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Posted By: Leeann on 10/23/08 06:18am

Other than the shag, though, it looks great!

We just took a '73 Citation boat to the junkyard Saturday...I wonder if they're related?

For pics of my floating laminate floor install, see here.

We didn't replace shag with that, we replaced nasty thin linoleum. The shag is still up front for the moment, though replacing it is on the list.

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

Posted By: goreds2 on 10/25/08 02:14pm

Does anyone have oil type suggestions for a 1976 Dodge? Thanks,

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I have a 1989 Dodge XPLORER RV Class B - Purchased 10/15/10 IN CASH
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Posted By: goreds2 on 10/25/08 02:45pm

Leeann wrote:

Other than the shag, though, it looks great!

For pics of my floating laminate floor install, see here.

Leeann, I love the old wood cup holder beside of your drivers seat. Did you end up keeping that through your MH rehab projects?

Posted By: Leeann on 10/25/08 04:45pm

Oil: we use 20w50 as that works in the temperature range in which we live and drive the MH (on the mfr's chart).

The wood cupholder: yep, it's still there. The bf uses is generally as a good cellphone holder as it's too small for a Gatorade bottle or an Arizona Tea bottle. There's one on the passenger-side floor, too - came right out of the paneling the first time I touched it and we haven't put it back on yet.

Posted By: Kendas on 10/25/08 10:44pm

I'm with Leeann... 20w50 in the 440 in mine with the temp range we live in (per Dodge the OEM manual). Old paperwork and door tags show that it was always? serviced with Penzoil dino not synthetic. Since I'm a Penzoil man from way back I have no problem.

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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Posted By: overdrive75 on 10/26/08 04:42pm

I use 10W40 Castrol GTX in the 360 on mine. Seams to work good. I run 40weight Castrol GTX in my twin BBC's in my boat and I figured the 10W40 was good for the MH.

Posted By: Jer&Ger on 10/26/08 08:24pm

I've have always been a penzoil man too, but this time I put Vavoline Duro-blend 20-50w synthetic blend. I think I'll going with a pure synthetic next time though...Jerry

Jerry & Gerry, our pets (dogs), Byron, Coco
1976 Monaco, 440 ci. Dodge Sportsman chassis

Posted By: overdrive75 on 10/27/08 04:11am

Ok, what if anything do you pull with your Dodge based RV's and what engine?

Thanks

Posted By: eyeteeth on 10/27/08 05:27am

Thus far, just a 6x12 enclosed trailer with my racing stuff in it. Behind the RV, I can't see it or feel it. '79 440.

Posted By: Leeann on 10/27/08 06:12am

A 24' open raceboat trailer with 2 boats, 2 outboards, and a load of tools. The 440 doesn't know it's back there except in the mountains. And, since we rebuilt the tranny, it feels it even less.

Thanks to the ton of mirrors and the backup camera, we can see it just fine [emoticon]

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