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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)