Thanks, Joy. Actually, what they did was punch a rivet hole randomly beside
the seam, for some reason. There was a rivet in a hole in line with the
others right next to it. Go figure! My end caps, by the way, are fiberglass,
gel-coated gray and painted white. I have heard that other argosys were made
with steel caps, but mine ain't one of 'em. Thankfully.
Dan
75 Argosy 26
> From: "Mr. Joy H. Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 20:49:43 -0400
> To: Multiple recipients of VACList <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [VAC] Re: Window Latch Leaks
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> Hi Dan Weeks,
>
> It may be heresy or something, but I doubt that the factory forgot to
> install rivets! What I've found on the inner skin of my Safari so far is
> that water intrusion corroded the rivets to the point where they separated.
> As I went along an entire wall, as the bit touched the rivet head, it spun
> loose. So, I went ahead and replaced all the rivets in the area where I
> thought water had been a problem (from the A/C and the stove hood vent.
>
> Don't know for sure, but it might be a good idea to remove a few rivets in
> the area of those that are missing and see how secure they are. An olympic
> rivet with a gasket will adequately seal where ever you remove a rivet.
>
> At one time when I looked at a '78 Argosy, I detected rust where the end
> caps attached to the body. Later, I was informed that the end caps were
> aluminum. I'm sure it was rust that I was observing. If it was rust,
> galvanic action would compromise aluminum buck rivets.
>
> '69 Safari, Joy
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