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Last night and today we had heavy rains in Atlanta
and I discovered to my dismay that several of the windows in my ' 68 Tradewind
are leaking. Having spent last week repairing water damaged floor and a lot of
time previously with Vulkem around all the openings in the skin, I was not a
happy camper. I'm puzzled. The rubber seals (weather stripping) around the
windows looks to be in good condition. It's soft and appears to press against
the glass (or replacement Lexan windows) -- so why do I have leaks?
I must be overlooking something. Is it possible
that 4-5 paper towels worth of water are leaking in at the mitered corners
of the rubber window seals? Where else could it be coming from? It's not running
down the inside of the glass that I can tell which suggests it's coming in at
the sides or the bottom and collecting in the aluminum trough at the bottom of
the window where the window latches are located. Any ideas or
suggestions?
Incidentally, the window latches are marked
Phillips Industries, Inc., Dayton, OH. Anybody know where I can find some new
ones or parts? Bill Scott once told me that they were available in Los Angeles
but he didn't say where. The latches work but are rusty and look bad. I'd like
to replace them.
Thanks for your help.
Jim Greene
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