View Poll Results: Have you had rain water leak into your TM?
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12-26-2007, 05:25 PM
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Site Sponsor
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Coral Springs, Fl
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Ever see one of those "people do stupid things" commercials? No, I'm not saying what I did. Yes, it caused a leak and yes it's fixed.
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Mario & Idie
'03 2720SL
'07 Tundra 4X4
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12-26-2007, 05:33 PM
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TrailManor Master
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Florida
Posts: 1,346
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Now we are ging to wonder and wonder just what did you do???
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2019 FORD 150.
2007 Trailmanor 3124KS...still got it.
Robin 1,000 Lb Weight Distributing Hitch ...still got it.
We replaced the tires on the TM July 2017 I will update when I have time to get the specs
What's new...we went to all LED lighting and love them.
New 3/25/16 two new horizontal propane tanks.
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12-27-2007, 03:08 PM
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Site Sponsor
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Coral Springs, Fl
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Countrygirl,
Normally, with our TM completely closed there is about a 2 or 3 inch clearance under the garage door.
24 hours before our planned departure, I partially opened the TM inside the garage to crawl in and start up the fridge .... afterwards I let roof shells sort of lay flat without latching them down... probably made the TM about 12 to 18 inches taller than normal...
The next day, when it came time to pull the TM out of the garage, I got the brilliant idea, "Why close it, you'll just have to open it when you get it out of the garage"...
Fortunately I wasn't moving too fast when ....
1) Ripped off a 2"x4" x 16' cross beam on my garage door.
2) Bent one of the washers on the bolts that hold down the A/C shroud
3) Left a most visible fissure where the A/C shroud mates up to the roof
4) The force of the impact opened up the seam in middle of the front shell.
The next time it rained, I had some choice words for the build quality of my TM till the light bulb went on... duh!!!!!
"Baby" has since been to the TM factory, had it's roofline inspected and blessed.
Ed's secret formula.. silicon, silicon, silicon, ...
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Mario & Idie
'03 2720SL
'07 Tundra 4X4
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12-27-2007, 04:39 PM
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TrailManor Master
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Florida
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grill-n-go
It took a big man to type that! Three cheers for you!
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2019 FORD 150.
2007 Trailmanor 3124KS...still got it.
Robin 1,000 Lb Weight Distributing Hitch ...still got it.
We replaced the tires on the TM July 2017 I will update when I have time to get the specs
What's new...we went to all LED lighting and love them.
New 3/25/16 two new horizontal propane tanks.
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02-03-2008, 12:47 AM
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Guest
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Mine leaked a bit through the TV antenna. turns out the boot for the wire was off. We had a bigger rain recently and it came up dry now.
I had a leak in my TV (tow vehicle) recently though. Best way to find them is to systematically use a garden hose and wet one spot at a time. Turned out to be a crack in the sunroof frame and easily fixed. Water can sure run some peculiar paths up in the headliner.
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10-17-2008, 07:41 PM
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Site Sponsor
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Sunny Beaches of Los Angeles
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I second the stickiness of 3M 5200. For those instances where you think you may need to take it off, use 3M 4200 instead.
Dave
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2000 2720SL & 2007 3124KB
2005 Toyota Sequoia
Twin Battle Born 12v 100Ah LiFePO4 (BBGC2) batteries, 300W solar on rear shell, Link 10, Lift kit, Maxxis 8008 225 75/R15 E tires
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10-18-2008, 05:13 PM
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Guest
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You are correct. I thoroughly removed old caulk and cleaned well and used the smallest bead the tip will provide. Then let cure for 3 days before closing and several weeks before moving. I also use 5200 on my boat and choose it so I would not have to caulk again. It takes extra patience , but is worth it.
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10-19-2008, 07:53 AM
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Guest
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I had a small leak around the A/C unit after a particularly hard rain. Turns out the mounting screw had worked loose. The dealer found it and tightened it and I've had no problem since.
BTW, why is there no choice for No? It seems that a comparison of folks on the forum who have had leaks with those who have not would be instructive.
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10-19-2008, 09:28 PM
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Guest
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Quote:
BTW, why is there no choice for No?
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Same problem. I thought I was opening the ballot and next I would get to vote yes or no. Instead I voted yes without knowing.
Come to Florida there is an opening on the elections commission.
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07-23-2013, 08:02 PM
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Guest
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Adirondackham
Yikes. Recently bought an '06 2619 from Camping World only to find the unit leaks like a sive. Water is under the interior ceiling aluminum skin in the corner by the door and drips onto the rear, left, corner of the stove.
2nd location for water is the vent directly in front of the AC unit in the ceiling. It apparently originates from the one corner under the clear caulk in place That required a bucket - major leak.
3rd location is in the passenger side forward corner near the reading light under the overhead storage shelf. Given the condition of the reading light fixture, this has been going on for some time, thank you very much previous owner(s).
4th location list night was a few drops in the curtain channel above the base of the forward bed.
5th location was dripping out the top of the large window to the right of the sink.
Last but not least (#6) , water last night was found trickling behind the mounting of the awning on the exterior of the camper siding above the door. One would think that would not be of concern except that this water promptly disappeared behind the top edge of the door, entered the interior and ended up on both the floor and magazine rack.
I recently recaulked much of the upper parts of roof seams and vents/AC with exterior with high grade latex caulk but obviously the effort was for for naught. Love the concept and design of the camper but we are about to drag it back to the dealership in total frustration. We are both deeply disappointed and frustrated.
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