lisalmarshall
New Member
Looking for some help on the source of water getting into my Chevy chasis 2000 Roadtrek van. Recently I noticed water stains around the perimeter of the cushions in the back.
To remedy the problem, I pulled the rear and side panels. Someone had drilled 4 screw holes to install a license plate through the back of the van. Thinking this was the problem I filled them with Epoxy and reinstalled the panels.
I came back this morning to find the panels wet again. It was heaviest in the rear corners and had spread halfway down the side panels. Also there were 2-3” pools of water on sleeping platform.
It appears the water is seeping from the bottom of the platform and collecting in the rear corners.
There is no evidence of water damage on the panels above the 4-6” stains around the perimeters of the back corners and sides.
I removed the rear panel again, there is no moisture behind the panel, in fact there was dust in front of the tack strip that runs along the rear panel.
I noticed a small amount of moisture on the insulation sheet behind the panel around the corners of the rear window, but nothing that would amount to the amount of water that was on the sleeping area boards.
Also there doesn’t seem to be much moisture along the rear wall at the tack strip behind the panel. I don’t see any signs of water coming from the bottom of the window. I am almost wondering if moisture isn’t coming up into the cabin from the storage compartment under the platform?
There are no signs of any moisture coming from the window.
Any help is very much appreciated!!!!
To remedy the problem, I pulled the rear and side panels. Someone had drilled 4 screw holes to install a license plate through the back of the van. Thinking this was the problem I filled them with Epoxy and reinstalled the panels.
I came back this morning to find the panels wet again. It was heaviest in the rear corners and had spread halfway down the side panels. Also there were 2-3” pools of water on sleeping platform.
It appears the water is seeping from the bottom of the platform and collecting in the rear corners.
There is no evidence of water damage on the panels above the 4-6” stains around the perimeters of the back corners and sides.
I removed the rear panel again, there is no moisture behind the panel, in fact there was dust in front of the tack strip that runs along the rear panel.
I noticed a small amount of moisture on the insulation sheet behind the panel around the corners of the rear window, but nothing that would amount to the amount of water that was on the sleeping area boards.
Also there doesn’t seem to be much moisture along the rear wall at the tack strip behind the panel. I don’t see any signs of water coming from the bottom of the window. I am almost wondering if moisture isn’t coming up into the cabin from the storage compartment under the platform?
There are no signs of any moisture coming from the window.
Any help is very much appreciated!!!!