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Posted By: 79powerwagon on 08/17/07 07:27am

Yes, Summit has the regulators. Leeann is spot on with the set-up. I'll be doing exactly the same thing. Only buy a new or slightly used one at a swap meet. No need to throw good money after bad on someone elses junk, if ya know what I mean! [emoticon]

She ain't purdy, but at least she's slow!

Posted By: Leeann on 08/17/07 07:32am

Yep, Summit has them.

Of the 4 we got, 3 of them look brand-new. The 4th looks just slightly used - the metal just looks older. No dents, scratches, etc. And they all still have the plastic plugs in them.

'73 Concord 20' Class A w/Dodge 440 - see profile for photo

Posted By: 75Americanclipper on 08/17/07 10:15am

saw this one ebay, 3 of them now

The American Clippers are great in that it has a full fiberglass body. Really cuts down on the worry of corrosion and leaks. I just completed a couple of trips on it and was getting between 10-13 MPG depending on speed and terrain. Here are a couple of websites that have some great information on these homes:

http://www.americanclipper.com/index.htm
http://www.americanclipperownersclub.com

Posted By: eyeteeth on 08/17/07 12:40pm

More Repair questions...

Looks like I need to replace the oil pan gasket as well. Actually... even more so than the valve cover gaskets. Good 'ole 440 power plant.

Any words of wisdom from the gear heads?

Posted By: MasterBoondocker on 08/17/07 12:43pm

eyeteeth wrote:

On a van-chassis .... YOU have your work CUT OUT for ya' !

On my class A ? ... 10 minute job. Yours ? .... 10 hours ?? ... if you are good.

Posted By: 79powerwagon on 08/17/07 12:51pm

Adding oil is cheaper than 10 hours of labor! [emoticon]

I wonder if you clean up the area real well with brake cleaner if Eternabond will work? [emoticon]

Posted By: MasterBoondocker on 08/17/07 01:05pm

9er ...I don't have a Class C sitting here. What would you imagine the job would take ? ...would the motor have to be RAISED to get the pan off?

Posted By: Leeann on 08/17/07 01:11pm

Yep, the motor has to be raised if it's like our Ram van.

Unbolt the motor mounts, jack up the front of the van, put a couple jack stands under the motor to hold it up, then let the van back down (the motor mounts usually get stuck). Then you can unbolt and pull the oil pan.

I don't think it's a 10 hr job, though. iirc, it took us about 2 tops to replace the one on our van.

Posted By: eyeteeth on 08/17/07 01:12pm

If it wasn't blowing out hard enough to coat the inside of the passenger wheel, I might consider simply adding oil.

I'm hoping I could just drop the pan, and slide it back. I have a couple inches clearance to the cross member... which is fairly close to the front of the oil pan.

You're scaring me...

Posted By: MasterBoondocker on 08/17/07 01:15pm

Is the gasket all squished out ? ... or BLOWN out ? ... how much oil is it blowing out ..... miles per quart ?

You just MIGHT have some serious motor "issues".

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