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Posted By: eyeteeth on 09/05/08 05:25am

We had some torrential rain last night, and I found a few more things to fix. Well. I found ONE thing to fix. The rest I knew about and was just being lazy. The Vents for my waste water tanks are dry rotted, cracked, and in terrible shape. The needed to be replaced. The rear window however was a new find. Something there isn't right. I had water coming in at the TOP? I'm thinking the leak was further up. This morning the window still looks like it's sealed up tight. It has me a little concerned.

Posted By: Leeann on 09/05/08 06:47am

eye- it's quite possible the leak is further up, like one (or more) of the marker lights. They are notorious for leaking. The water could then run down inside the paneling until it hit the window frame, then come in and make it look like the window was leaking.

Check the marker lights well.

I think $3k for something with that kind of water damage is far too much, personally. If the thing was perfect, inside and out, it might be worth the $3k. As an aside, boat racing friends of ours had a Honey for a little while that 'was the worst motorhome they've ever owned, apart from the Dodge 440 and 727" (they've owned something over 10 motorhomes since the early '70s).

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

Posted By: ALnCORY on 09/05/08 09:46am

I would just ditto LeeAnns comment on the price. As Powerwagon said, all old motorhomes have some problems and leaking is pretty common. Finding one without a currant or prior leak is pretty tough. I am currently fixing up one that had alot of leaks mainly from lack of maintanence. Like power I paid very little for it and don't have a problem doing some work on it. Water damage is fixable, and if you have some fairly basic carpentry skills you can do it youself for not alot of money. IN todays market 3 grand should buy you a very clean older unit with very few problems... anything less than that either get the price down or keep looking... there are probably 6 or more available on craigs list here in my area every few days. good luck, and when you do find one check back in here, there is a wealth of knowledge available. A.

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!

Posted By: Trish Davis on 09/06/08 06:22am

goreds2 wrote:

Thanks everyone for your replies. I am still looking.

Hola, goreds2...
Where in Ohio are you? I'm over in the eastern bit.
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Yah, keep looking, this time of year they'll just keep getting cheaper.
I'm with Leeann, 3grand is way too much for something with water damage.

There's a nice Travco on Muncie craigslist.
I'd buy a spare but have nowhere to put it and the price is right.

Trish

Posted By: eyeteeth on 09/08/08 07:02pm

Looking for confirmation on the old original Dodge Radio. From what I can tell... (electrician I am not) the radio had ONE power wire and no ground wire as it self grounded directly to the dashboard via it's metal mounting plate and screws?

It is such a mess behind my dash... even worse now. [emoticon]

Posted By: Leeann on 09/08/08 07:18pm

Sorry, eye - I removed mine first thing and replaced it with a real stereo (and the bf wired it properly).

Duh...let me go grab the manual....brb.

* This post was edited 09/08/08 08:08pm by Leeann *

Posted By: Old & Slow on 09/08/08 07:36pm

Old Dodge,

Mine, 30 years old. But in mint condition. One thing I learned recently is the need to to carry 4 Poly Wiper Linkage Bushings if they have not been replaced. I got caught in a rain storm, the wipers quite and I had no choice but to pull over and wait for better weather. In the next town none were in the parts stores. Had to reach home before finding them only at 'O"Reilly Parts.' They are labeled for Dodge.

Posted By: Leeann on 09/08/08 08:38pm

Yep, that's how it mounts:

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Posted By: TreeSeeker on 09/08/08 11:10pm

Old & Slow,

>4 Poly Wiper Linkage Bushings...

I need to replace these too. How do you get to them? It appears that you have to remove the entire panel under the windshield. If so, this seems to be what holds the windshield in; will it stay put after removing this panel? Does the windshield have to be resealed and/or the windshield gasket replaced when you do this (my gasket looks quite old)?

Posted By: Kendas on 09/09/08 12:48am

TreeSeeker wrote:

Yes!!! I want the part numbers too! I want to see if I can cross it to something that CSK or Autozone has.

Treeseeker, That lower panel comes off after removing the wiper arms (CAUTION - Be carful with the washer connection at the wiper blade (if equipped) it is FRAGILE). After that you just remove the sheet metal screws and carefully lift the panel out. No need to worry about the seal.

Click on picture:

Note that the panel is resting against the left front fender. Sorry I don't have a larger (closer) picture but you should get the idea.

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

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