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Hi everyone,
I am getting our 1971 Tradewind (25 foot) ready and
have two problems. While driving through El Paso last year, I hit a piece
of 2x2 square steel pipe about four feet long. When I ran over it
with my Excursion, it flew up, hit the front leveler, spun around and hit the
side of the trailer making a hole about three inches by six inches through the
outside skin only. We finished our trip with a duct-tape patch. I
would like to put a piece of aluminum for a patch. The only aluminum I can
find is VERY thin material for flashing. I would like something
thicker. The question is how thick and where can I find
it?
Next, there is a leak by the hot water heater and I
cannot see back there to find the leak. It is a very slow leak. I am
thinking about taking the hot water heater out. There are about a million
screws on the outside of the thing (talk about over kill). I guess I take
all of those out, disconnect the water pipe and the gas pipe and pull the little
feller out. Right? Is it a major job?
I think the leak is coming from some old black hose
that I cannot get to without taking out the heater. Is that black hose
difficult to replace? How?
I have more questions, but these will keep me busy
for now.
Thanks for any help.
Jerry
2982
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