Ginger the 83 wagon

[shanebo]

That really sucks dude!! I hate people that intentionaly destroy someones career out of jealousy.

[shanebo]

I'm gonna call the machine shop tomorrow and see where the  my engines at!! I'm getting antsy waiting around. I want to have Ginger done by Fall.

[tougeagle]

Did you pay them in advance to do the work, or no?
If you did, their number isn't the only one you need to call....

[shanebo]

I didnt pay them in advance...but I think where I screwed up is when I told them no hurry....cuz they were pretty backed up and Im sure they put it on the back burner. I forgot to call them today with everything going on...tomorrow im gonna call and light a fire under their  .

[doneagle]

           HI       there is one more Ginger look a like  in hatchlings whitewagon .......Don

[shanebo]

I havent had time....or money....to do a thing with Ginger for weeks now. The engine should be done by the end of the month...supposedly . Its been very dry here so Ginger has not seen any moisture to speak of since I got her. While I was in california last week we got a foot of snow here in Divide...and then a warm spell, so it melted very rapidly. I had a buddy house sitting for the week and something told me to call him and ask him to look inside Ginger and see if there were wet spots.....And sure enough the rear mat was soaked. I looked tonight to see where the heck the water is getting in at. I covered the cargo area end to end with a layer of toilet paper so in theory I should be able to see where even the tinyest drip has dropped...Its snowing tonight and should be warm tomorrow so maybe tomorrow I can pinpoint this darn leak.

My guess is the hatch seal...thank god I caught this early...could have been a real nightmare down the road.

[tougeagle]

Check roof trim strips, where they go into the sheetmetal. I couldn't figure out for the longest time where my leak was coming from.

[shanebo]

I was kinda wondering about those too. The hatch gasket isnt great but its not bad either..its still rubbery and plyable not dry rotted or nothin. Ive gotta pull out the head liner at some point any way as its sagging pretty bad that will make finding any leaks alot easier. If it is those trim strips ill just pull em off bondo the holes and reattach the things with 3M double side tape. If its coming from the luggage rack it may find itself getting deleted. The guy I got the seats from gave me a darn near new luggage rack assembally with good gaskets. I could always use that one too.

[tougeagle]

I was kinda wondering about those too. The hatch gasket isnt great but its not bad either..its still rubbery and plyable not dry rotted or nothin. Ive gotta pull out the head liner at some point any way as its sagging pretty bad that will make finding any leaks alot easier. If it is those trim strips ill just pull em off bondo the holes and reattach the things with 3M double side tape. If its coming from the luggage rack it may find itself getting deleted. The guy I got the seats from gave me a darn near new luggage rack assembally with good gaskets. I could always use that one too.

I'd definitely check into it, I was amazed to find there were no seals in anything

[shanebo]

Its just that cheesy little clip that plugs the hole isn't it? One on the front is busted that I plugged with some silicone...Its quite likely one in the back has snapped off as well..... I love little plastic parts!!!!

[maddog]

it is either those or the well nuts that the rack itself screws into. as for the strips that where on eagle eyes well they are long gone and i plan on mig welding the holes closed and then grinding them smooth but that won't be till i'm just about to paint.

[shanebo]

Id like to either mig weld like you said or lead them in....I dont trust bondo too much for sealing holes. ive gotten pretty good with lead filling so Ill try that first....All I have is an arch welder and I guarentee id endup making a huge mess with it. I can weld stuff on my tractor or boat trailer ok, but thin sheet metal is a whole different game....By the way man I got an entire roof rack assembaly with good gaskets if you need one let me know. its off an 83 or 84  i believe.

[maddog]

yeah all i've got right now is arc welder as well but i'm supposed to be getting a mig soon (now all i need to do is learn how to weld) . as for the gaskets they won't work on eagle eyes as it is an 80 and has a differant roof rack.

[shanebo]

If Survivor ever needs one let me know

[maddog]

will do shanebo.