Window drain holes

[Gkiesel]

Hell all. I'm in the process of painting the window frames and doing new screens in our 76 Argosy. I never noticed that the window frames have small drain holes in them. Trouble is , they drain right into the walls!
Engineering excellence!
Do any of you other Vintage owners have holes like this in the window frames?
In practice, the window would have to be way open in the rain to get any real water in the frame.
Thanks, George

[TheGreatleys]

Originally Posted by Gkiesel

Hell all. I'm in the process of painting the window frames and doing new screens in our 76 Argosy. I never noticed that the window frames have small drain holes in them. Trouble is , they drain right into the walls!
Engineering excellence!
Do any of you other Vintage owners have holes like this in the window frames?
In practice, the window would have to be way open in the rain to get any real water in the frame.
Thanks, George

Those look "custom" to me. My '74 Overlander doesn't have holes there.

When camping in the Winter, you can get condensation collecting in the bottom of the window frame. Warm humid inside air tends to condense on the cold aluminum frame. But draining it into the wall is probably not a great plan.

I suggest installing some rivets through those holes. I'd install them "wet," i.e. with a dab of sealant on the shaft before you insert the rivet, and a little sealant on top if using pop rivets. It'll look decent, and it'll be reasonably watertight.

[Gkiesel]

Sounds like a good idea. Don't know about being custom,but I don't think they're needed. G

[dhbinkley]

Old post, but I have the same holes in my window frames. Thinking I'll either rivet them or have them drain into the floor channel and then belly pan.

Anyone have a different solution?

[Gkiesel]

Wow. My post is so old I forgot i had the holes.
I can't say they have caused any damage, and frankly maybe they let the space between the walls breath a bit.
George

[dznf0g]

Originally Posted by Gkiesel

Wow. My post is so old I forgot i had the holes.
I can't say they have caused any damage, and frankly maybe they let the space between the walls breath a bit.
George

In my experience you do not want any drainage there. Invitation to floor rot. Water does get into the sill occasionally from blowing rain. I have even had the sill fill and overflow through the latch holes in the inside flange (bad window seal). Fill and seal.

[Gkiesel]

sounds like good advice to me.
I think a bit a caulk is in order.