eyeteeth wrote:
Man.. I go away for the weekend and there's 5-6 new pages... sheesh...
First step (after replacing the tank) will be ripping out, and repairing the worst of the damage in the bunk and bathroom area. This should be an adventure.
Man.. I go away for the weekend and there's 5-6 new pages... sheesh...
First step (after replacing the tank) will be ripping out, and repairing the worst of the damage in the bunk and bathroom area. This should be an adventure.
Eyeteeth, I know that's right. Turn your back to do something and
dang if you don't have to turn some pages to catch up! I gotta do the same thing to my rig, both tanks are useless, and I'm thinking about a nice new toidy... with a riser for easy three point takeoffs and landings...
Got a family member that does Corian- I WISH he'd pimp my bathroom...
without charging me the ginormous amount he does...
You're a brave man... that's gonna take some malt based consumables and grilled teutonic meat products of the link family... and a few hot showers... just my estimation, tho...
Mark
1972 Mobile Traveler 20' Dodge B300 Class C
"The Kobayashi Maru" Trans- Prarie Land Craft
"Requiescat in pace et in amore..."
eyeteeth wrote:
Ok, Stacked warning lights...
Check EGR
Rear Window Defrost
Low Transmission Fluid
Fasten Seatbelts
My dash is only wired for one light... lol. Useful
I just emptied my tanks, so now I can drop it and see where it split. It's up top somewhere. I have the stuff to repair it, but at this point, I've been repairing it all over... and it keeps finding new places to leak... so... it's gone. Time to put a new on in.
I'm kinda looking forward to ripping things apart and remodelling.
Ok, Stacked warning lights...
Check EGR
Rear Window Defrost
Low Transmission Fluid
Fasten Seatbelts
My dash is only wired for one light... lol. Useful
I just emptied my tanks, so now I can drop it and see where it split. It's up top somewhere. I have the stuff to repair it, but at this point, I've been repairing it all over... and it keeps finding new places to leak... so... it's gone. Time to put a new on in.
I'm kinda looking forward to ripping things apart and remodelling.
My '77 B200 had the Low Transmission Fluid ... I always like the idea ... the sensor was in the dipstick (original style, not the long-a**ed over-the-engine style). I've been thinking of seeing if I couldn't find one of those dipsticks for MLP.
The '77 didn't have the other three.
I have a source for grey/black water tanks (gotta look it up) if you can't find a replacement.
79powerwagon wrote:
The paint is probably known as "Fleet White". Any paint store should have it. Get the "old" fleet white, not the new one...
And remember, on a vintage rig like we all own, who cares if it really matches!![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/biggrin.gif "biggrin")
The paint is probably known as "Fleet White". Any paint store should have it. Get the "old" fleet white, not the new one...
And remember, on a vintage rig like we all own, who cares if it really matches!
Careful, Eric's the one with the Christmas theme (red, green, and white) paint scheme ...
![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/eek.gif "eek")
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
One thing led to another and I decided to issue a challenge to the 'young guy' ... find brake boosters for a 1969 Dodge M300 motorhome chassis. (Yes, I said boosters, with an 's' ... MLP has two boosters on slave cylinders mounted on the frame near the front of the driveshaft.) Young Guy taps on his computer for a second and says, "Hmmm ... give me a minute, I'll be right back." He goes off and comes back with 12 inch thick parts book ... flips through it but can't find a listing for a '69 M300 ... turns to his computer, enters the number for '70 M300 brake boosters, and says, "Does it look anything like this?"
![[image]](http://www.riffgan.com/misc/rv_net_stuff/75078.jpg)
![[image]](http://www.riffgan.com/misc/rv_net_stuff/75079.jpg)
![[image]](http://www.riffgan.com/misc/rv_net_stuff/75080.jpg)
I know what you're thinking ... "That's great, Griff" ... but there's an aspect important to everyone that hangs out in this thread:
The parts book is a standard NAPA catalog: Vintage Catalog Brake Book, 79 & Prior, with a NAPA catalog number of BSP-VI-05. According to Young Guy, every NAPA should have a copy so y'all should be able to find brake parts for your motorhomes. (The book had listings for trucks at least as far back as the 30s."
Your NAPA store will probably have to special order the parts, possible from the manufacturer. Even then, they may not be able to get a part because their supplier no longer stocks or makes it. However, you will have another part number that can be used elsewhere for cross-reference.
The vehicles in this book are not in the NAPA computers. When the parts person reaches for their computer, just sit patiently while they confirm what you already know ... then, tell them to go get the book. (If they give you a blank look, get a different parts person or go to a different NAPA store.)
Edit: For the heck of it, I tried the NAPA part number (519241) on www.partsamerica.com and got a good look-up.
* This post was edited 09/19/07 02:02am by Griff in Fairbanks *
I'm VERY lucky, Mary and Jeff at my local NAPA are both quite sharp, and when they see me walk in, they immediately grab the old books! Never had a problem with them finding anything for me yet!
Of course, I do "grease the wheels" with a 12er or two for them on occasion...
I buy so much old Mopar stuff from them I get jobber pricing!...and you all are just JEALOUS of my paint scheme, aren't you?
![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/wink.gif "wink")
She ain't purdy, but at least she's slow!
If they can't find it, the bf's cousin manages a NAPA about an hour away and he will.
But thanks for letting us know about the boosters, Griff...just in case mine stops working. I might need a master cylinder rebuild kit soon, though.
'73 Concord 20' Class A w/Dodge 440 - see profile for photo
Griff... I may hit you up if I can't find one. I'd like to get one that just "bolts in" but something tells me after 28 years, that might be a little difficult. Who knows.
Leeann wrote:
F3 = B300
4 = Hi Line Wagon, MB3 Hi Line
B = 6001 - 10000 GVW class
F = 360 2bbl
7 = 1977
V = Warren
026324 = Build Number
From the 1975 Supplement to the 1974 B- and CB-Series manual
F3 = B300
4 = Hi Line Wagon, MB3 Hi Line
B = 6001 - 10000 GVW class
F = 360 2bbl
7 = 1977
V = Warren
026324 = Build Number
From the 1975 Supplement to the 1974 B- and CB-Series manual
Hmm... so what's am F40?
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eyeteeth wrote:
Hmm... so what's am F40?
Leeann wrote:
F3 = B300
4 = Hi Line Wagon, MB3 Hi Line
B = 6001 - 10000 GVW class
F = 360 2bbl
7 = 1977
V = Warren
026324 = Build Number
From the 1975 Supplement to the 1974 B- and CB-Series manual
F3 = B300
4 = Hi Line Wagon, MB3 Hi Line
B = 6001 - 10000 GVW class
F = 360 2bbl
7 = 1977
V = Warren
026324 = Build Number
From the 1975 Supplement to the 1974 B- and CB-Series manual
Hmm... so what's am F40?
An F40 is the next model up which equates to an MB400. The F30 is the chassis used for the MB300.
-jc
78 Robinhood 23' Class C
97 Geo Tracker Convertible 4x4
87 Jeep Comanche Chief 4x4
Leeann wrote:
But thanks for letting us know about the boosters, Griff...just in case mine stops working. I might need a master cylinder rebuild kit soon, though.
But thanks for letting us know about the boosters, Griff...just in case mine stops working. I might need a master cylinder rebuild kit soon, though.
The same book listed master cylinder rebuild kits, as well as rebuilt master cylinders. If I remember correctly, it also listed new master cylinders. (Can't be sure ... I was kinda like a kid on his first trip to a toy store ... )
My overall impression was the book listed every major brake part for every make and model prior to 1980. (Any one need a vacuum check valve for an older WM300?)
eyeteeth wrote:
Griff... I may hit you up if I can't find one. I'd like to get one that just "bolts in" but something tells me after 28 years, that might be a little difficult. Who knows.
Griff... I may hit you up if I can't find one. I'd like to get one that just "bolts in" but something tells me after 28 years, that might be a little difficult. Who knows.
I probably got what you need ... I've collected several late-60s/early-70s dashes as part of the process for rebuilding MLP's dash. (I'll be selling or giving away everything once I'm finished.) I won't be using the gauges themselves ... I'm using the guts from new Autometer gauges with custom silkscreened faces. (I wanted a voltmeter instead of an ammeter and wanted it to appear OEM stock.)
Also, there are a dozen or so places that rebuild and restore vintage gauges.
For those thinking of painting, a recent hotrod magazine had an article on a lo-buck do-it-yourself paint job that turned out very nice ... top-notch daily driver quality that might even get good marks in your local rod-n-custom shows. The technique uses built up coats of thinned Rustoleum (from a can) applied with a roller. I'll look up the article, if anybody's interested.