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Posted By: whiteknight001 on 10/16/09 05:57pm

Griff in Fairbanks wrote:

Trish Davis wrote:

Hah! Driveway, nothing...
This yard is 3/4 of an acre and the only flat spot is the front yard!
My driveways are ski-slopish, so the Travco lives out front.

What's a 'front yard'?? And I assume driveway is the two parallel dirt tracks leading from the road to the house ... [emoticon]

Griff,

Does it count if it's "cowbellied"- as in higher in the middle than
the ruts? That's the tranny oilpan "polishing" feature...

Mark

1972 Mobile Traveler 20' Dodge B300 Class C
"The Kobayashi Maru" Trans- Prarie Land Craft
"Requiescat in pace et in amore..."

Posted By: Griff in Fairbanks on 10/16/09 06:05pm

whiteknight001 wrote:

Griff,

Does it count if it's "cowbellied"- as in higher in the middle than
the ruts? That's the tranny oilpan "polishing" feature...

Mark

Wow! I didn't realize that's what the hump is for. (Ya' learn something new everyday!) I always thought the oilpan and axles were there to smooth out that hump in the middle.

I'm gonna guess this is enough thread-jackin' ... back to our regularly scheduled discussion, before the moderators get mad at us again. [emoticon]

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

Posted By: Leeann on 10/16/09 06:18pm

Griff in Fairbanks wrote:

Trish Davis wrote:

Hah! Driveway, nothing...
This yard is 3/4 of an acre and the only flat spot is the front yard!
My driveways are ski-slopish, so the Travco lives out front.

What's a 'front yard'??

Dunno.

Griff in Fairbanks wrote:

And I assume driveway is the two parallel dirt tracks leading from the road to the house ... [emoticon]

Driveway I have. Gravel (mostly) comin' up the hill and then a reasonably large gravel area to park on. RV gets parked behind the gravel, though.

I don't have a pole barn, I don't have a shop, I don't have a garage, I don't have a carport... I do have a shed, but it's only 4'x8'.

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

Posted By: lauchlin on 10/17/09 10:19am

I put hellwig sway bar on the front and back of my 1976 Dodge Tioga 2 it handles great but no matter what lube i use the sway bar bushings squeak .......thanks for any help ...

Posted By: Cricket&Sam on 10/18/09 01:40pm

lauchlin wrote:

I put hellwig sway bar on the front and back of my 1976 Dodge Tioga 2 it handles great but no matter what lube i use the sway bar bushings squeak .......thanks for any help ...

You can buy a needle that will go on the end of a grease gun. You poke the needle through the bushing (all the way in if possible) and then pump some grease in and that should help, if they are not to worn out.

BTW, I made it back from my race weekend. LOVED it. I will get some pics posted in the next day or so. Really worn out, lol.

Sam
76 Dodge Leprechaun
Getting started.

Posted By: eyeteeth on 10/18/09 10:59pm

Ya know... ya get the engine rebuilt, and you are all excited about having a reliable moving vehicle...

This week.... we think the regulator isn't happy. I got about halfway home and was tempted to stick a flashlight out the window. I got to a well lit parking lot, and it shut down shortly after with a drained battery.

Had a friend come out and threw jumpers on it for about 20 mins so I could get home tonight... and make a trip to the parts store tomorrow. [emoticon]

Other than that, we had a good weekend.

Posted By: Leeann on 10/19/09 05:57am

Hey, the mechanicals ARE reliable. It's the electricals that failed you....sorry, eye. Make sure it isn't the alternator first - or take it with you for them to test.

Great news, Sam! Can't wait to see the pics.

Posted By: eyeteeth on 10/19/09 06:20am

Yea, thanks. Honestly, I was having a problem somewhere in that system before. While the engine was out I already had the battery and the alternator tested. Both tested fine, so this is what's left.

Cross your fingers for me.

Posted By: Cricket&Sam on 10/19/09 07:17am

Eye, I found out the hard way on my old truck that if the alternater and the voltage regulator are seperate then most likely you have to replace them both. Most of the time when one goes it will take the other with it. Just my 2 cents of acquired knowledge over the years.

Posted By: ALnCORY on 10/19/09 09:39am

Welcome to all the new members of the "Old But Paid For" RV club... hope you all have as much fun as the rest of us. We didn't go anywhere but had a great weekend. One of our hobbies is attending cowboy poetry and music festivals around the western US. Well we joined with some other people and hosted one over the weekend. Worked ourselves to exhaustion but had a great time including after show jam sessions at our house till 3 in the morning friday & sat nights. Several of the people who attend these are RVers althouth they tend to go the TT route. I agree with LeeAnn on the electricals thing, seems like more of my problems are electrical than mechanical....

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!

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