigslist with full disclosure, photos of the roof, everything. I got every penny back and then some. Then I found my beautiful, original '66 Ambassador.
Honesty pays.
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09-27-2014, 03:24 PM
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Rivet Master
1987 32' Excella
Nepean
, Ontario
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,414
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Back in 2005 I bought a 1994 LY diesel pusher. The PO, who was a licensed mechanic & had owned his own garage and was certified by the Ontario Government to do vehicle inspections (which for the motorhome he did elsewhere):
Item (1), he had run a bead of silicone on the roof seams. They looked OK, and I didn't know better. When the roof leaked I couldn't figure out why and went to an RV dealer. He had me get on the roof with him and showed me that by putting a fingernail under the silicone sealant he was able to simple lift it all off in one strip.
Item (2) The Canadian Transportation Dep't requires daytime running lights, so the PO simply wired a "fusible link", namely a piece of wire from the switched side of the buss to the headlights. Naturally the amperage drawn exceeded the rating of the main relay that activates the buss. Once started, if I left the headlights switch on, I could switch off the ignition and it would still drive. When the relay finally packed out, it was while I was on the express lanes on the elevated 401 going through Toronto.
Item (3). Checking the polarity of the 110-volt sockets showed that some of them were wired incorrectly. Finally, I looked at the main panel and found that the brilliant PO had changed the GFI breaker and crossed the ground with the neutral.
In addition, there was very little real maintenance done, so major breakdowns were a way of life. I finally sold it in 2011 and got the AS and TV I now have and never looked back.
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1987 Excella 32-foot
1999 Dodge Ram 2500HD Diesel
WBCCI 8080
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09-27-2014, 03:50 PM
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Full Time Adventurer
2007 27' International CCD FB
Nomadic
, USA
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 2,748
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Quote:
"There is nothing wrong with this Airstream! It's perfect! I guarantee there is nothing wrong with it. I just put down new laminate because of a stain."
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Well, we tested the floor with a moisture detector and got zero results. The floor was just a little "flexy' under the table, but I thought to myself, "Probably just a trailer floor."
Nope. Rather than properly repair a leak, the PO put sheets of metal over the floor. Trapping in additional moisture. Then put down new laminate and proceeded to sell it like nothing was wrong. It defeated my moister detector when I hit the plastic behind the laminate and above the metal.
I was pretty afterwards about this discovery, but glad that it's only in one area, and is typical of these years. Here I thought I was getting lucky.
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09-27-2014, 05:20 PM
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Dazed and Confused
Currently Looking...
1983 31' Airstream310
Hillsburgh
, Ontario
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 3,805
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We won't even talk about the floor......Just as well, as if I had found out about the floor I probably would have walked away. Now I have a new sub floor and a great motorhome.
http://www.airforums.com/forums/f311...me-106269.html
The one that got me was dropping the front engine access and pulling the oil dip stick, to which the PO said...."What's that???" Luckily for me his son owned a trucking company and did all his service work on the coach.
Cheers
Tony
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09-27-2014, 07:39 PM
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Rivet Master
1976 27' Overlander
Tampa
, Florida
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 796
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I got "the floor is solid. It has no leaks". Yeah.
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