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!
AlnCory, yep, you confirmed my suspicion that someone removed the entire inside unit because there is no knob on the heater control.
rehoppe, I've exhausted all legal means, so I'm moving on and out. But thanks for the info.
LeeAnne, Thans of info on distributor, I will get around to that later, as the coach part has priority now. And yes, I know about tires and not to drive on old tires, but I did have to drive it for about 200 miles to get it here. Holding my breath all the way because I was not sure of the whole rig. But made it with no problems.
I think the ol' gal was doing her best not to have a problem because she was so glad to have a new owner. Or at least not to scare me.
Treeseeker and all thanks for the pics, I like pictures, because they usually tell us a lot and make it easier to visualize and understand.
Thanks again. OH...I have went to or called all the salvage yards in my area, no swivel or captain seats. Will just have to look elsewhere.
Take care and take care of those you love.
Papa Ray
Without Trucks,....America Stop's
oldtrucker63 wrote:
Take care Papa-Ray and keep in touch and let us know how everything is going with that Girl.
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Take care Papa-Ray and keep in touch and let us know how everything is going with that Girl.
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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
Papa Ray wrote:
OH...I have went to or called all the salvage yards in my area, no swivel or captain seats. Will just have to look elsewhere.
OH...I have went to or called all the salvage yards in my area, no swivel or captain seats. Will just have to look elsewhere.
Papa Ray--
Here are a couple of great sites for those us with, uh, mature rigs.
And the parts to keep them right. Yeah, includes poop hoses.
www.http://arizonarvsalvage.com/
www.http://fletcherstrailersales.com/aboutus.htm
Fletch is great. Knowledgable AND honest: rare as hens' teeth.
How long is your Brougham? Longer rigs experience spring sag. Not unlike wrinkles, really.
Probably, you have 16.5 tires. Any truck tire shop can get them. 16.5's are spendy, so call your junkyards for Dodge 1-ton 16" wheels, you will find 16" tires much more affordable.
Any leaks? Marker lights and vents are favorite.
Probably, you have 14x14 vents. Used from eBay is my favorite.
Other sites of parts interest:
www.http://rv.jaxed.com/cgi-bin/mash.cgi
www.http://findanyrv.com/
Between this and oldtrucker's "Rebuild" thread here (http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/23470993.cfm), there's a wealth of useful information.
Good luck to you and your Brougham.
Trish
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We couldn't get the pedal return spring installed because whomever had last taken the brakes apart lost the bracket it attaches to on the pedal arm. They'd actually attached the spring so it stayed in place, but wasn't doing anything. The red arrow points to the bracket that Sam's making now...
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'73 Concord 20' Class A w/Dodge 440 - see profile for photo
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I had a rather crazy, long, refreshing week. After about two years and 50 weeks... I finally spent a week at a new job. It's gonna be tough for the next month or so... but thins will ease out a bit after that. (hoooray!)
On a continueing note. I think I finally got the furnace figured out. For those that remember waaaaay back, I had a problem where on cold nights, the furnance wouldn't light, I'd have to go out side and 'choke' the intake. Well, after cleaning the burner, I was having a hard time getting it to light at all without choking it, and it was a cold weekend.
Long story short. Turns out the blower doesn't really blow air through the burn chamber... but instead... suck it out. AND... if you don't have a good seal around the door for the burn chamber, it will suck air in through there as well. That is the same door the ignitor is in. So if it is pulling air from behind the ignitor, it means the gas never GETS to the ignitor. I spent about 20 minutes this afternoon straightening the metal around the opening, and straightening the door best i could, then tightening it as far as I could. Testing the furnace afterwords, and it would ignight the burner almost as soon as it started sparking.
I may have just solved BOTH problems, and thought I would share my newfound tidbit of knowledge with the best camper buddies I've never meet.
We need a virtual campfire.
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And getting the furnace fixed is no small feat, either
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I was very pleased to see replies to some of my earlier questions. Thank you Trish for all of the links. I love links. My old, new rig measures 19 ft. not including cab, and yes some previous owner has already changed out the wheels to 16s. I have found one place that it has leaked but evidently was fixed because I can see where some repair work was done on the roof.
I am going to put a coat of something on the roof. I see there are many products including "rubber" for this. Anyone want to make recommendations and methods of application or warnings or such?
Leaanne I love your pictures. I hope others share also. I don't own a digital camera, never have felt the need, I take family pictures with an old cannon. I might spring for one sometime in the future.
Eyeteeth, I wish I had been a member back when your furnace problems started. I had the same problem with my daughter's furnace in her mobile home. It wouldn't light or if it did as soon as the blower kicked in, the pilot light would go out. Turned out that in the bottom of the combustion chamber (where the burners are located) rust had made a small hole and was letting wind and air in.
f course when the blower kicked in, it sucked air through the hole and blew out the pilot light. Or if the outside wind was blowing hard, even with the blower off, it would blow out the pilot. Took me all day to pull the funace and cut and weld a plate of steel in to block the hole.
I let my son put it back because after working on it all the previous day, by then I could hardly get up and down off the floor. I just sat back and supervised.
I have been making repairs to my rig a little each day, trying to work in the time to spend on her. She is now at my son's house where he is fixing the damage caused by the roof leak, which is why I asked for a recommendation for what to put on the roof after he fixes the damage.
He also is going to do a remodel for me. I don't need the huge eating table and I am not going to try and use an upper berth for a bed. At my age I have to get up too dang much during the night and I can see my self falling off the ladder and breaking something.
So he is going to take the table out of the back and cut/modify it to go up front. We are thinking about taking the passenger seat out of the front cab so as to have more room for the table. Remember this is the short version of this motorhome.
I also need more counter space for a small electric convection oven that I use more than the big oven on a regular stove. Works great and cuts cooking time down a bunch. After building the support box for a twin in the back it looks like he can add counter and shelving space on each side that will measure about 23 inches. The shelves will have lips so as stuff won't slide or bounce out.
Also discovered that the Frig and Microwave are not tied down. They both are brand new, bought by the guy I got her from. We will have to tie them down someway. Any ideas or recommendations on how to do that will be appriciated.
Also having to add grab bars so I can have something to grab half way up the steps. I don't do steps or stairs very good anymore.
We are just getting started so I'm sure we will need more advice and such.
Take care and take care of those you love.
Papa Ray
Papa Ray wrote:
Good Mornnning Campers!
I was very pleased to see replies to some of my earlier questions. Thank you Trish for all of the links. I love links. My old, new rig measures 19 ft. not including cab, and yes some previous owner has already changed out the wheels to 16s. I have found one place that it has leaked but evidently was fixed because I can see where some repair work was done on the roof.
I am going to put a coat of something on the roof. I see there are many products including "rubber" for this. Anyone want to make recommendations and methods of application or warnings or such?
Leaanne I love your pictures. I hope others share also. I don't own a digital camera, never have felt the need, I take family pictures with an old cannon. I might spring for one sometime in the future.
Eyeteeth, I wish I had been a member back when your furnace problems started. I had the same problem with my daughter's furnace in her mobile home. It wouldn't light or if it did as soon as the blower kicked in, the pilot light would go out. Turned out that in the bottom of the combustion chamber (where the burners are located) rust had made a small hole and was letting wind and air in.
f course when the blower kicked in, it sucked air through the hole and blew out the pilot light. Or if the outside wind was blowing hard, even with the blower off, it would blow out the pilot. Took me all day to pull the funace and cut and weld a plate of steel in to block the hole.
I let my son put it back because after working on it all the previous day, by then I could hardly get up and down off the floor. I just sat back and supervised.
I have been making repairs to my rig a little each day, trying to work in the time to spend on her. She is now at my son's house where he is fixing the damage caused by the roof leak, which is why I asked for a recommendation for what to put on the roof after he fixes the damage.
He also is going to do a remodel for me. I don't need the huge eating table and I am not going to try and use an upper berth for a bed. At my age I have to get up too dang much during the night and I can see my self falling off the ladder and breaking something.
So he is going to take the table out of the back and cut/modify it to go up front. We are thinking about taking the passenger seat out of the front cab so as to have more room for the table. Remember this is the short version of this motorhome.
I also need more counter space for a small electric convection oven that I use more than the big oven on a regular stove. Works great and cuts cooking time down a bunch. After building the support box for a twin in the back it looks like he can add counter and shelving space on each side that will measure about 23 inches. The shelves will have lips so as stuff won't slide or bounce out.
Also discovered that the Frig and Microwave are not tied down. They both are brand new, bought by the guy I got her from. We will have to tie them down someway. Any ideas or recommendations on how to do that will be appriciated.
Also having to add grab bars so I can have something to grab half way up the steps. I don't do steps or stairs very good anymore.
We are just getting started so I'm sure we will need more advice and such.
Take care and take care of those you love.
Papa Ray
After you go looking for rubber for the roof also check this out, For the price I dont think it can be beat. Click here.
Good Mornnning Campers!
I was very pleased to see replies to some of my earlier questions. Thank you Trish for all of the links. I love links. My old, new rig measures 19 ft. not including cab, and yes some previous owner has already changed out the wheels to 16s. I have found one place that it has leaked but evidently was fixed because I can see where some repair work was done on the roof.
I am going to put a coat of something on the roof. I see there are many products including "rubber" for this. Anyone want to make recommendations and methods of application or warnings or such?
Leaanne I love your pictures. I hope others share also. I don't own a digital camera, never have felt the need, I take family pictures with an old cannon. I might spring for one sometime in the future.
Eyeteeth, I wish I had been a member back when your furnace problems started. I had the same problem with my daughter's furnace in her mobile home. It wouldn't light or if it did as soon as the blower kicked in, the pilot light would go out. Turned out that in the bottom of the combustion chamber (where the burners are located) rust had made a small hole and was letting wind and air in.
f course when the blower kicked in, it sucked air through the hole and blew out the pilot light. Or if the outside wind was blowing hard, even with the blower off, it would blow out the pilot. Took me all day to pull the funace and cut and weld a plate of steel in to block the hole.
I let my son put it back because after working on it all the previous day, by then I could hardly get up and down off the floor. I just sat back and supervised.
I have been making repairs to my rig a little each day, trying to work in the time to spend on her. She is now at my son's house where he is fixing the damage caused by the roof leak, which is why I asked for a recommendation for what to put on the roof after he fixes the damage.
He also is going to do a remodel for me. I don't need the huge eating table and I am not going to try and use an upper berth for a bed. At my age I have to get up too dang much during the night and I can see my self falling off the ladder and breaking something.
So he is going to take the table out of the back and cut/modify it to go up front. We are thinking about taking the passenger seat out of the front cab so as to have more room for the table. Remember this is the short version of this motorhome.
I also need more counter space for a small electric convection oven that I use more than the big oven on a regular stove. Works great and cuts cooking time down a bunch. After building the support box for a twin in the back it looks like he can add counter and shelving space on each side that will measure about 23 inches. The shelves will have lips so as stuff won't slide or bounce out.
Also discovered that the Frig and Microwave are not tied down. They both are brand new, bought by the guy I got her from. We will have to tie them down someway. Any ideas or recommendations on how to do that will be appriciated.
Also having to add grab bars so I can have something to grab half way up the steps. I don't do steps or stairs very good anymore.
We are just getting started so I'm sure we will need more advice and such.
Take care and take care of those you love.
Papa Ray