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Posted By: Trish Davis on 12/05/09 10:34am

Real nice rig, L-T, someone took care of it.
And how we envy you that!

Heads up. Alcoa doesn't make smaller rims anymore. 19 and 22 1/2" is all.
I wanted alum for my Travco. But was real happy to settle for solids.

Posted By: Lieutenant Dan on 12/05/09 02:32pm

thanks for the compliments guys. Good copy on the Alcoas, I wanted to step up to 19s anyway since its getting pretty hard to find 16.5s now; thankfully it has a new set of tires that will last me a while.

I dig the old stuff, my daily driver is a 1973 Duster with 57K on it.

heres a couple of more pictures:

igmore the messy bed but Im rockin the orange range!
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orange plaid rules!
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working 8 track player and compass AKA GPS, 1975-style
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side view

* This post was edited 12/05/09 02:40pm by Lieutenant Dan *

Posted By: clockwork oranjaboom on 12/06/09 01:39pm

Wow Dan- my dad had a very similar Coachmen, right down to the pecan paneling and the ubiquitous plaid soft goods . Although you do win the Carol Brady decorator award with the matching orange stove and vent. Bravo!

Posted By: overdrive75 on 12/07/09 04:55am

Hey if anybody is looking for a set of 78 vintage with plad front van seats let me, know I saw them on the top shelve in the barn over the weekend from when I did the swap when I had the dodge.

Posted By: ALnCORY on 12/07/09 09:30am

Man LT that is one sweet ride.... The cab almost looks factory fresh. My 74 has almost the identical cab but not nearly as clean. I had the exact same seats until I replaced them. Nice rig, very nice.

Also thanks for your service to the country....... all the best.
A.

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: Lieutenant Dan on 12/07/09 06:01pm

many more thanks guys

Funny thing about the plaid-when I picked this thing up about 6 months ago, I thought the wife would hate the inside and want to remodel it but turns out she loves the "vintageness" and wants to keep it! So I just saved a ton of dough right there.

I love my RV; Im sitting at the dinette hunting and pecking away right this very moment.

I have a couple of questions for the seasoned RVers out there:

all the appliances in this rig are the originals, and Im living in it at least until March. Do you all think its OK to leave the furnace lit when Im not around? I go home on the weekends.

Should I leave the holding tank valve open or closed and drain every day?

The fridge is a Dometic with an integrated freezer. Is it a good idea to defrost on a monthly basis?

I drive it to work about once a month to top of the LNG tank, keep the battery charged, keep fluids running through the engine, etc, and thats about a 20 mile round trip. Do you all think thats enough to keep the tires from getting flat spots?

Posted By: Leeann on 12/07/09 06:14pm

If you go home, I'd say shut it off.

Closed. Drain when you get a bit in there, more like once a week or longer. Otherwise it's not actually draining everything.

Ummm...check the fins. Depends how frosty they get.

If you're worried, move it a foot or so forward one week, then a couple feet back the next, etc.

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

Posted By: eyeteeth on 12/07/09 06:15pm

Lieutenant Dan wrote:

all the appliances in this rig are the originals, and Im living in it at least until March. Do you all think its OK to leave the furnace lit when Im not around? I go home on the weekends.

Yes. It's kinda like any other furnace. it has safety features in it that will shut it down if it doesn't start properly. However, unless you're getting below freezing, I wouldn't. The RV is small, and will warm up quickly. Save the Propane. If you are referring to an aftermarket electric heater... I would have to say it depends on the unit.

Lieutenant Dan wrote:

Should I leave the holding tank valve open or closed and drain every day?

Keep 'em closed until almost full. Then dump. DO NOT under any circumstances leave the black tank open. Typically I will dump the gray tank 2-3 times before dumping the black. Use your chemicals, they won't stink, and only dump when necessary. You're tanks will drain better and stay cleaner this way.

Lieutenant Dan wrote:

The fridge is a Dometic with an integrated freezer. Is it a good idea to defrost on a monthly basis?

It's not going to hurt. But just watch the frost levels inside, and go from there. Mine has been on since Aug.

Lieutenant Dan wrote:

I drive it to work about once a month to top of the LNG tank, keep the battery charged, keep fluids running through the engine, etc, and thats about a 20 mile round trip. Do you all think thats enough to keep the tires from getting flat spots?

Uh... sure? I really don't know honestly. Seems like a good plan.

Posted By: Jer&Ger on 12/07/09 07:57pm

I didn't think you had to worry about flat spots on your tires since the days of nylon-ply tires. Am I wrong on that? Just curious.

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

Posted By: Leeann on 12/07/09 08:09pm

^ Jer, my tires get flat spots. They're 8R17.5 and are a couple years old - and have done it since we got 'em.

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