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Fri Feb 13, 2004 7:52 am

My windows don't leak any water or anything, but I was wondering if I bought the window seal kit would it elimanate most of the noise caused by the windows while driving. Has anyone tried anything else that works well? As a long shot, if anyone lives in Maryland and wants to rent me their garage for the rest of the winter drop me a line. Thanks for the info.

Stephen

Fri Feb 13, 2004 8:05 am

Stephen, Having recently rebuilt my jalouse windows I can tell you that much patience is required. My bus isn't on the road yet so I can't comment on the noise factor but I can tell you that rebuilding those windows is a pain. The part I had the most trouble with was the seals that go around each window. The rest of the seals aren't too bad but do require that you disassemble the window. As far as storage, why not rent a storage unit?

Fri Feb 13, 2004 8:06 am

Probably not but it depends. Have the vertical seals at the edges rotted away?

Other non seal causes of noise are:

- missing the pads that keep the screens in place
- the gear linkage loose

Fri Feb 13, 2004 8:16 am

So is my thinking right, that the windows should not rattle while driving? The noise can be eliminated with a little bit of attention.

Todd-I want to do a little bit of interior work to my bus, so a storage unit prob. won't cut it. Good suggestion though.

Fri Feb 13, 2004 3:23 pm

I find that when I turn down the stereo, the windows stop rattling!! :D
The downside of large speakers.

Fri Feb 13, 2004 5:22 pm

the windows in my westy always rattled, i just sang along with them.....

Fri Feb 13, 2004 5:46 pm

I had pretty good windows to begin with. When I did the rebuild I lubed the gear box heavily and let the excess drain. Because I removed all of the panes I had to tighten all of the screws and I also pinched the rivets holding the opening mechanism together.

I had a little flap if the knob wasn't turned all the way in but now they are solid. You should wedge some fabric in where the screens are to make sure they aren't the problem.

Wed Feb 18, 2004 1:47 pm

Stephen,

I live in Maryland not far from you and I have a garage. Unfortuatley its filled with cars right now (too many). But I wanted to reach out to you and say hi. I have recently obtained a 78 camper and will be gradually replacing and fixing things. I will be making my way around to salvage yards and the like looking for parts and I can keep an eye out for some older Bays if you'd like.

Neal

Wed Feb 18, 2004 2:59 pm

Thanks Neal, I'm always looking so if you run across an older bay I would appreciate the heads up. Where in MD do you live? I think when it starts getting a little warmer I'm going to contact everyone I have meet in MD and try to get everybody together. I've meet a couple of people through here and the AIRS list.

Wed Feb 18, 2004 3:40 pm

I work in Greenbelt (just on your door step)and I live out near Annapolis. I would be up for any MD get togethers since I will need to rely on others who know more about this stuff than I do. On the flip side, let me know if you know of anywhere that has some of the later bays. I'm already searching for parts.

Neal

Wed Feb 18, 2004 4:58 pm

Hey there. My 68 camper did the same thing and I ended up taking some half inch foam that has adhesive on one side, mounting it on both sides of the screens as well as the bottom inside lip of each window. This cut down the rattling noise almost completely although I seem to need to redo it about every year as the adhesive is not so great. You can check out the foam at a hardware store as they usually use it to insulate/winterize windows and it's fairly cheap for a roll of it. Good luck! Tripp