Roof vent leak

[James Harvie]

I was on top of my bus, last week, cleaning out the storage pods, and I noticed
3 things. I had a small crack in one of the vents, the diamond plate was loose,
and 2 of the brackets that hold those 3 bullhorns on, were broken. Yesterday I
went back up, tightened up the screws on the plate. I'm not sure if they have
nuts on the other end, but I thought I was going to have to drill oversize and
install oversize screws. They were all loose, some I got 8 or 9 turns out of
the screwdriver, but they all tightened up nice and tight. For the crack in the
vent, I cleaned it down with Enamel Reducer, and used that 2 part liquid epoxy.
You can get it in any auto parts store, and I'm not sure but maybe Wally World
has it too. Just look for the 2 plastic syringes tied together. One part is
blue, one clear. When you mix the two, it turns milky white, then about 20
seconds later, it turns clear. I applied it with a small Artists brush. I think
this is a good way to go. It is thick
enough, so if you have gaps, you can bridge them and I think would add
strenght.Just remember it dires in about a minute, so don't mix more than you
can use in that time. Not sure if it's paintable, or not I threw the package out
a long time ago. I plan on adding a Fantastic fan in that hole a little later,
but for now I have 2 lists. One's a" want" list, and one's a "need" list. I'm
doing the need list first, driveline maintanence, new tires etc. I may fabricate
new brackets, for those Bullhorns, I don't think those are heavy enough. I may
point them down too, to keep the debris out.

Jimmy Harvie

82FC 35 SB

Boston Ma.


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