I have an armstrong roof air unit. Think it's original. Seems to be working fine, but I wonder whether the coils should be cleaned periodically as with home window air units, and if so, how to do this. ANyone? Thanks! Dan 75 Argosy 26 > From: Charlie/Betty Burke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 15:14:31 -0600 > To: Multiple recipients of VACList <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [VAC] Re: Window Latch Leaks > > Dan Weeks wrote: > >> In doing major caulking to my 75 Argosy 26, I've found and fixed several >> leaks, but need help with one. I'll list those I fixed first, in case they >> may be useful to others, and save the question for last: >> � several rivets pulled though their holes on the roof. dabed with Vulkem >> 116 >> � caulk failed in seams. Dug old out with tiny slotted screwdriver. >> Recaulked with vulkem 116 using a syringe sold to inject marinade into meat. >> Just used the syringe, not the needle that came with it. Smaller hold made >> much neater bead than caulk tube nozzle. Also, very efficient with use of >> caulk, and syringe easy to maneuver and use while lying on roof. >> � Factory missed a few rivet holes. Dabbed with caulk. >> � Seal for lense of floodlight on side forward of door shrunk and failed. >> Water leaked into reflector, ran down bulb socket and wires to floor. >> Lacking another gasket, and being impatient, I rebedded the lense in a tiny >> bead of vulkem. Leak solved. If I ever need a new bulb, I may need a new >> lense, too, though! >> � Leaks around front windows. resealed all forward glass inside and out with >> vulkem >> >> Now, my problem. a sizeable leak remained, showing itself as water dripping >> from the inlet to the water tank. *(I've temporarily removed the tank). >> Removed the front center interior panel, and found evidence that dirty water >> had been leaking in at the portside window latch, running down the >> insulation and dripping from the water tank inlet onto the floor. A smaller >> leak at starboard side latch. THis has to have been happening for years, as >> the floor is soft there (repaired today with drilling and epoxy, as >> recommended earlier. Seems to have worked quite well.) Noticed there are no >> seals around these latches where they go through the window frames. Can see >> that water has pooled on the frame and run in through the latch. Now--all my >> window seals appear to be original and all are checked and cracked, though >> the windows dog down tightly. Is the leak caused by these faulty seals? If >> so, where can I get new gasket material? And it still seems as though the >> latch needs a seal of some sort==what happens if you leave a window open in >> the rain? Is this a common problem? How solved? >> >> Also--floor very soft outboard of the water pump, under the forward portside >> window above the dining table. Water pump or hose leaks common, or is this >> the result of another window leak? >> >> Thanks, all for the information that has allowed me to get this far with the >> sealing job. >> >> Dan Weeks >> Des Moines >> 75 Argosy 26 >> > > On my 75 Argosy 22 the water pump leak was from the associated water lines. As > for > the window latch leak, that style of latches started in 1969 and continues to > this > day. Most likely the leaks are from the window gaskets. That front window > gasket is > subject to a lot more abuse if there is not a window rock guard to protect it > going > down the road. The gaskets are a double lip style used on Airstream entry > doors in > the early 70's and on the windows from 69-93. It is available through any > Airstream > dealer. > > Charlie > > > > > > To unsubscribe or to change to a daily Digest, please go to > http://www.airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html > > If replying back to this message, please delete all the unnecessary original > text from your reply. > > > > To unsubscribe or to change to a daily Digest, please go to http://www.airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html If replying back to this message, please delete all the unnecessary original text from your reply.
