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Posted By: unionguy1019 on 08/11/05 07:22pm

Old Bob, as far as replacing the metal on the roof, I would suggest looking into having a qualified roofer give you a price on a rubber roof. Most times you cannot by any aluminum sheet long enough to cover in one piece. If you noticed while take your roof off, about every eight feet there was a joining crimp. Unless you or a good friend have a metal brake, the rubber roof may be a less costly installation.

Here comes the "Chuck Wagon"

Posted By: Old Bob on 08/11/05 08:18pm

Thanks for the info Unionguy 1019. I climed up on the roof and you are correct, there is a fold every few feet.Going to check out the rubber repair. Put in the side windows but had a hard time finding the caulking. Got some from the rv dealer a few miles from here, he had one roll of buytal? and another place had a roll of tape putty. The buytal was not thick enough so had to double it. 20 ft did one window.The tape putty worked great(grey looking caulking stuff)Found a place to get it now. The guy that had this rig before was a worse carpenter than me ( unbelieveable but true) He screwed the roof down in the back through nothing but the insulation. No wonder it has leaks.You live in a great part of Pa. I had a camp in Barney town Huntington county and got up your way lots of time. I'll keep you posted on the roof. Thanks Again

Posted By: Mr.Mopar! on 08/11/05 08:34pm

Southernsuzy wrote:

Hi all we have a 1978 Dodge Free Spirit class C , does anyone out there have one or know anyone withone........ would like to chat on repairs... Suzy...

Hi Suzy.
what you got a question about? there is a lot of good help here.
I don't spend enough time here myself but I will try and check back from time to time. This thread has really GROWN since I was here last.
TTFN
Rodney

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1978 American Clipper 21 ft. 440 Dodge.

Posted By: sandysz on 08/11/05 08:53pm

Mr. Mopar.....Hey.......My windshield wipers did 2 swipes and then quit. I took a new motor and plugged it into the connector and grounded the casing. It did not work. but when the switch is on high the white wire and the purple wire lugs are hot. on low the white wire and brown wire lugs are hot. is that the way that it is supposed to be? does that mean that it is the wiper motor??? Thanks for the help..........Sandy

Posted By: gmantwo on 08/12/05 05:44pm

Hey all, just bought my first motorhome. A 1974 dodge with a 2500 mile 318 on a 1 ton frame. Most of the interior has been redone except for the dinette cushions. Has new paneling, AC, small apartment style electric fridge-new, carpet and a new water tank. A newer generac generator has been set in place but isn't completly hooked up. I'm pretty handy so I hope not to have too much trouble getting it going. Can I run the generator going down the road? The only AC is the roof unit. Should you run the propane water heater while moving? I've ordered a shop manual, but it only covers the chassis. Anywhere I can find a manual on the camper section. Hope to enjoy this thing for a while and am VERY anxious to get going. Greg [emoticon]

Posted By: gmantwo on 08/12/05 09:08pm

One other thing, the skin on the left and right side of my camper, right where the overhang above the cab starts, has splits going up towards the top. I'm thinking that's from wind pressure against the overhang, but I'm not sure. They are caulked, but if wind pressure is doing it, I'm wondering about anchoring the overhang to the cab or bumper in some way??Greg

Posted By: jrceo on 08/13/05 08:11pm

hi , my mechanic ROBBED my $$.. $100 hr for labor at 10 hrs. dam what a ripp off.. he didnt even get my rv fixed.. the problem is this. when I connect the negative batter cable ,it want to start? why., i changed the risitor and the starter relay. so I dont now what could be the problem maybe a wire along the way??? help. the starter has just been replaced.. what should I be looking for? help. thanks jr

Posted By: donran on 08/14/05 12:45am

We just bought a 1976 Dodge Sportsman with a Surveyor on the frame. I find it just facinating besides being old and worn, everything seems to work, so far.

What I was curious is is how strong they are. How much weight can the roof hold. Are the various shelving on the inside part of the structure that holds up the walls. Can you strip stuff out, or do the walls fall down?

It came with a manuel for the Dodge truck and its 360 engine. It appears it will need a lot more inspecting and care then a car, and is mush less forgiving of maintenance ignors then a car.

Posted By: Mr.Mopar! on 08/14/05 07:02am

sandysz wrote:

if you are getting power to the motor and the motor is grounded properly and the motor doesn't work I would try another motor.
When my wipers were giving me the same problem I found that the ground thru the bolts to the cowl weren't making contact so I ran another ground wire from the case to the cowl an haven't had any more problem. you might give your old motor another try and be sure your grounds are completing the circuit.
Rodney

Posted By: Mr.Mopar! on 08/14/05 07:13am

jrceo wrote:

hi , my mechanic ROBBED my $$.. $100 hr for labor at 10 hrs. dam what a ripp off.. he didn't even get my rv fixed.. the problem is this. when I connect the negative batter cable ,it want to start? why., I changed the resistor and the starter relay. so I don't now what could be the problem maybe a wire along the way??? help. the starter has just been replaced.. what should I be looking for? help. thanks jr

Sorry to hear that after all your expense it's not fixed. why did you pay him if it was still had the same problem? is this intermittent or does it try and start every time you hook up the cable?
Check the wires going to the starter relay for any hot spots or or where they may have been spliced or repaired. sounds like you have fused wires in contact all the time. I would also check the ignition switch and wires and plug connectors to it for melting and fused wires. what year home do you have?

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