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Posted By: Leeann on 05/30/09 08:24pm

Hey, stop by and say hi now and again, willya?

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

Posted By: ALnCORY on 06/09/09 10:23am

Sweetness: my wife always puts her feet up on the dashboard when we drive. She always did it in our old 85 Dodge Ramwagon. She does take her shoes off however so there weren't any scratches. Try some Old English scratch cover on it, might help.

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: sweetnessmonster on 06/09/09 05:43pm

We made our maiden voyage recently, just a short hop up to Santa Barbara for a day at the beach. I ran it by my tire/suspension shop and the front end is in pretty good shape. The boots are torn on the upper ball joints, but the only play was in the steering box. Nothing that $250 parts plus 2 1/1 hour labor won't fix. We lubed it up and after a few miles everything settled down and it drove much better. I think I can put off the steering box replacement for a while. The previous owner was at the beach party, and he said the dash scratches were there when he got it and that he hadn't heard that the engine was ever out. Now that the passenger seat is in, I see that they are right where your feet are, so that is the likely cause. I have more work to do to it next week. All my new interior lights are here, my new PD9260, WFCO8930, and Iota transfer switch are all here. And our new awning is on it's way, the fun never ends.

Posted By: goreds2 on 06/09/09 06:53pm

ALnCORY wrote:

I let my babe smoke in the old Dodge but only while in transit with the passenger window down. She does not smoke in it while setup somewhere.

See Picture In My Profile
I have a 1989 Dodge XPLORER RV Class B - Purchased 10/15/10 IN CASH
Fiance' purchased a Class C 2002 Dynamax Carri-go on 5/1/15 IN CASH
We've got the best of both worlds

Posted By: j-d on 06/09/09 06:56pm

There's a question about brackets for a modern a/c compressor. The chassis in question didn't have factory a/c but aftermarket. We had a setup like that on a Dodge van and there's an adapter plate that lets you mount an axial Sankyo compressor in place of an aluminum York or cast iron Tecumseh two cylinder compressor. There's a fixed mount you can use if you have an idler pulley or some other belt adjuster, and an adjustable mount that lets you position the compressor itself to tighten the belt.
I hope this helps. I don't usually look here so PM me if you need details.

If God's Your Co-Pilot Move Over, jd
2003 Jayco Escapade 31A on 2002 Ford E450 V10 4R100 218" WB

Posted By: chaserooooo69 on 06/17/09 01:13pm

Well, after taking two weeks i finally got through all the pages, and i can finally say i am part of the club now twice over, once with my 1975 dodge minnie winnie, and now my newly acquired 1978 Dodge Travco 320.

Posted By: Leeann on 06/17/09 06:37pm

Welcome!

We do want to see pics, you know....so post them [emoticon]

Posted By: goreds2 on 06/17/09 10:07pm

Leeann wrote:

Welcome!

We do want to see pics, you know....so post them [emoticon]

DITTO.

Posted By: chaserooooo69 on 06/18/09 08:28am

I'll have to grab the camera tonight and snap some. The travco came with the owners manual and most of the manuals for the appliances, where is the best place to get a shop manual for the chassis??

Posted By: Leeann on 06/18/09 02:29pm

eBay. It's the Dodge Motorhome Chassis Service Manual, for your year found here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1978-1979........5%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1205%7C240%3A1318

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