We had a hydraulic fluid leak in one of our fan motors so we paid a visit to a shop in Nacogdoches.
Immediately, they saw that our fuel lines were in dire need of replacement.
While removing the fuel tank, they discovered major rusting to the front bulkhead panel just forward of the fuel tank. :o
See the pictures below and discuss :)
Shoot a picture from underneath to show the bulkhead area (angle beam to white fiberglass belly).
How is rust on the rest of the coach-- engine room, generator area, drop down door in wet bay, etc?
Here are some pics I tool along the entire length of the front bulkhead.
There is a some rust in the large joeybed bay but normal (for a coach this age) amounts elsewhere.
Guy
It looks like now we will have to look at the fronts too.
Has always been true. But, from inspections I have done over the last decade, for every bad front bulkhead (not talking about a couple of broken Rolocks that need thru-bolting but ones needing significant work) there will be 25 rears that are bad.
WATER, or worse salt water from sea shore or salt on icy roads coming up from below AND water from the wet bay are the primary causes of most bulkhead issues. The wet bay (immediately in front of the rear bulkhead) is a prime cause of rear bulkhead damage.
The third picture in Reply #2 (with the 90 degree bend in the generator exhaust) shows the power of RUST JACKING. Quite likely over 1/2 those grade 8 Rolock bolts in that bulkhead will be broken.