Roof vent leak

[Leroy Eckert]

Hey again Bob:
This is not BB speak but I guess one statement will not be a problem.
Your statement is far closer to correct than not. It got me to thinking about
the good old days. There were 6 of us with Swift's in So Cal that used to dog
fight out around Joshua Tree and fly formation at small air shows back 20
something years ago. There are one aircraft and two pilots living today. 4
planted themselves for various reasons outside of show flight, one is in his
80's and myself. I sold my Swift to a fellow who ran it into the big rock North
of Cable Airport in So Cal many years ago. Not very good odds. I have one copy
of Plane & Pilot magazine in which my aircraft was the cover girl and centerfold
feature, and a lot of fond memories of those days. Sad but true.

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
Niceville, FL







----- Original Message -----
From: Bob & Carol Howald`
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 7:41 AM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Roof vent leak


I have never heard of or spoken to an "OLD" Swift driver!
Bob 93pt40-Illinois..

> Single and Multiengine Land Instrument rated Private Pilot, old
aerobatic Swift driver.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: James Harvie
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 5:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Roof vent leak
>
> Leroy. Although JB weld has been around for about 40 years or so. I
have never been a beliver, of quick fixes. That is untill the oil pan
in my plow truck started leaking.lol I was looking at jacking up the
engine, to remove the pan, but instead, I sanded it down to shiney
metal, cleaned it with carb clean and threw a coat of that on. Now I
swear by it, for certain applications. It dosen't work too good for
anything that needs structural support, but I'll bet it would work
real well as a liner on a battery box. I'll bet that roof has Rivnuts
too, I'll pull one out and look. Mabaglass works good on those
airplane door panels too. It's fiberglass combined with bondo.Oh and
btw, how did you make out on your fuel gauge problem ?
> Jimmy Harvie
> Leroy Eckert wrote: 82 FC 35 SB Boston I do not
know for certain about the plate screws because I have not had the
problem. If I took a guess, it would be that the screws screw into
Rivnuts. As for the blue and white epoxy, it works great until UV
tears it up. It is paintable.
> Depending upon the material, there is a product out there called
Plastic Weld available at O'Reillys that works well if applied
properly. I have used it on plastic interior parts on the airplane
with excellent results. It is paintable.
> Another deal is to use JB Quick on fiberglass cracks if properly
prepared, the cracks stop. Just some info from a person who is off
the chart on these things and has good results.
>
> Note: Properly prepared is the operative word. You can hurry the
painter, but you cannot hurry the paint.
>
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
> Niceville, FL
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: James Harvie
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 12:58 PM
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Roof vent leak
>
> 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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