a "what is it?" and another question
My first question is about this doohickey: It was abandoned in a storage area of the Wilderness. We don't have any idea what it is or where it's supposed to go. Any suggestions would help. My next...
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The doohickey is a flapper door for the electric cord to go out through the side of the trailer. It looks like it has been modified at some point. There is usually a cup-like part that goes throught...
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Thanks Smokey1971 - I know all about galvanic corrosion - that's why, as a semi trailer mechanic, I kinda freaked out when I saw how this was put together. We never put such dissimilar metals in...
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Someone already got it but.. I was going to say. It is a doohickey that goes over by the whatsits next to the thingy on the whatchamacallit over by the thingamajig. Sorry, Couldn't resist. As for...
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wncol2004 wrote: It is a doohickey that goes over by the whatsits next to the thingy on the whatchamacallit over by the thingamajig. I've found a LOT of those so far The sealed pop rivets I would...
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Nightowl22366 wrote: I know all about galvanic corrosion CRAP!!! Something new to worry about! The only screws in my roof are holding the vents on. However, my trailer is covered with rows of screws...
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1966Aristocrat: Stainless steel should be fine, at least for the next several decades, in the aluminum. The plain steel is what corrodes the aluminum. The two just do not get along with each other!...
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Had to add my two cents. On the above trailer, I would use putty tape between the two pieces of aluminum. Many trailers have a trim strip at the end caps. The trim is puttied, screwed thru to the...
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