Check Those Weep Holes!

[Rivernerd]

We just returned from a week on the Oregon Coast.  During our return trip to Idaho, we encountered several miles of freshly sanded snow/slush as we drove across Tombstone Pass.  It coated the back end of our Ollie with fine grit.  We also found that sand-laden water had worked its way through the rear window and left a trail of grit from the bottom of the window downward across the belly band.

When I asked Oliver Service how to reseal the rear window to prevent this from happening again, Jason Essary advised me to check if the weep holes were clogged.  Sure enough, the weep holes had gotten packed with fine road sand, which apparently allowed the sand/water mix to get inside.  Cleaning the weep holes out with a jet of water was the solution, not re-sealing the window.

Lesson learned:  If you find a leak around a window, the first thing to check is the weep holes!

 

[AlbertNTerri]

Thanks for the recommendation, it just got added to the list for the upcoming maintenance

[Patriot]

This is a regular fairly well known inspection point whenever we clean and detail our Ollie after a trip. The window tracks can at times get a dirt and grim build up depending where you travel and camp.  Keeping a small can of compressed air is really helpful if you discover an issue during a trip. We also use a damp paper towel dampened with a little alcohol which fits into the window track to remove any of the grime. Directly spraying water into this track area filling the track could cause water to drip inside. 

Compressed air can be found in most Lowe’s and Walmarts.

Patriot🇺🇸

[MAX Burner]

SLIDING WINDOW QUESTION:

Does anyone have difficulty sliding the windows open/close?  Ours take 2 hands to slide open/closed, is there a maintenance tip/hack to get them sliding easier?  (We've removed/replaced the plastic window glaze and cleaned out weep holes and tracks)

[topgun2]

Try THIS

[MAX Burner]

Will do, thanks, brother!

[Steph and Dud B]

4 hours ago, MAX Burner said:

Does anyone have difficulty sliding the windows open/close?  

Our rear escape window is stiff to slide. Not 2 hands, but close.

4 hours ago, Patriot said:

Directly spraying water into this track area filling the track could cause water to drip inside. 

We've used an ear wax bulb syringe for this. Allows you to really control the water.

[ScubaRx]

On 4/21/2023 at 7:03 AM, MAX Burner said:

SLIDING WINDOW QUESTION:

Does anyone have difficulty sliding the windows open/close?  Ours take 2 hands to slide open/closed, is there a maintenance tip/hack to get them sliding easier?  (We've removed/replaced the plastic window glaze and cleaned out weep holes and tracks)

Have you completely removed the slider window, all the rubber channels and cleaned them by hand? After reinstalling it all spray the tracks with some dry lubricant for window tracks. Doing so will go a long way toward making those windows move easily and smoothly. 

[MAX Burner]

31 minutes ago, ScubaRx said:

Have you completely removed the slider window, all the rubber channels and cleaned them by hand?

I got the lube from Amazon yesterday - but I'll take the windows out and clean up the mess in the tracks before applying the lube!  Good call, thanks, brother!