Leeann wrote:
Exactly! Fewer moving parts (always good), motors we actually can work on (gee, what a thought), no computerized stuff, NO PAYMENTS, better insurance AND tags....Absolutely no difference in fuel mileage.
And we get looks everywhere we go![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/cool.gif "cool")
Trish Davis wrote:
Here and I thought it's because I'm cheap.
Well, yeah. No slide-outs to break, no 50amp uh-ohs that would require a team of trained electricians for 7 days to figure out, no payments (my personal favorite), reasonable insurance rates, sensible engines out of steel, and all that.
Plus we are cool.
Leeann wrote:
Guess that's why we own classics, huh?![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/smile.gif "smile")
Guess that's why we own classics, huh?
Here and I thought it's because I'm cheap.
Well, yeah. No slide-outs to break, no 50amp uh-ohs that would require a team of trained electricians for 7 days to figure out, no payments (my personal favorite), reasonable insurance rates, sensible engines out of steel, and all that.
Plus we are cool.
Exactly! Fewer moving parts (always good), motors we actually can work on (gee, what a thought), no computerized stuff, NO PAYMENTS, better insurance AND tags....Absolutely no difference in fuel mileage.
And we get looks everywhere we go
Don't forget the Dodge Part of all this!!! Wait'll we have a "Jamboree"! Everyone will think they just stepped out of a Time Machine........
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Won't that be cool.........
glw wrote:
Don't forget the Dodge Part of all this!!! Wait'll we have a "Jamboree"! Everyone will think they just stepped out of a Time Machine........
Won't that be cool.........
Don't forget the Dodge Part of all this!!! Wait'll we have a "Jamboree"! Everyone will think they just stepped out of a Time Machine........
Won't that be cool.........
I thought that part went without saying
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'73 Concord 20' Class A w/Dodge 440 - see profile for photo
Who's got a severely modified electrical system? Stock don't count.
And, man, I wish the Travco WAS stock ...
Talk to me like I'm stupid (frequently the case)and gently explain what the RV battery does and what the Engine battery does (and why my Travco ran fine off the RV battery).
Please don't talk to me about inverters or converters. I have a new one of each, they're nicely stored in the kitchen cabinets.
You might, however, have a switch somewhere that lets you start your engine from your RV battery, in case you've run the engine battery down too far. You might also have a bad battery isolator, which lets you charge both batteries from the alternator but doesn't let one discharging/discharged battery run the other one down.
Your current converter/charger might only be attached to your RV battery, so it's getting charged but not your engine battery. Quite possibly somewhere in your engine charging circuit you've got a wiring boo-boo. Or the alternator is dying...
I have a '78 American Clipper that had some creative electrical mods by the PO, mostly concerning the converter and genny wiring. Several members sent me docx, pdfs and ( most imprortantly) jpgs that helped.
I'd be happy to pay this forward to you if it would help.
dave
There are switches to turn each battery On/Off.
Way home, I ran It off the RV battery, all was well. That was then...
Thankee, but I'll pass on the pdf's. I've got too much to deal with now,
No new information! *g*
Possibly overcharging or these batteries (Die Hard Marine) are not as "deep-cycle" as advertised. One minute and I'll post the link to batteries. We think we are familiar with them, we're not. Okay... I'm not.
Interesting read.
I don't think anyones dying statement ever contained the words "I wish I had spent more time in the office", so lets go somewhere!
Replace the rubber seal on your doghouse -- that'll take care of a majority of your heat and odor problems. If I recall correctly, there's a metal shield between the exhaust manifold and the floorboards/doghouse. There should be an small (3/16" - 1/4") gap between the shield and the floorboards. If not, a PO (or stupid garage mechanic) may have bent it to get to the sparkplugs.
That small air gap does an amazing job of reducing the amount of heat transferred to the floorboards and doghouse. Still, I kinda remember the doghouse on my '77 B200 getting very warm also.
Check some of the hot rod magazines (especially Streetrodder) ... there's several types of high performance insulation used by hotrodders to solve this kind of problem. If you do go to some kind of insulation, be sure to maintain the heat shield air gap ... heated air flowing out of the air gap is how the heat shield works. If you fill the space with insulation, you'll simply trap the heat and aggravate your problem.
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
I had this problem in my 77 Chinook. 1st trip out I about roasted my right leg..LOL. I replaced that rubber most of it went away. The rest of the heat was coming from the firewall area up under the dash. This appears to be from a few access holes the PO had exposed while recarpeting. I used some foil type insulator and closed them right off.
I also found what Griff mentioned on the shield for the exhaust, mine was bent all to Heck. Not sure if it was the shield or the rubber, but those fixes took care of my problem.
Gary Webb
Phoenix, AZ