Water coming in

[Vulcan]

Need some technical help,
We have a '99 /'00 Jayco Eagle.
I had water in the cupboard that is immediately under the pantry.
I have two theories (1) that is coming in via the rear right hand strut or (2) that it coming in via the mud gaurd area when under way.
Im not sure as I only found that water had got in after the fact.
Has anyone come across this before or do I need to get the hose out & see if i can get it to take on water as if raining?
Any help is appreciated.
Regards

[Paul (SA)]

Vulcan,

I noticed under my Jayco, that the marine ply has all sorts of funny work done on it. I have screws that have come through and a couple of screw holes that expose the interior. Makes me wonder what would happen if I was to drive through water and splash it up and under the trailer.

Other than that I would have no idea how it would get in there.

Guessing on what others have said about the quality of workmanship at Jayco in other posts - it wouldn't surprise me if/how water gets in (but I still love my Jayco).

Cheers, Paul

[gqcamper]

I used to have a much older Jayco than yours and had to reseal around passenger side wheel arch so maybe it still is a problem.

[prodigyrf]

I have two theories (1) that is coming in via the rear right hand strut or (2) that it coming in via the mud gaurd area when under way.

You could try and discount the mudguard by hosing from underneath with the highest force jet you can, even to the point of trotting it down the car wash. That may narrow it down but water can travel strange ways and be a real headache to track to the source.

As far as the struts go make sure the first tube exiting the top flange of the side is reliably sealed with silicon all round and presumably your model is fitted with velcroed vinyl covers when set up in order to prevent water egress though the tops of the telescopic tube sections. Very early models didn't have that protection and some may have died prematurely as a result, or rusted out the windup push springs, etc.