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Re: RA65 water leaks!! Sun, 15 February 2004 11:48 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
RA40's can rust down inside that column - mostly from water coming in via the plastic cover and broken window rubber seals on quarter glass.

pull inside plastic off first, gives you access to screws holding external parts, remoe outside bits without dropping nuts down inside column (or you take everthing else off).

make good any existing seals, remove crap/dust, the air-intake duct is designed to catch water and let it dribble away, if the drains are blocked it will eventually come thru holes in that panel.

when i refitted int/ext parts, i added that double-sided sticky black foam (body tape) on the bits that were designed to seal against metal - never had water thru there since (bottom of columns had signs of water/humidity (dust turned to mud then dried)
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