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Posted By: Leeann on 10/28/09 06:04am

goreds2 wrote:

I may be taking the MH to some HS Football playoff games within the next few weeks. I was wondering how everyones Dodge does in the snow in the event we get some. Mine has the dual wheels in the back.

Thanks,

I have no idea, never having driven ours in the snow. I guess first thing is to make sure you don't have summer tires on her...that would be bad.

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

Posted By: eyeteeth on 10/28/09 01:54pm

I have no input on snow driving either. The one time I was driving during the winter was when I discovered the shop had messed up the brake job. I was simply taking it home, just a few miles.

Sorry.

BTW, driving was fine... but it only had front brakes, so stopping was a challenge.

Posted By: ALnCORY on 10/28/09 03:23pm

no idea either goreds...... they are kind of heavy so should have better traction than your average pickup, but no personel experience,.

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: overdrive75 on 10/28/09 05:51pm

I drove a 30 foot Class A in the snow, almost a foot of unplowed on the highway last winter, for my job. Just use common sense, but with that weight it had no traction problems at all.

Posted By: rbhunter on 10/30/09 04:51am

Well, today I got the new master cylinder on, and the brakes bled. Then I found the left rear wheel cylinder leaking. Oh Joy. I also found the gas tank leaking, so I get to try to find a new one. Any ideas? Plus, I adjusted the Holley, and timing as it is no longer at 7000 feet. Amazing how much better it runs, that 440 is such a beast. Nice to have it stop too. Now all I have to do is keep gas in it. Oh, and with the cold front the other day, it finally cooled down enough to check the heater, and suprise it works, so thats everything, it all works. But I do need a new thermostat. Thinking of a digital from Home Depot or Wally World. Will they work, or does it have to say dometic on it?

Have a good one,
Ron
1979 Beaver class c 26'

Posted By: Leeann on 10/30/09 06:04am

How bad is the tank leaking? Can it be repaired instead of replaced? POR15, among other companies, has a tank restoration kit that cleans up the inside and coats the tank so the rust doesn't continue, also fixing many pinhole leaks.

As for the thermostat, I think any thermostat will work - just pull it off the wall and check how many wires you have going to it (and note what terminals they're attached to), then get a thermostat that works with those inputs.

Posted By: TreeSeeker on 10/30/09 07:33am

For the digital thermostat I suggest searching the forum. I remember reading about some replacement jobs, and I remember it not being as simple as it seems. Search for "hunter thermostat" and you find a number of messages.

Posted By: Griff in Fairbanks on 10/31/09 06:34pm

TreeSeeker wrote:

A Lowe's, Home Depot, etc., thermostat should work. Most thermostats are effectively just low voltage switch devices. Even the more complex ones operate by simply sending a low voltage current to the furnace to turn on the furnace.

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: TreeSeeker on 11/01/09 03:16pm

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A Lowe's, Home Depot, etc., thermostat should work. Most thermostats are effectively just low voltage switch devices.

As I understand it, most home thermostats are 24v.

Posted By: lauchlin on 11/01/09 05:32pm

Most gas valve's work in millivolts just about any thermostat will work .you just don't want to use a millivolt thermostat were you need a line voltage stat used in a house 220 volt

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