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Posted By: myrobinhoodrv on 08/22/07 11:05pm

Hi Everyone!

New here with a 1978 Robinhood. We're in the process of refurbishing her and so far it's been a lot of fun. I've really enjoyed this thread. It's been quite informative. I didn't get any manauls or anything, and this is my first RV, so I've had to learn most of it the hard way (for example, not knowing right away to plug in for the genset to power the house - thought the genset or house electrical wasn't working right - boy did I feel "smart" when I realized the problem [emoticon]

I know I have a lot more to learn, so keep the good advice coming!

Nice to meet you all! ~Stephanie

Posted By: whiteknight001 on 08/23/07 12:45am

Kendas wrote:

Leeann wrote:

^ Mark - they said it's a Generac....

My Onan CCK 4.0 chugs along too, even though it's 34 yrs old. Doesn't care what load we put on it, either.

Hey Leeann,

I have a line on an old CCK (best friend says she'll give it to me if I come and get it)... Do you have a copy of the manual I could get?

Ken

If she doesn't I do.

Mark

1972 Mobile Traveler 20' Dodge B300 Class C
"The Kobayashi Maru" Trans- Prarie Land Craft
"Requiescat in pace et in amore..."

Posted By: Kendas on 08/23/07 12:55am

No reservations here... First come, first serve. I guess she's asleep like we should be.

If you've got it in electronic form would you PM it to me pretty please?

And what part of OK? Wife has relatives in the handle (Beaver and Guymon).

Ken

1978 21ft Tioga Dodge 440 Motor,
4.5kw Generac and 80 watts Solar
1984 Goldwing Interstate (Daily driver)
Misc Things I've done to my RV pictures

USAF Retired
To Err is human... To Forgive is not SAC Policy.

Posted By: 79powerwagon on 08/23/07 06:19am

myrobinhoodrv wrote:

I know I have a lot more to learn, so keep the good advice coming!

Nice to meet you all! ~Stephanie

Hi Stephanie, and welcome to the wonderful world of Mopar RV's! They are their own breed! And so are we! [emoticon]

Hang out here, you'll learn a bunch, meet a bunch of swell folks, and bring your black lights! Can you post a picture of your Robinhood?

Trish, I'll contact the guy this morning and will let you know what he says. Yes, more BIG rains last night, I even got flooded out, but not as bad as the poor folks to the west.

E

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

Posted By: Leeann on 08/23/07 06:23am

I have a parts manual and an operator's manual - along with miscellaneous TSBs. All in PDF, of course [emoticon]

I'll upload to a file service in a minute for you.

Mark - do you have the service manual? If so, I'd love to get it...

Definitely go get it - they're not as quiet as the new ones (but that can be improved with a good muffler/resonator setup), but they're bulletproof. They just chug along at 1800 RPM...

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

Posted By: Leeann on 08/23/07 06:42am

Here's what I have:

http://rapidshare.com/files/50772266/cck.zip

Posted By: unionguy1019 on 08/23/07 08:51am

Cenote wrote:

It is converted to run on propane also, but I cant get it to stay running when I switch over. Conversion actually looks good and (I think) right. Something just isnt working.

Don't know if this will help but from experience working on Daewoo fork trucks set up to run on propane. You should see a converter with connections for radiator coolant to run through along with the propane. Two things this converter does, keeps the propane from freezing by utilizing the heat from the coolant and also opens an electromagnetic switch to allow the propane to enter. What we find alot on the Daewoo's running 24/7, is the switch has a rubber gasket that wears out and needs replaced. And low coolant lets the propane freeze up.

Here comes the "Chuck Wagon"

Posted By: unionguy1019 on 08/23/07 08:58am

Tzvi wrote:

Hi again. I don't have too much information on the generator except that it wasn't giving out the amount of electric that it needed to. I bought the MH a few months ago and havent taken it out even once yet. A few mechanics have been getting it set up for me (that was the condition that I bought it). The generator is the last item before they hand the MH over to me. This has been as agravating to them as it has been to me. I have been enjoying this thread for quite a few months and look forward all your information in the future. thanxs

When you say not giving out the power needed are you refering to voltage or wattage. This may be a simple fix of installing new brushes and having the rotor contacts cleaned. Another thing to keep in mind is that you may be asking for more wattage than the unit is able to supply. It could be that you may need to turn off on appliance while using another. Here is a formula to determine your wattage draw. Volts X Amps = Watts. Also keep in mind start up wattage pull along with operating wattage pull. For example a refridge needs 1700 watts to start the compressor but only 500 watts to operate after that.

Posted By: 75Americanclipper on 08/23/07 10:04am

oh my god, I am on the road again, check the fuel pump on the back and check it out to see if it was getting juice, and no is was not, and there is the switch on side on the dash hhmmm what is it has an on and off, well I put click it on and go to the back to check if it is getting juice and BAM I hear it working so I test drive the sucker and cruising down the road I look at my gas and it low I look again and it very very very low, so I turn around and race home, so it wont run out of gas, as I look at the gage it empty, so I go to the back and the wire is hanging down now, well I fix it and now happy camper, I hope

JC from Ceres, ca

Posted By: whiteknight001 on 08/23/07 10:49am

Kendas wrote:

And what part of OK? Wife has relatives in the handle (Beaver and Guymon).

Ken

Ken,

We're out in north Okmulgee County, a little town called Mounds.

Mark

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