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06-13-2008, 04:58
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Rattles ... yes, I have 'em... Lots of 'em ...
The previous owner obviously had gone to some trouble chasing after rattles as I've found bits of foam tape on edges of window blinds, and extra leg installed under the dining table (good job, I didn't realize it was an extra until I pulled the table out to install the new flooring), and other efforts noticed on close inspection. However, dishes and other things in cabinets -- and the cabinets themselves -- along with basement items and many other things all can vibrate and rattle. I'm not particularly pleased to find the occasional screw or washer laying on the floor -- having fallen from who knows where! But, so long as I can turn up the volume on the radio sufficiently, the rattling isn't too bothersome. The one variable I've noticed is that prevailing winds can affect the rattles/wind noises. If the wind is generally from the right, one set of windows sings is song of joy ... wind from another direction will set up a different tune. While our car is generally one of the least noisy -- I've grown accustomed to the songs of the road sung by my 'bird and I often consider the comment of a more experienced RVer who reminded me, it's like having a Richter 8 earthquake in your home each time you drive the coach... Pete Masterson '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42 El Sobrante CA "aeonix1@mac.com" On Jun 13, 2008, at 10:10 AM, David Brady wrote: Let us know what you find out Pete. I assume that the plastic channel was |
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06-13-2008, 05:10
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Let us know what you find out Pete. I assume that the plastic channel was installed by Peninsula. It's possible that it was added later by BlueBird. Sure does work. To cinch the screen I use a pen, or similarly skinny object, and shift the plastic channel towards the rear of the bus. The channel then rides up on the curvature of the window, at the corner, and forces the screen upward "clamping" it into the window. My windows are silent. No high pitch tones either. The trouble with this fix, as with any rattle fix, is that we've just peeled the onion; i.e, those rattling screens cover up a lot of other noises that you didn't know existed. David Brady Pete Masterson wrote:
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06-13-2008, 08:08
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On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 8:29 AM, Pete Masterson
> > I also got rid of some wind noises in the door window by installing some > weather stripping there, too. I used a kind of 'fur' stuff -- stiff fibers > about 1/16" long that stick up from a 3/16" sticky tape. I did the same thing last year and I think it was at your suggestion, Pete. Only cost me a couple of bucks and half an hour's worth of my time to do the door & driver's windows and made a huge difference. Really quieted things down. -Ryan '86 PT-40 8V92 |
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06-13-2008, 10:56
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06-13-2008, 11:03
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Howdy, Pete.
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Pete Masterson > > I actually only replaced the outside edge, top and bottom but not the > hinge-edge of the weather stripping. The hinge edge was more bother, > so I put it off. I then noticed that the wind noise I was getting had > gone away. > > I also got rid of some wind noises in the door window by installing > some weather stripping there, too. I used a kind of 'fur' stuff -- > stiff fibers about 1/16" long that stick up from a 3/16" sticky tape. =================================================================================== This "fur" stuff is what I need for our door window. What is the name of it and where did you get it? TIA, Jack Pearce 1993 WLWB 40 ft. Summering in Buena Vista, CO |
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06-13-2008, 13:16
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I was afraid someone would ask... I found it in the weather stripping department of my local hardware store (Orchard Supply Hardware). They have a variety of rubber, felt, vinyl, and 'furry-looking' weather stripping on adhesive backing -- usually in rolls in square boxes or plastic packs.Â
I no longer have the original package of the furry stuff -- but I have a few inches left over. Since it's used for windows and a lot of other things, I'd imagine that Lowes or Home Depot would have something similar. The stuff I used was tan in color, but I've seen it in white and black in the past. It was in a display with the various rubber and felt general weather strip products. Pete Masterson '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42 El Sobrante CA "aeonix1@mac.com" |
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06-13-2008, 13:18
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Entry door and basement doors are operated with electric solenoids. I shudder to think that BB used air to drive the locks on the LXI.... especially since the 'air step' has proved to be so durable...
Pete Masterson '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42 El Sobrante CA "aeonix1@mac.com" On Jun 13, 2008, at 6:31 PM, David Brady wrote: Do you non-LXi owners have air locks on your door? |
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06-13-2008, 13:31
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Do you non-LXi owners have air locks on your door? David '02 LXi, NC Pete Masterson wrote:
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06-13-2008, 13:40
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In a similar discussion in May of last year I posted:
The product used was "Ace Pile Weatherstrip" number 52210. 3/16H pile, 1/4W, adhesive back. 17 feet was $10 at a large Ace in Kelso, WA. On 6/13/2008 at 6:16 PM Pete Masterson wrote: >I was afraid someone would ask... I found it in the weather stripping >department of my local hardware store (Orchard Supply Hardware). They >have a variety of rubber, felt, vinyl, and 'furry-looking' weather >stripping on adhesive backing -- usually in rolls in square boxes or >plastic packs. > >I no longer have the original package of the furry stuff -- but I >have a few inches left over. Since it's used for windows and a lot of >other things, I'd imagine that Lowes or Home Depot would have >something similar. The stuff I used was tan in color, but I've seen >it in white and black in the past. It was in a display with the >various rubber and felt general weather strip products. > >Pete Masterson >'95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42 >El Sobrante CA >aeonix1@... > > > >On Jun 13, 2008, at 4:03 PM, Jack and Liz Pearce wrote: > >> Howdy, Pete. >> >> <snip> >> >> This "fur" stuff is what I need for our door window. What is the >> name of it and where did you get it? >> >> TIA, >> Jack Pearce >> 1993 WLWB 40 ft. >> Summering in Buena Vista, CO >> |
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06-13-2008, 15:11
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That's fascinating! No wonder you guys are all complaining about loud air noise around your entry way door. BB fixed this in '99 with the air-lock door. (I know Leroy is gonna love this...). My entry way door has an air solenoid at the top on the non-hinge side that propels a steel wedge thru a slot on the top of the door. Every now and then I ask my wife why the door is making soooo muuuuch noise, only to realize I forgot to engage the air-lock. I thought, surely those wonderful, and "superior", Wanderlodges of yesteryear have air-locks, cause this contraption completely wreaks of yesterdays-style solutions; I thought it was standard Wanderlodge fare. Silly me. Go get one, they work. I engage it, it slams down with an authoritative "clunk" and my door is cinched close to the steel coach body - no noise. I assume if I lose air the lock dissengages, yikes, I better test that! David Brady '02 LXi, NC Pete Masterson wrote:
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