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Re: [VAC] leaks
I use the old water hose and the wife in the trailer trick to find my leaks.
Put the wife inside and start running water at the bottom of the seam that
you suspect is the leaker. I work my way up the seam being careful not to let
the water run into another seam (the seam you are working on may not be
leaking), When the wife screams I know I have found the leak and get the
sealant out. Also check around anything on the roof, vents, AC an antenna and
seal those. On my 68 Sovereign I found all of my leaks were caused by the AC
unit's seal was shot all the way around. I wound not have noticed it if I had
not pulled the cover off and crawled around and looked close at the seal.
Good luck, it took months to find all the leaks on my 61 Trade Wind.
Ed Emerick
61 Trade Wind (for sale)
68 Sovereign (not for sale)