Griff in Fairbanks
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StingrayL82 wrote:One of the things that has been nagging at me is whether or not the Monaco is actually prewired for air-conditioning. There is a 110vAC outlet in the ceiling, next to the vent where the A/C would go. My wife bought me a circuit tester the other day, so today I decided to check and see if that outlet is on its own 20-amp circuit (there are two), and it is indeed; all of the other outlets, including the one that goes to the fridge, are on the other circuit. Happy news for the wife, which translates to very happy news for me.
Wives are sooo much easier to get along with if they're happy. A/C and heat is second only to a comfortable throne for keeping them somewhat happy. (It's difficult enough because ... well ... we're men.)
1970 Explorer Class A on a 1969 Dodge M300 chassis with 318 cu. in. (split year)
1972 Executive Class A on a Dodge M375 chassis with 413 cu. in.
1973 Explorer Class A on a Dodge RM350 (R4) chassis with 318 engine & tranny from 1970 Explorer Class A
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Griff in Fairbanks
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Griff in Fairbanks wrote:my440 wrote:Griff!! Your a wealth of information. I got to have a look over this all. Thanks kindly. I'm leaning on changing both the master cylinder and booster. Been afew years but just figured I could tweak something to get that dang peddle to go up just a tad to switch off the brake lights.
When the engine is off and the peddle is pushed it returns back enough where the lights go out.
Other than that brakes work perfect. Nice and firm, no spongy peddle, just changed all pads drums calipers.
A work in progress.
I just reread this and noticed 'engine off' line.
Booster!! Just enough wear to pull the pedal in when vacuum is applied.
If you can get your hands on a hand vacuum pump ( this or equivalent), you can test to be sure. With the engine off and this connected to the booster, check for good on/off of the light. Then pump this once or twice, without touching the brake pedal, and see if the rear lights come on. (You may need someone watching the rear lights while you do this.)
You may need to press and release the brake pedal once, with vacuum applied, to trigger the problem.
Alternative -- watch the brake pedal while you start the engine. If the pedal drops a bit once the engine is running, it's the booster. (Most brake boosters run off manifold vacuum.)
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BitsPerSecond
Tricities, TN
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I went inside to check on a few things and look for any signs of water damage after all the rain we've had. A cat had definitely been inside recently. There were muddy paw prints on the counter and what was left of a bird that had obviously been dinner. Yuck. I fixed the doghouse, as it wasn't sitting properly. I hope that's how it got in. I didn't see any other holes to the outside.
StingrayL82 wrote:One of the things that has been nagging at me is whether or not the Monaco is actually prewired for air-conditioning. There is a 110vAC outlet in the ceiling, next to the vent where the A/C would go. My wife bought me a circuit tester the other day, so today I decided to check and see if that outlet is on its own 20-amp circuit (there are two), and it is indeed; all of the other outlets, including the one that goes to the fridge, are on the other circuit. Happy news for the wife, which translates to very happy news for me.
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That is good news, if you intend to install an AC unit. My brougham has an AC and it is also wired that way. One for the AC and one for everything else.
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StingrayL82
Nampa, Idaho
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BitsPerSecond wrote:That is good news, if you intend to install an AC unit. My brougham has an AC and it is also wired that way. One for the AC and one for everything else.
Monaco’s were built in Oregon, when Caribou owned them, so there were quite a few rigs built without A/C. While Idaho is considered the Pacific Northwest, it does get hot, so we are definitely installing A/C. I’m just very relieved that the wiring was there.
Did you find the cat?
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BitsPerSecond
Tricities, TN
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StingrayL82 wrote:Did you find the cat?
Nope. I didn't find it. Looked again to make sure I hadn't accidentally locked it in the RV.
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StingrayL82
Nampa, Idaho
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Since I’m waiting for my monthly budget to kick in, I decide to tackle a free project, windshield wiper motor repair. When I turned on the windshield wipers, they would get stuck going back down. Tear down is simple:
1) Take the wipers off.
2) Take the fresh air grille off, along with the washer fluid hoses from the discharge nozzles.
3) Disconnect the wiring harnesses from the ballast resistor and the motor.
4) Disconnect the wiper linkage from the motor.
5) There are three bolts that hold the motor in place, take them off and remove the motor.
To get to the guts, there are two 5/16” bolts that hold the armature housing to the rest of the assembly. Once you remove those two bolts, the housing comes off. Mine had two washers sandwiching a spring washer, so be aware of that. There are three graphite brushes that are attached to the base, so even if they pop out, you won’t lose them or the springs.
My armature was dirty, to the point you couldn’t tell the color of the Stack Teeth or that the commutator was copper. BarKeeper’s friend came to the rescue and got everything clean again. I cleaned the armature housing and the magnets real well, installed a dab of high-temp grease in the base and reinstalled the armature.
I reversed the disassembly process, reinstalled the motor and re-connected the wiper linkage. My wipers now work as they did in 1975. Sorry, no pics of the work.
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Ballenxj
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StingrayL82 wrote:Since I’m waiting for my monthly budget to kick in, I decide to tackle a free project, windshield wiper motor repair.
I reversed the disassembly process, reinstalled the motor and re-connected the wiper linkage. My wipers now work as they did in 1975. Sorry, no pics of the work.
Nice. Windshield wipers, just another item we tend to forget and neglect.
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DRTDEVL
SPAM Town, USA
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Ballenxj wrote:StingrayL82 wrote:Since I’m waiting for my monthly budget to kick in, I decide to tackle a free project, windshield wiper motor repair.
I reversed the disassembly process, reinstalled the motor and re-connected the wiper linkage. My wipers now work as they did in 1975. Sorry, no pics of the work.
Nice. Windshield wipers, just another item we tend to forget and neglect.
When I inherited mine, they didn't work at all. All of the bushings for the linkage were gone. Not shot, but completely missing.
Luckily, with a little knowledge I was able to fix them for under $10 by ordering new bushings, cleaning everything up, lubing the joints, and pressing together the linkage and transmission to the wiper arms and motor. I then added new wiper blades, but they are about n inch too long. So much for following mfg specs. I'll replace them next time with an inch shorter than they call for (I don't remember the sizes off the top of my head).
Resurrecting an inherited 1980 Minnie Winnie 20RG from the dead after sitting since 1998..
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StingrayL82
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DRTDEVL wrote:When I inherited mine, they didn't work at all. All of the bushings for the linkage were gone. Not shot, but completely missing.
Luckily, with a little knowledge I was able to fix them for under $10 by ordering new bushings, cleaning everything up, lubing the joints, and pressing together the linkage and transmission to the wiper arms and motor. I then added new wiper blades, but they are about n inch too long. So much for following mfg specs. I'll replace them next time with an inch shorter than they call for (I don't remember the sizes off the top of my head).
Yep, the bushings on mine were toast too. I found the pieces down off to the side, where the water is supposed to drain. It was one of the first things I replaced, when I bought the coach. Unfortunately they're an item that are made to disintegrate over time.
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RvFNG76
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FOUND A FRIDGE!!! menards carries a fridge that is 7.4 cu ft fits where mine used to with removal of upper cabinet. And it only draws 125 wats so i can run it all the time especially while not on shore power.
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