SLOweather
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Our 2014 31' Sunstar with the rear queen bed has had a slight problem with the sheets, pillows and blankets smelling slightly of exhaust after a day of driving. The engine exhaust pipe exits the passenger side right in front of the rear tires. The coach never smelled like it, and the bedroom didn't, overtly, but it was there.
In doing some work in the "trunk" under the bed pedestal, I found 3 gaps in the corners that weren't completely covered by the plywood base covering for the bed. The one on the passenger side front was big enough that I could see the underside of the top carpeting, and push my fingers up into the cabin.
I filled all of the gaps with acrylic latex caulk. I had a 4x8 sheet of 1.5" rigid foam insulation on hand. So while I was at it, I emptied the trunk out, cut the foam to fit in 2 pieces, and screwed it up to the underside of the plywood with 2"construction screws and fender washers to insulate the bed and try to mitigate the mattress condensation issue.
After our latest trip last week, I can't really detect the exhaust aroma anymore, so I say it was a success.
In doing some work in the "trunk" under the bed pedestal, I found 3 gaps in the corners that weren't completely covered by the plywood base covering for the bed. The one on the passenger side front was big enough that I could see the underside of the top carpeting, and push my fingers up into the cabin.
I filled all of the gaps with acrylic latex caulk. I had a 4x8 sheet of 1.5" rigid foam insulation on hand. So while I was at it, I emptied the trunk out, cut the foam to fit in 2 pieces, and screwed it up to the underside of the plywood with 2"construction screws and fender washers to insulate the bed and try to mitigate the mattress condensation issue.
After our latest trip last week, I can't really detect the exhaust aroma anymore, so I say it was a success.
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