Mountain Driving with 1995 42', 42,000 lb. Blue Bird

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No hurry Ron,
It will take two to three years working part time at this hobby,
then a few issues will surface , Start a priority list.
Our Bird always get us home safe.

Bill 88 FC michigan

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Ron Thompson
wrote:
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> Lets see now, windows sticking and not unlatching or latching
properly, # umpteenth priority project. Whew this fun RV'ing is
about to kill me...LOL
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> Ron Thompson
> Waller, Texas
> 1995 42' BB
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> Pete Masterson
wrote: No... it's not normal.
Probably a function of the coach sitting a
> long time. On my coach, the windows up front open very easily --
too
> easily, in fact. The weather stripping has flattened and I need
to
> renew it to stop some rattling while underway.
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> The bedroom window, however is somewhat of a pain. It's quite
sticky.
> My latch doesn't quite latch. So, my plan is to thoroughly clean
the
> tracks and apply some graphite. (WD-40 is a solvent. It leaves a
> slight residue that attracts dirt, so it's not a good choice for
a
> window.) I'll also add some washers under the latch part in the
> window frame so the locking part will connect (if the cleaning
and
> graphite doesn't do the trick).
>
> Pete Masterson
> aeonix1@...
> '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42'
> El Sobrante, CA
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> On Jun 26, 2007, at 5:01 AM, Ron Thompson wrote:
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> > <snip> I tried the windows in the bedroom and you would have
to
> > have a pry bar to get them open. I don't think they have ever
been
> > open so they are stiff as hell. Going to have to lube them to
get
> > them moving again. A little WD-40 will do wonders. I notice
too
> > that the window latches are very difficult to release. One of
the
> > windows I had to go get a screw driver to get the latch to
> > release. All of the windows are stiff like that. Is that a
usual
> > thing on these Blue Birds?
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