| [GMCnet] Amana GMCMI Windshield Install Program [message #185599] |
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USAussie
Messages: 15912
Registered: July 2007
Location: Sydney, Australia
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G'day,
Ken Burton asked me to work with the guys that were installing the windshields since he was delayed due to his radiator problem;
naturally I accepted.
A three bay garage (HEATED) garage had been organized as a location to R&R them. Ken Detterling and his team arrived Saturday
morning, and got stuck into the first coach at bit after 7:30 am. They wanted to accelerate the program so we got the next person in
line to bring his coach over at around 8:30 or so.
They wanted to do that because they would only change one windshield at a time because if both are removed the cap can shift and
they don't want SHIFT happening in location away from their shop!
Things went smoothly until one of the new windshields broke during installation. I don't know what happened as I wasn't there when
it happened.
I had used butyl rubber to seal the gap between the windshield rubber seal and the coach on the top and sides. The windshield team
used black silicone RTV so I had to get it all out. Doing so was one hell of a project! I came to the conclusion that butyl rubber
was OK for the side windows but I wouldn't use it on the windshield again.
I could not believe the difference a new windshield makes! I changed mine because they were fogged; I didn't realize that the
clarity of the whole windshield degraded over thirty plus years!
I learned why the windshield's fog up too! Over the years dirt gets in between the windshield and the seal it winds up at the bottom
of the seal groove where it retains water and causes fogging. Ken Detterling's team squirted RTV silicone in between the windshield
and glass which seals it and prevents that from happening.
A hearty THANK-YOU to Ken Burton for organizing this program!
Regards,
Rob M.
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Regards,
Rob M. (USAussie)
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
'75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
'75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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